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Did you know it's Anti-Bullying Week next week? 👊 The Premier League Charitable Fund has launched a a new set of free, curriculum-linked teaching resources for schools in support. The football-themed lessons use the sport’s appeal to inspire meaningful classroom conversations, encourage reflection on behaviour, and promote respectful relationships. Learn more about the resources below 👇 #antibullyingweek https://lnkd.in/eefdD6u5

At G.E.A.R., we know sports teach more than skills—they teach life lessons. However, for many, Pay-to-Play fees and lack of gear stand in the way. The Detroit Pistons partnered with G.E.A.R. to make a life-changing donation to Battle Creek's Midnight League, a program offering a safe, structured environment for young adults from 8 p.m. to midnight. With only 8 jerseys and 1 basketball, this program was struggling. Thanks to the Pistons' donation, they now have the gear they need to continue their life-saving work. Recently, Battle Creek lost 3 young lives to street violence—proof that programs like this are vital. Help us keep youth off the streets and in the game by joining donating and partnering with G.E.A.R. Every bit counts.💪🏽 #GEAR #DetroitPistons #BattleCreekMidnightLeague #YouthAthletes #YouthAthletics #FinancialConstraints #FinancialBarriers #YouthEmpowerment #AthleticsForAll #MakingADifference #UnlockPotential #BreakBarriers #EmpowerYouth #LevelThePlayingField #SportsForAll #AthleticEquality #YouthEmpowerment #CommunitySupport #YouthDevelopment

💙 💙 💙 Walsh College 💙 💙 💙 "Giving...acknowledges the Universe as truly abundant. Giving taps into the spiritual dimension that multiplies us, our thinking 🧠 and our results”✅. There is an ocean 🌊 of abundance and one can tap into it with a teaspoon 🥄 , a bucket 🪣 or a tractor trailer 🚛. The ocean doesn't care" - from the book, The One Minute Millionaire: The Enlightened Way to Wealth. There's a lot of talk about giving these days. And why it's important for the cause you are giving to. And yes, it is, full stop 🛑. There are so many incredible missions in the world that we can support and amplify. 📢 AND, giving has another powerful dimension we cannot always see right away. It unlocks 🔐 us from our worthiness conversations, opens us to abundance in our lives, with our money, 💵 and our business. 💼 Giving doesn't deplete, it FUELS ⛽️. We grow what wr have when we give to missions greater than ourselves. Now, imagine you have the opportunity to change someone's life for the better. Imagine having a generational, societal, and community impact. Imagine making a gift that pays infinite returns.... Walsh College empowers the business and technology leaders of today and tomorrow. Your gift to Walsh fuels our students as they learn, grow, and change the world. It's an infinite gift, with limitless returns. Will YOU join us on this #GivingDay and tap into that ocean of abundance together? #bestcollege #bestmission #business #technology #realworldeducation #realworld #results #worthit #ROI #changetheworld

NONPROFIT FUNDRAISING TEACHABLE MOMENT - Years ago the boys had a group of friends who wanted to learn how to play basketball. So we started a clinic for those kids to teach the basics. A few years later, we all went in our own directions to play on different travel teams. However, a few times a year, this group of kids get together on the SAME team (Surge Elite) to play in a few tournaments. That says something to me. The fact that these kids will stop what they are doing with THEIR teams, so they can come back together and play on the same team again . . . . is something special. It tells me that it's not about basketball. It's not about wins or losses. It's about relationships and friendships. They don't NEED to be part of Surge Elite, they WANT to be part of it. If you base your interactions with your donors on the "wins/losses" of their gifts, then you are being nothing but transactional. What are you doing to build a TRUE relationship? Have you ever asked how you could be a help to THEM? Would you interact with that person whether they donated money or not? Do your donors feel like part of your team? Do they feel NEEDED or WANTED? #nonprofitleadership #nonprofits #fundraising

Good morning! Stepping outside of your personal routine and setting time aside to do something good for your local community is always a questionable return value for ourselves. We always wonder if donating our time is 'worth' it and then we are surprised when we learn that donating that time was worth it. Something good always happens and it never comes in a dollar amount. New Jersey United Athletic Club is working to serve the community by launching the Soccer Ball Support Fundraiser. This initiative is working to raise funds in order to purchase new soccer balls for underfunded youth soccer programs. They need all of us to help them spread the word about this initiative and to spread awareness to teams and youth clubs that need the assistance! Ways to help (excluding a donation): 1) Share this post with family, friends & co-workers. 2) Check out https://lnkd.in/dV-tY36t to learn more. 3) Talk to parents, youth sport professionals & any youth soccer coaches about the fundraiser. Youth clubs MUST apply for a free set of soccer balls that will be donated to them. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dV-tY36t

Fergus Federal Credit Union recently made the #CUDifference within their community with donations to the local school district. $20,000 was gifted to each of the five schools in Lewistown, resulting in a total contribution of $100,000. ~Garfield and Highland Park elementary schools are set to purchase new playground equipment and basketball baskets for their gym; ~Lewis & Clark Elementary School will be able to add a new baffle system to enhance acoustics and sound quality in its new gym; ~The junior high school plans to install a new reader board to replace its outdated letter board at the front of the building; and ~The high school will use the funds to remodel its concessions area for sporting events. The credit union said of the donations, "Our community is so important to us and we like to give back any way we can."

I know that this information may shock and surprise you... but it's Giving Tuesday! Obviously there are an enormous amount of newsletters, posts and emails going out across all mediums of digital communication today sharing that very same exclamation, but I can't help but mention just how deserving Edgewater Castle Football Club is of your support. For the last 7 years, we have build an organic grassroots community soccer club on the foundational pillars of volunteerism, community engagement, creativity and sustainably accessible programming. Through our strong partnerships with civic and private organizations of like-minded values, we have been able to not only sustain ourselves, but grow dramatically year over year, all while not charging a single player a single cent to participate in any of these programs - from youth after-school soccer camps to our elite adult teams - none of our players pay to play. This means that every dollar we have ever received has gone directly toward providing more opportunities to more players in our neighborhoods. A large part of our success has been the support of individuals in our community and abroad who are willing to chip in and help. Our club is changing a great deal in the next few months (all for the better & more on that soon), yet our foundations and our values are set in stone, and the people who have helped build our castle - stone by stone - have had an enormously important hand in making that the case. If you'd like to contribute a donation to support our work, you can do so through the following link: "We are the Strength Against the Storm. We are the Rooks!" #GOROOKS 🌊 🏰 🙏

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One week today is Cash for Kids Day and we need YOUR help! Did you know that 2.4 million children recieve free school meals across the UK? There are also around 90 days of school holidays a year where there is a risk that these children could go hungry. We want to make sure these children have enough to eat. Money raised for Cash for Kids Day will help reach out, with fun activities and that important meal during the holidays💚 💚£5.50 could provide drinks, snacks and a meal for one child. 💙£11.95 could provide a one-day experience and a meal for one child. 🧡£51.66 could provide one child with a place at a five-day sports club. If you are in a position to make a donation to our Cash for Kids Day campaign this year please click here- https://lnkd.in/egbF8qnH Or email manchester@cashforkids.org.uk to find out how your company could get involved! Thank you so much for your support, together, we can make a difference to Childrens lives this summer 🧡💚💙 *All donation values, example item prices and example activity costs have been sourced from beneficiaries of recent Cash for Kids grants across the UK. To find out more please email help@cashforkids.org.uk. *

In 2023, the Joan H. Gillings Foundation gave their first gift, a $13.5 million donation, that is already transforming Tar Heel women’s athletics. The gift has equipped #UNC women student-athletes with valuable skills and opportunities that extend far beyond the field, ensuring that the University continues to develop champions, legends and leaders who thrive in competition and excel academically. Learn more about the gift and its impact https://unc.live/4iL6Fea