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Institutional Prejudice on Display at Wimbledon
(Image: Flickr user daniel0685, Creative Commons) The fallout from Serena Williams’ loss to Naomi Osaka at Wimbledon has been immense. Williams—perhaps the most famous and celebrated female athlete today—received a string of debilitating penalties from umpire Carlos Ramos, culminating in the loss of an entire game….
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WNBA Turns 20 in Milestone for Female Athletes
The WNBA has reached a huge milestone this year as the league prepares to enter its 20th season. For two decades, the WNBA has shown the nation’s young girls that they, too, have the opportunity to show their stuff in paint on some of the…
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Scientists: Move or Postpone Olympics Due to Zika
A group of 150 scientists, researchers, and academics have written an appeal for organizers to either move the Olympic Games from Rio de Janeiro or delay them, citing the ongoing Zika virus public health emergency. The letter reads in part: We make this call despite…
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FIFA Boss Incriminated by Panama Papers
(Current FIFA President Gianni Infantino) FIFA has had a tumultuous year, with a host of scandals rocking the international nonprofit in charge of world soccer. Ousted FIFA President Sepp Blatter oversaw an organization rife with bribery, responsible for allegedly selling hosting rights for the World Cup…
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Super Bowl 50: Philanthropist Acts as Lead Host
(Super Bowl 50 will be held in Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco) Organizers for Super Bowl 50 are not only hoping for a tremendous showdown between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos. They also have their sights on marrying philanthropy to the highly popular annual…
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FIFA Fumbles Its Nonprofit Mission
On May 27, nine FIFA representatives – along with a handful of sports media executives – were arrested on corruption charges in Geneva, Switzerland. The United States-led case against soccer’s most powerful nonprofit institution is less surprising in the content of its allegations (bribery, racketeering,…
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NFL Punts Its Nonprofit Status
Over the past year, Key Elements Group has provided ongoing coverage of the controversies facing one of the most profitable nonprofits in the United States – the National Football League. In the wake of domestic violence scandals and soaring profits and salaries for its executive staff,…
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The NCAA and Gender Equality: Less-Than-Perfect
For this installment of the Key Elements Group’s March Madness coverage, we turn to women’s sports, asking several questions: How well does the NCAA balance its responsibilities between men’s and women’s collegiate athletics? How does the organization lives up to its responsibilities under Title IX?…
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A Look Into the NCAA Nonprofit Mission
(Check back this month for continued Key Elements Group coverage on this issue) As discussed in the previous installment of this month’s March Madness series, the NCAA’s purported mission is to foster academic achievement through athletics. In the process, the tax-exempt organization generates revenue for…
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Has the NCAA Veered off Course?
(Check back this month for continued Key Elements Group coverage on this issue) March Madness is here again. The annual month-long tournament is one of the biggest in U.S. sports. As the 68 team bracket whittles down over the course of the month, millions of…
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