Sports for Social Impact

Martin Sampson is CEO at the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA). He is a dynamic and passionate leader who has been engaging in Canada’s national conversation for twenty years. Passionate about fully realizing the role parks and recreation play in building healthy and vibrant communities, Martin is proud to lead a team that represents the interests of the dynamic parks and recreation sector to Canada’s federal government. Ottawa is Martin’s home where he has been working in public affairs for two decades. Mike Roma is the past President of the Alberta Recreation and Parks Association and has also served on the Leisure Information Network Board and the Recreation for Life Foundation Board. Mike has been involved in the recreation and parks sector for over 15 years and truly believes in the benefits of these essential services to the individual, community, and environment. Mike is an active volunteer, participant, and coach and lives in Sherwood Park, Alberta with his family of four. The Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA) is a national organization dedicated to realizing the full potential of parks and recreation as a major contributor to community health and vibrancy. Links: CPRA: https://cpra.ca/ Canada's Budget 2024: https://www.budget.canada.ca/2024/report-rapport/toc-tdm-en.html British Columbia: https://www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/2024/downloads.htm#gotoAllMaterials Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/budget Saskatchewan: https://budget.saskatchewan.ca/budget-documents Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/budget2024/index.html Ontario: https://budget.ontario.ca/2024/pdf/2024-ontario-budget-en.pdf Quebec: https://www.finances.gouv.qc.ca/Budget_and_update/budget/index.asp New Brunswick: https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/corporate/promo/budget.html Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca/budget/ PEI: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/topic/provincial-budget Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/budget/2024/reports-and-publications/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Anton Klischewski is to promoting sustainability in professional and grassroots sports. He does this as the coordinator for sustainability and inclusion at FC Internationale Berlin 1980 e.V., the first sustainably certified amateur club in Germany. In addition, he is a consultant for sports and fair trade at the Action Alliance in Berlin and advise sports clubs, sports associations, politics and administration in the area of consumption and production. Within the campaign #sporthandeltfair he offers networking opportunities and thematic trainings, e.g. on fair procurement or climate communication in sports. Sport Handelt Fair is an association of NGOs, sports clubs, associations and municipalities that are actively committed to the topics of sport, fair trade and sustainability nationwide. Links: Sport Handelt Fair: https://sporthandeltfair.com/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Tiago Guilherme is the Project and Policy Manager at ENGSO Youth. ENGSO Youth is the independent youth body of the European Sports NGO (ENGSO). ENGSO Youth focuses on the youth sport-for-all sector in Europe and represents young Europeans under the age of 35 in sports in more than 30 countries. ​ Since 2002, we have been at the forefront of youth sport advocacy at European level. Links: ENGSO Youth: https://engsoyouth.eu/ What is Sport Diplomacy?: https://www.sportanddev.org/thematic-areas/democracy/what-sports-diplomacy Sports Diplomacy Australia: https://www.dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/sports-diplomacy#diplomacy ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Brett Harrison is an experienced endurance athlete, coach and event organizer. He’s coached numerous runners to PRs, a US cross country team to the state finals, and loads of people from couch to 5K. Brett has lived in Tanzania since 2009, working in community development with a focus on increasing food security among rural people. Brett started Red Knot Racing Company in 2012, in order to fund agriculture development work. In 2019 Brett registered non-profit organization Red Knot Development to scale his existing community development work while expanding its scope to include sports development and wildlife conservation.  Brett’s affinity for mountain biking and trail running, combined with their love for Tanzania, left them no choice but to organize world-class endurance events here.  They work hard to ensure our courses are unique and challenging, with the perfect combination of varied terrain and spectacular scenery.  Red Knot Racing firmly believes the solutions to the world’s problems lie in sacrificing ourselves in order to improve life for others. They founded Red Knot to make the world a better place, and they stand by that commitment. A minimum of 2% of our total revenue supports community development work in Tanzania. But it’s not just money they contribute; our staff personally assists farmers and youth to navigate the hardships they encounter. They believe the power to motivate others towards lasting change comes from relationships. The way forward is by walking alongside people — not in front of them.  Links: Red Knot Racing: https://redknotracing.com/about ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Ryan Redondo is the CEO of Youth Tennis San Diego and Barnes Tennis Centre. Ryan has spent a career in racquet sports, first as a All-American tennis player then as a developer of emerging junior American tennis talent through his work at San Diego State University, University of the Pacific and Youth Tennis San Diego. Ryan is also Tournament Director of the WTA San Diego Open. Under Ryan’s leadership, Barnes Tennis Center / Youth Tennis San Diego is helping educate and train future generations of American tennis talent, from diverse backgrounds. The centre has a focus on increasing access to tennis for all young people through fee free options along with a growing wheelchair tennis program. Youth Tennis San Diego's vision is to inspire and lead the international tennis community in transforming the lives of youth. Youth Tennis San Diego, a nonprofit organization, contributes to the development pathway of all youth by providing physical, mental, emotional, educational, and social platforms through tennis for children to thrive. Articles: Youth Tennis San Diego: https://www.barnestenniscenter.com/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Youthful Cities is a social enterprise that creates data-driven solutions to make cities more youthful — connected, open, dynamic, inventive, curious and playful — places. The Urban Work Summit is on the future of work in Canadian cities, designed and delivered by young workers, powered by the 2023 Urban Work Index (UWI). Articles: Youthful Cities UWI: https://www.youthfulcities.com/blog/reports/urban-work-index-2023/ Youthful Cities UWI Methodology: https://thegrid.youthfulcities.com/pages/uwi-2023-methodology/ Calgary's Active Economy Report: https://sirc.ca/blog/evolution-of-the-active-economy/ Measuring Impact of SPAR: https://measuring-impact.ca/resources/ Measuring Impact of SPAR Report: https://measuring-impact.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CFLRI-CPRA_Price-Inactivity-Full-Report-EN-FINAL.pdf Canadian Labour Market Information: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/240209/dq240209a-eng.htm?indid=3587-1&indgeo=0 True Sport Report (CCES): https://cces.ca/sites/default/files/content/docs/pdf/cces-true-sport-report-2022-acc-eng.pdf Uniting Movement Impact Report (Sport England): https://www.sportengland.org/news/uniting-movement-impact-report-published   ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Jeremy Zoller specializes in edible landscapes, gardens and food forests through his company Sunshine Earth Works. He is an experienced finishing carpenter and has been working with several key local landscape and project management professionals for years. Jeremy has also co-managed a greenhouse heirloom tomato operation and has extensive board and volunteer experience in the local arts and culture scene. Highfield Farm is a project of the Compost Council of Canada and the City of Calgary. Through land revitalization, regenerative food and community building, Highfield Farm is transitioning an underutilized brownfield site into and active urban community farm hub.  Articles: Highfield Regenerative Farm: https://www.highfieldfarm.ca/ WHO Physical Activity: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/physical-activity Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018-2030: https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/272722/9789241514187-eng.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Paul Tingley is a five-time Paralympic medallist, he is considered one of the world’s top solo competitors in the sport of sailing. He has been involved with SailAble Nova Scotia since the mid-90s and, later, served on the AbleSail Network Canada board of directors. In 2020, he was elected Chair of the AbleSail Network. AbleSail Network guides and supports adaptive sailing programs across the country, so that Canadians of all ages and abilities can experience the freedom, independence, and joy of sailing. Articles: AbleSail Network: https://ablesailnetwork.com/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Jana Janotova, is Engagement Officer for Sports for Nature at the IUCN. She is responsible for building and managing relations with and between the wider sports and nature conservation communities and helping develop sports’ capacity to champion nature and contribute to its protection and restoration. Jana came into the role with rich sustainability and sports experience, having worked on sustainability strategies, public affairs and diplomacy in the Olympic movement for the last decade. Sports for Nature is a joint initiative with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the International Olympic Committee, the United Nations Environment Programme, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and Sails of Change. Articles: Sports for Nature Framework: https://www.iucn.org/resources/file/sports-nature-framework Sports and Urban Biodiversity: https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/49127  ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

With 38 years of experience in the ocean and dinghy racing industry, Damian Foxall has spent most of his life competing on the water. In that time, he has logged 460,000 nautical miles as a professional racing sailor and has participated in 20+ Trans-Atlantics, 11 round the world races and holder of numerous World records. Damian Foxall is the sustainability program manager for the 11th Hour Racing team entered in the 2022-2023 Ocean Race and developed the 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Toolbox. 11th Hour Racing Team: 11th Hour Racing Team’s mission is to build a high-performance ocean racing team with sustainability at the core of all team operations, inspiring positive action among sailing and coastal communities, and global sports fans, to create long-lasting change for ocean health. 11th Hour Racing: 11th Hour Racing works to mobilize sports, maritime and coastal communities with an innovative approach to inspire solutions for the ocean. Since 2010 11th Hour Racing has been harnessing the power of sport to promote collaborative, systemic change through three primary areas of engagement: Sponsorships, Grantees, and Ambassadors. The Toolbox: The Toolbox is a suite of guides, tools and templates created by 11th Hour Racing Team for the purpose of establishing a sustainability program within any organization, no matter the size or industry sector. Articles: 11th Hour Racing Team: https://www.11thhourracingteam.org/ The Sustainability Toolbox: https://sustainabilitytoolbox.com/ 11th Hour Racing: https://11thhourracing.org/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Laura Smith is a Project Manager for Park People. She holds a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from Queen's University. Her planning interests include healthy community planning, equitable placemaking, and exploring marginalized peoples' experiences in city-building. Park People supports and mobilizes community park groups, community organizers, non-profits, park professionals and funders who activate the power of parks. Through Canada-wide and city-specific programs and events, funding, resources, research and professional services they help realize the power of parks to build strong communities, healthy environments, and resilient cities. Articles: Park People: ⁠https://parkpeople.ca/⁠ Brown Girl Outdoor World: https://browngirloutdoorworld.com/ Colour the Trails: https://colourthetrails.com/ High Park Nature Centre, Branching Out: https://highparknaturecentre.com/branching-out/ Surfacing Solutions: https://ccpr.parkpeople.ca/2023/ Cornerstone Report: https://parkpeople.ca/blog/park-people-releases-cornerstone-parks-report-on-stewardship-and-park-use Race and Nature in the City: https://naturecanada.ca/race-and-nature-in-the-city/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠⁠  Linktree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠⁠ Linkedin: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at ⁠https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Laura Bernier is a Public Outreach Education Officer with Parks Canada. Parks Canada is the federal agency that manages and protects Canada's national parks and national park reserves. The Learn to Camp Programme is a partnership between Parks Canada and the MEC (Mountain Equipment Company), offering opportunities for newcomers to access national parks in new ways. Articles: Parks Canada: https://parks.canada.ca/ Learn to Camp: https://parks.canada.ca/serapprocher-connect/ltc-dlc ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Nikos Lemanis is a Co-Founder of Football Without Borders. Football Without Borders' mission is to harness the global power and reach of football, our mission is to raise awareness of inequality and to alleviate the plight of those displaced, underprivileged or oppressed. They believe that football is a uniting language. It can start conversations on every continent, promoting connections that would otherwise not exist and fostering a sense of likeness and equality. They bring the world’s most accessible and followed sport directly to communities around the globe, providing equipment, education and activity to those who are most in need. Articles: Football Without Borders: https://footballwithoutborders.org/ Canadian Suburb Atlas: https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/research/canadian-suburbs-atlas/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Mark Lawrie is the Chief Executive of StreetGames. He leads the StreetGames Executive team and support them as they collectively deliver their mission and work towards their vision for children and young people.  StreetGames is one of the UK’s leading ‘sport for development’ charities – changing lives and transforming communities through the power of sport. Articles: StreetGames: https://www.streetgames.org/ Shared Micromobility in North America: https://nacto.org/publication/shared-micromobility-in-2022/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Shelton Hawkins is the founder of Play in Colour and muralist for Project Backboard. He restores public basketball courts with large-scale artworks. He aims to create safe spaces where kids of all races and genders can become more active. Project Backboard is a 501(c)(3) organization, founded in 2015, whose mission is to renovate public basketball courts and install large scale works of site-specific art on the surface in order to strengthen communities, improve park safety, encourage multi-generational play, and inspire people to think more critically and creatively about their environment.   Articles: Project Backboard: https://projectbackboard.org/about-1 Play in Colour: https://www.playincolor.org/ Historic International Wheelchair Rugby Cup starts in style: https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/news/881486 NHL Backtracks on Pride Tape Ban: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nhl-backtracks-pride-tape-ban-1.7006393 Contact Project Backboard: Dan Peterson: dpeterson@projectbackboard.org Shelton Hawkins: shelton@projectbackboard.org ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Charles Frémont is the UEFA Innovation Hub Manager. UEFA – the Union of European Football Associations – is the governing body of European football and the umbrella organisation for 55 national associations. The UEFA Innovation Hub helps them shape the future of football through collaborative innovation. The world is experiencing unprecedented change and this brings great opportunities for football. The UEFA Innovation Hub is a vehicle for future-proofing UEFA and ensuring we stay one step ahead of the latest trends to shape the future of our sport. Articles: UEFA Innovation Hub: https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/football-development/innovation-hub/ Champions Innovate: https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/football-development/innovation-hub/champions-innovate World Basketball Day: https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-basketball-day ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Dr. Louise de Lannoy completed her PhD at Queen’s University in 2019 in clinical exercise physiology. Her interests in population health and knowledge translation led her to join the Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Team at the CHEO Research Institute in 2020 where she first became involved in Outdoor Play Canada while it resided within the CHEO Research Institute, growing with it as it became a not-for-profit organization. Outdoor Play Canada serves to build and support the growing network of leaders and organizations working together to galvanize an outdoor play movement across Canada. Articles: Outdoor Play Canada: https://www.outdoorplaycanada.ca/ NHL Banning "Cause-based" Jerseys: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-banning-cause-based-jerseys-next-season-1.6885826 NHL Banning use of Pride Tape: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-ban-pride-tape-1.6991413 Hockey Canada Updated Dressing Room Policy: https://cdn.hockeycanada.ca/hockey-canada/Hockey-Programs/Safety/Downloads/dressing-room-policy-e.pdf NHL's Pride tape ban shows 'Hockey for Everyone' was a lie: https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/the-nhl-unwraps-the-pride-tape-and-shows-the-hockey-is-for-everyone-campaign-was/article_20e8d97c-fcfd-5c0a-a81e-63a1452ccec4.html ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Örjan Lundberg is a strategic environmental sustainability expert with extensive experience across three continents. Skilled in developing, delivering and managing comprehensive sustainability and ESG programs. He previously managed the environmental sustainability program for FIFA World Cup 2022 at the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy. Articles: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™SUSTAINABILITY PROGRESS REPORT: https://publications.fifa.com/en/sustainability-report/sustainability-at-the-fifa-world-cup/sustainability-at-the-fifa-world-cup-2022/ Green Sports Day Canada: https://www.greensportsverts.ca/ Register for Green Sports Day Canada: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflBuo-eZgOVmEnDnYb1A1399GdT0u6RRX5qweFqCzQ_2LScQ/viewform Public Development Banks acknowledge the importance of sport as an enabler of the Sustainable Development Goals: https://olympics.com/ioc/news/public-development-banks-acknowledge-the-importance-of-sport-as-an-enabler-of-the-sustainable-development-goals Finance in Common FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ: https://financeincommon2023.com/final-communique/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Scott Marshall is a recent graduate from the University of Hawaii at Manoa where he received his Masters of Arts, Urban and Regional Planning. He focused on how sport venues can be catalysts for change in our communities, and how we can harness the power of sport through them. He was a student-athlete, competing on the American Football team. Articles: Green Sports Day Canada Registration: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-pWSfc8qhVX5UtubBmjb_eLBTYZ2u4SXAUo5RniOXc0/edit?usp=sharing Green Sports Day Canada: https://www.greensportsverts.ca/ Norwegian study linking sports and social capital (Seippel, 2006): http://www.seippel.no/Seippel_SportAndSocialCapital.pdf Deloitte study, “The Stadium Experience: Keeping sports fans engaged—and loyal” (2018): https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/us/Documents/technology-media-telecommunications/us-tmt-stadium-experience-keeping-sports-fans-engaged-loyal.pdf Let’s Build An Aloha Stadium We Can Be Proud Of (by Scott Marshall): https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/09/lets-build-an-aloha-stadium-we-can-be-proud-of/ IOC Athlete's Giving Back Course: https://olympics.com/athlete365/courses/athletes-giving-back/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Judy Joseph-Black has worked in the Canadian sport industry for more than three decades and is a strong advocate for athletes and coaches with a disability, women in sport, and Indigenous sport. Her background is in communications and media relations, and she has worked with Team Canada at the Paralympic Games, as well as Team BC at the Canada Games from 1993-2019. She currently lives on Gabriola Island, BC and is the Event Manager at BC Senior Games Society. The BC Seniors Games Society is a volunteer based charitable organization responsible for the overall governance of the 55+ BC Games.  The 55+ BC Games are presented on an annual basis in different host communities.   Each community, under it’s own registered volunteer board of directors, enlists hundreds of volunteers to help plan and stage the Games in partnership with the BC Seniors Games Society.  The Games are funded by the BC Seniors Games Society, with funding provided by the provincial government through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport as well as many local Friends of the Games contributors.  Hosting the Games represents an approximate $3 million economic impact on the host community and surrounding area. The 55+ BC Games are an important part of the BC sport system and the largest annual multi-sport event in the province.  The Games offer the opportunity to celebrate sport and active living with other participants from across the province and experience the hospitality of the host community. Articles: BC 55+ Games: https://55plusbcgames.org/ Get Active: a strategy for the future of sport and physical activity: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/get-active-a-strategy-for-the-future-of-sport-and-physical-activity ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/