April 15, 2021 “This is what happens when you take an agency as important as the IRS and you start to drown it with budget cuts,” said Tony Reardon, the NTEU national president. April 15, 2021 The article is roughly a year old, and the IRS has extended the filing date beyond the traditional April …
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March 17, 2021 “A Groundhog Day pattern was emerging. Before long another board member … was advocating similar reforms.” March 17, 2021 Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I read and write a lot about nonprofits with less than exemplary governance practices. I even work with nonprofits that are looking to improve their governance structures and procedures. Most …
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February 19, 2021 Callum Skinner: “All of this is important because it affects one group more than any other: the athletes.” February 19, 2021 Another outstanding voice for Athlete Advocacy is Callum Skinner, a Olympic track cyclist from Scotland. In this op-ed he asks the question “How low do federations sink before the IOC steps …
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February 18, 2021 Han Xiao: “More and more independent athlete groups have emerged, for example, to represent athletes in various sports, whether domestically or internationally.” February 18, 2021 Upon completing his term as Chair of the USOPC Athlete Advisory Committee, Han Xiao put together this commentary on athletes’ commissions. He goes into the positive impacts …
February 18, 2021 The Conversation: “Gymnastics NZ has apologised for past abuses — now it must empower athletes to lead change” This article and report that is linked in the article present a stark contrast between how Gymnastics New Zealand and USA Gymnastics have dealt with allegations of abuse of their respective athletes. In the documentary …
February 17, 2021 Play the Game: “Human rights in sport rises to the top of the agenda in the Council of Europe” This will be an interesting to story to watch as it develops. The rise of human rights with the world of international sports is like the genie that will not go back in …
February 15, 2021 Major League Soccer: “MLS legend Tony Sanneh stops by Extratime to talk about his playing days and foundation” This is a short article with a 36-minute video/interview that is well worth the time. Tony Sanneh provides a great example of how to give back to your community and your sport after retiring …
January 16, 2021 This article has a lot to say about the business of youth sports. The Boston Globe: Boston-based youth sports business Legacy Global Sports fails amid criminal inquiry Obviously this is an industry that attracts both, good-intentioned operators as well as bad-intentioned operators. There are millions of parents out in the market looking …
I have been toying with the idea of including a blog about governance (sports and other) on my website for a while now. This Michael Ask article from Inside the Games provided a new spark in that idea. Sports organizations are struggling to keep up with modern governance best practices. This article does a good …