Great speakers at Sports Philanthropy World in Chicago. Dedan Brozino, CFRE, President of the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation leading off the conference Thursday night. Leigh Steinberg giving the Friday lunch keynote. Great panel on Friday with Chris Capuano from the Mlb Players Association Trust and Megan Mendoza from the National Football League (NFL). And many, many others! Check out the link below to register and full list of panels and speakers. https://lnkd.in/gfyzVUqk Hope you can join us! #SportsPhilanthropyNetwork #sportsphilanthropyworld #sportsphilanthropy #athletes #Socialimpact #VenturePhilanthropy #fundraising #philanthropy #familyoffice #foundations #leagues #university
Sports Philanthropy Network
Non-profit Organizations
Vernon Hills, IL 2,765 followers
Serving as a catalyst to elevate the sector of Sports Philanthropy through media coverage, connections and education.
About us
We build Stronger, Healthier and More Inclusive Communities through sports. We help organizations that use sports for social good/social change. Using our 20+ years of experience in the sports industry as well as our extensive network of professionals around the country, we support organizations using the power of sports to create meaningful programs and impact their communities. The Sports Philanthropy Network is operating through a fiscal sponsorship with Players Philanthropy Fund (Federal Tax ID: 27-66011178), a Maryland charitable trust with federal tax-exempt status as a public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to the Sports Philanthropy Network are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Using our blog, we spotlight organizations who are doing outstanding work and provide resources and coverage of the stories in the sports philanthropy space. Our event calendar lists upcoming events around the country that have are using sports to support our key objectives of EDUCATION, OPPORTUNITY, EMPOWERMENT. If you would like your event listed, please send us the details. Our weekly Sports Philanthropy Podcast is hosted by our founder, Roy Kessel, and is rapidly gaining attention. We strive to feature interesting organizations as well as resources that are useful for organizations in the sports philanthropy space. We collaborate with organizations around the country to help them improve their organizational infrastructure, develop powerful programs, measure the impact of their programs, tell their stories and raise the funding they need through events, fundraising campaigns, capital campaigns and grants.
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http://www.sportsphilanthropynetwork.org
External link for Sports Philanthropy Network
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Vernon Hills, IL
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2018
- Specialties
- Fundraising, Philanthropy, Sports Philanthropy, Sports, Non-profits, Sports Business, Events, Event Management, Media, Podcasts, Seminars, Board Training, Board Retreats, Governance, Grants, Sponsorship, Education, Athletes, Foundations, Nonprofits, and Webinars
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675 Lakeview Parkway
Suite #5591
Vernon Hills, IL 60061, US
Employees at Sports Philanthropy Network
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Michael Neil
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Tim Daniels
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Adam Norse
Rethinking talent via Relationship-Led Strategies --Talent Pipelining -- Exec Search -- Talent Intelligence --- Assessments
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Nate Stillman
Brand Marketing & Content Partnerships | Helping Fortune 500 companies scale engagement & monetize ~ Sports & Entertainment Marketing ~ Strategic…
Updates
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2024 has been a terrific year for Sports Philanthropy Network. The year started with the Super Bowl in Las Vegas and by partnering w Leigh Steinberg for a Sports Philanthropy Pavilion for his Super Bowl party. If you would like to get involved for this year, please let us know. Kayla put together a fantastic presentation about our NIL4Good program to train the Int'l Assn Comm in Sports at their Annual Conf. Big Ten Conference continues to be a great partner as we cover and highlight their community and philanthropic activations at media days and conference tournaments and events. The National Football League (NFL) grants terrific access through Radio Row at the Super Bowl, the Pro Bowl, NFL Honors, the NFL Combine, the NFL Owners Meetings and the NFL Draft. SANIL and Jason Belzer have included us in the The NIL Summit at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame . We trained college athlete leaders on our NIL4Good program. MLB Players Trust has joined forces with us and we were excited to have them as part of SPW2024 and to be part of their upcoming Gala in Scottsdale in February. We were invited to Europe to give a keynote speech on Corporate Social Responsibility in the beautiful city of Bratislava, Slovakia. A passionate group of sports business professionals are teaming together to make a greater impact on their community. KPMG became an amazing host for our Sports Philanthropy World 2024 Conference. Click for the lineup of sponsors, speakers and activities here! We are excited to be announcing dates for SPW2025 soon. https://lnkd.in/ggetWcpi 2025 will focus on: **Scholarships for HBCU students to attend sports conferences. **Increasing vaccination rates in underserved communities. **Scholarships for students to attend our SPW2025. **More opportunities for students to access our resilience training programs. **Task forces that are ready to launch in areas such as disabilities, mental health, LGBTQIA+, financial literacy, STEM education, Literacy, Concussions, Wellness and more. **Initiatives focused on reducing gun violence. **Partnering w local communities hosting youth sports tournaments to create philanthropic education and impact programs on-site to foster the culture of philanthropy. In 2024 we welcomed a great roster of VC Funds, Venture Philanthropy Funds, Family Offices, Team Foundations, Ownership Groups and Corporate Foundations to the table. We would love to have you as part of our Network. We hope that you will consider donating to support our efforts for 2025 and/or becoming one of the sponsors from our growing roster of programs. https://lnkd.in/ezt2j7q If you are going to be at any coaching conventions, sports business conferences, trade shows or major sporting events in Q1 of the year, please let us know. Wishing you all a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful 2025. Please remember to LIVE GENEROUSLY! Thank you! Roy and Kayla
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With everyone celebrating today, I hope we can take this opportunity to build and maintain a sense of unity and peace in the world! Meet so many incredible people of all faiths throughout the year that each work hard to change lives and transform communities! Let's support those efforts and uplift each other. Merry Christmas: Happy Hannukah: Blessed Kwanzaa
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Help us close out the year by increasing our scholarship pool for resilience training and our Sports Philanthropy World Conference! Donate before year end and our generous sponsor will reward you with hotel certificates! https://lnkd.in/ezt2j7q 2025 is going to be an amazing year and we look forward to having you as part of our team! #LiveGenerously #SportsPhilanthropyNetwork #SportsPhilanthropy #Athletes #Foundations #Philanthropy #Scholarships #Students #Resilience #SportsPhilanthropyWorld #SPW2025
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Excited to be covering the Super Bowl again this year! We are planning out our activations, sponsorships and guests for Radio Row, LIVE from New Orleans! We hope you will join us! #SportsPhilanthropyNetwork #SuperBowlLIX #SportsPhilanthropy #SuperBowl59 #NFL #Football
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#INTERNSHIP APPLICATIONS CLOSING SOON: Join Sports Philanthropy Network's Spring 2025 Cohort to get real world experience in sports industry. You will get amazing opportunities to be part of our Super Bowl LIX activitations, Sports Philanthropy World Conference and much more! https://lnkd.in/eHb95kx #SportsPhilanthropyNetwork #SportsPhilanthropy #SportsBiz
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We had an amazing Sports Philanthropy World Conference last week. Watch here for more photos and details. Incredible people and energy. Looking forward to SPW2025. This week, honored to be a delegate at the Operation HOPE Global Forum in Atlanta. Terrific conversation with Roger Goodell, Adam Silver, Rob Manfred, and Steve Phelps. Great insight into their vision for the future of their sports and the international growth.
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SPORTS PHILANTHROPY WORLD COUNTDOWN! THREE DAYS! Join us for the Kickoff Reception on Thursday night and a full day of incredible sessions on Friday. You can access the full program at this link: https://lnkd.in/ggetWcpi Feel free to sign up for Thursday night even if you cannot make it on Friday! We will have a terrific conversation with Dedan Brozino, CFRE, President of Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation which just kicked off their $80 Million campaign to remodel the Rose Bowl for the 2028 Olympic Games. #SportsPhilanthropyNetwork #SportsPhilanthropyWorld #SPW2024 #Athletes #Foundations #Nonprofits #Fundraising #VenturePhilanthropy #SocialEnterprise #Philanthropy #Resilience #Leadership
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SPORTS PHILANTHROPY WORLD COUNTDOWN!! FOUR DAYS AWAY! Come join us for this great event featuring incredible people. organizations, stories and networking. Combine forces with people committed to using the power of sports to change lives and transform communities! https://lnkd.in/ggetWcpi Kickoff Reception Thursday Night featuring Dedan Brozino, CFRE, President of the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation, hosted by SAFR Sports at @Moe's Cantina River North . Monday morning keynote by Daniel Bernard--Building Sustainable Philanthropy. Monday lunch keynote by Leigh Steinberg--Powering Athlete Philanthorpy Other panels include representatives from professional teams, players associations, leagues and many other sports organizations! Hope you can join us for Thursday night and/or Friday! #SportsPhilanthropyNetwork #SportsPhilanthropyWorld #SocialImpact #leadership #sportsphilanthropy #athletes #nonprofits #foundations #fundraising #VenturePhilanthropy #mentalhealth #resilience
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