Short presentation on sport & philanthropy in philanthropy and social change class at Brown.

1. Sport & Philanthropy
Eli A. Wolff
Sport and Development Project
Brown University
October 16, 2012

2. “Sport has the power to change the
world. It has the power to inspire, it has
the power to unite people in a way that
little else does.”
- Nelson Mandela

3. The Sport and Development Project at Brown
University aims to advance the growing field of
sport and social change. The project works with
academic and community partners to better
understand how sport can be utilized to improve
the human condition on a local and global scale.

4. Nike Better World
Making the World Better Through Sport
Serving the needs of the athletes and
the planet at the same time.
http://www.nike.com/us/en_us/lp/better-world

5. Athletes for Hope
To educate, encourage and assist athletes in their
efforts to contribute to community and charitable
causes, to increase public awareness of those
efforts, and to inspire others to do the same.
www.athletesforhope.org

6. Beyond Sport
Beyond Sport is a global organization that
promotes, develops and supports the use of sport
to create positive social change across the world.
- Beyond Sport Awards
- Beyond Sport Summit
- Beyond Sport United
- Beyond Sport World
www.beyondsport.org

7. NFL “A Crucial Catch”
The NFL, its clubs, players and the NFL Players
Association are proud to support the fight against
breast cancer. Our campaign, "A Crucial Catch", in
partnership with the American Cancer Society, is
focused on the importance of annual screenings,
especially for women who are 40 and older.
http://www.nfl.com/pink

8. Consumer
Expectations?

9. Sport Philanthropy Continuum
Lip Service
Tokenism
Tolerating/Accepting
VALUING

10. Sport Philanthropy Spectrum
Charity/Volunteerism
to
Social Justice/Activism

11. Potential shared elements
between/in
Sport & Philanthropy?

12. Sport & Philanthropy
Eli A. Wolff
Sport and Development Project
Brown University
Eli_wolff@brown.edu
October 16, 2012