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Connectors: Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Trust me, your current business cards probably do not reflect how fearless, bold, and savvy you are. You, my friend, are an organizer-in-training and you probably do not even know it. It really is as...
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The Goal is Sacred Space
When Siphiwe Tshabalala scored the first goal of the World Cup, that beautiful, upper right hand corner net buster, just minutes into the second half, I fell in love. I took to my suburban balcony,...
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Media Events for Development Campaigns
Using large international events to get attention for a development objective is a pretty good idea. Events like the Soccer World Cup are so called media events - events that capture the attention of a...
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Bring in the Hooligans - Lessons in Coalition Building
A lesson in coalition building comes to us from Egypt via the New York Times. In an analysis of the build-up to the Egyptian Revolution, two NYT reporters show us how careful planning of events and...
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World Cup and making history for women
Today is the anniversary of the first World Cup, which was held in 1930 in Uruguay. Last Friday, almost 85 years later, the US Women’s Soccer Team was feted for their victory in a New York City ticker...
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Kicking green on the green for more than just the green
Sport, and in particular football, can be used to promote health and development in many countries. However, large-scale sporting events like the football World Cup can have a detrimental effect on...
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Football: A powerful platform to promote respect, equality, and inclusion!
Also available in: العربية Less than a year before the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics and over one month after the final match of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Vancouver, BC, I would like to share and...
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Quote of the Week: Barrie Goodridge
“You can change your home, you can change your country, you can even your wife, but you can never change your football team.” - Barrie Goodridge, veteran of the publishing sector and former CEO of...
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Quote of the week: Sepp Blatter
“My reputation is spoiled, because I was bitterly attacked, as responsible for everything. But it will not damage my legacy. - Sepp Blatter, in reference to the corruption scandal that has damaged both...
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