SAVE THE DATE:
Sports Philanthropy World 2025 will be held in Chicago, June 26th and 27th. Hosted again by @KPMG. Join athletes, owners and sports executives and sports business leaders for two incredible days. Registration opens soon.
COUNTDOWN--52 days to Sports Philanthropy World in Washington, DC.
Hope you can join us at George Washington University in Washington DC from August 3rd to 5th.
Register Now:
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You can see some of the panels posted online with more announcements starting on Monday, June 15th.
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COUNTDOWN--54 days to Sports Philanthropy World in Washington, DC.
Hope you can join us at George Washington University in Washington DC from August 3rd to 5th.
Register Now: https://t.co/UAOUc9nyQP
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Sports Philanthropy Network Awards are being presented this year at the Sports Philanthropy World Conference in Washington DC.
Who do you know someone that should be nominated in one of these categories?
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A PARENT’S JOURNEY THROUGH YOUTH SPORTS:
Age 5: “He’s got a cannon.”
Age 6: “He’s the fastest kid out there. Coach said so.”
Age 7: “Rec ball isn’t challenging him anymore.”
Age 8: “We tried out for select. Obviously made it.”
Age 9: “$2,800 for the season. Plus uniforms. Plus tournaments. Plus hotels.”
Age 10: “Cooperstown is basically a family vacation, right?”
Age 11: “He needs a hitting guy. And a pitching guy. And probably a mental performance coach.”
Age 12: “I’m not a crazy sports parent. The OTHER parents are crazy.”
Age 13: “We changed schools. For academics. (And also baseball.)”
Age 14: “Showcases are a requirement at this age.”
Age 15: “Ya his ranking just ticked up. We’re cooking.”
Age 16: “He just needs to get seen by the right school.”
Age 17: “The D1 schools want him to walk on. He’ll earn a spot by sophomore year.”
Age 18: “Okay, D2 is actually really competitive.”
Age 19: “He’s redshirting. Strategic.”
Age 20: “He’s focusing on school now.”
Age 21: “You know what? He’s so much happier.”
Roughly 7% of high schoolers play in college.
About 1.5% of those get drafted.
Less than half of draftees ever play one day in the big leagues.
The odds of our kids going pro are somewhere between “struck by lightning” and “find a $100 in old shorts.”
I love youth sports (all my kids play a bunch of them) just keep a good perspective my friends. ✌️
Is your nonprofit organization ready to scale to the next level?
Join us at Sports Philanthorpy World 2026 and submit your application to be part of our nonprofit Pitch Competition.
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Sports Philanthropy Network Awards are being presented this year at the Sports Philanthropy World Conference!
Who do you know that should be nominated in one of these categories?
https://t.co/Zk8CWxmv8V
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Sports Philanthropy Network Awards are being presented this year at the Sports Philanthropy World Conference!
Who do you know that should be nominated in one of these categories?
https://t.co/Zk8CWxmv8V
#SportsPhilanthropyNetwork#SportsPhilanthropyWorld#SportsPhilanthropy
#Sports
#Philanthropy
#Athletes
#Foundations
#Awards
#Nonprofits
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#Community
#Impact
Is your nonprofit organization ready to scale to the next level?
Join us at Sports Philanthorpy World 2026 and submit your application to be part of our nonprofit Pitch Competition.
https://t.co/gHQdv0ZUft
#SportsPhilanthropyNetwork#SportsPhilanthropyWorld#SportsPhilanthropy
#Athletes
#Foundations
#Fundraising
#Impact
#Sports
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Sports Philanthropy Network Awards are being presented this year at the Sports Philanthropy World Conference!
Who do you know that should be nominated in one of these categories?
https://t.co/Zk8CWxmv8V
#SportsPhilanthropyNetwork#SportsPhilanthropyWorld#SportsPhilanthropy
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Loved the Sports Philanthropy Network field trip yesterday to the Intentional Sports facility in the Austin neighborhood in Chicago. Amazing facility with outdoor mini-pitches for soccer, indoor facilities for basketball, soccer and more. Serving thousands of kids every week. This $40 million facility has helped transform the area and dramatically reduce the gun violence.
Thank you to Austin Carr and the whole staff for agreeing to host the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business students that are interested in a career in sports. They had a tremendous opportunity to spend 2.5 days visiting different types of sports organizations to get a feel for the significant number of jobs in the industry.
Was pleased to see terrific engagement from the students and especially the great questions they had about creating impact and sports philanthropy!
And of course love the Badger swag. Can never have too much of that!
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Love seeing applications coming in for our Sports Philanthropy Network Pitch Competition which will be held as part of the Sports Philanthropy World Conference in Indianapolis, August 3rd to 5th.
Do you know nonprofits that have developed a great model which is scalable and are seeking to pitch their organization to a high-level panel of judges?
Take a look at the details here and encourage your favorite organization to apply!
https://t.co/gHQdv0ZUft
*Application form is available on this page
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🚨🚨THIS IS CRAZY🚨🚨
This video of Los Angeles #Rams players' and coaches' real-time salaries at minicamp has gone viral on social media.
Matthew Stafford makes over $300 every couple of minutes and some players only make a couple dollars.
INSANE �
Sports Philanthropy Network is excited to partner with the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University in Indianapolis to host Sports Philanthropy World 2026, August 3rd to 5th!
Registration is open and it is exciting to the see the growth in the diversity of organization types and funders that are participating in this year's conference.
We also added two new initiatives this year which are a Pitch Competition for nonprofits as well as an Awards Show to recognize excellence in the field of sports philanthropy.
We hope that you will register to attend. Here is the main SPW2026:
https://t.co/UAOUc9nyQP
If you have organizations that should be considered for the Pitch Competition, go to the main SPW2026 PITCH COMPETITION page and complete this application for consideration.
https://t.co/gHQdv0ZUft
If you would like to nominate an organization for consideration for one of our Sports Philanthropy Network Awards, please submit your nomination by visiting our main SPW2026 AWARDS page.
https://t.co/Zk8CWxmv8V
We are thankful for all of our past attendees, speakers and sponsors who have helped build Sports Philanthropy World into the amazing conference it has become over the past few years, bolstered by KPMG and their support at hosting the conference in Chicago in 2024 and 2025.
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One of the great opportunities that we get as Sports Philanthropy Network is to take field trips into the community to get a first-hand look at the fantastic work being performed by community organizations. Yesterday we go to visit Rob Mutert and his team at WARP Corps in Woodstock, Illinois. Incredibly engaging group of leaders that helps many teenagers with a place that functions as a safe haven beyond home and school. With a vast array of ways to remain physically active and engaged with music and other activities, WARP Corps sets a strong tone and provides a supportive network!
As they develop their fundraising campaign, they are looking for at building a larger facility that will allow them to add services and create indoor exercise options.
Take a look at their work here: https://t.co/SQRw0G8nJv
Their tagline says a lot:
Preventing Youth Mental Health Challenges Before Crisis Begins
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Third event of Day 2 was the Bob Woodruff Foundation and Move United Sport Wheelchair Football Game at the Convention Center.
It always amazes me to see the force of the impacts and the overall athleticism of these players.
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WCHA changed the rules about officials being dressed for warmups after a brawl in Grand Forks 30 minutes before face off. Badger player got decked retrieving puck in North Dakota zone.