Sports for Social Impact podcast: Going Beyond Sport (with Fred Turner)

Fred Turner is the executive director of Beyond Sport. He leads efforts to place sport at the heart of addressing the world's most pressing issues through funding, capacity building, partnerships and campaigning. He has led a period of transformational growth for the Foundation, resulting in new programs and initiatives supported by increased income and a diversification of partnerships and delivery. He oversees staff delivery of several global multi-million-dollar grant programs and partnerships, including with Under Armour, the NBA, Z Zurich Foundation, New Balance Foundation, Unilever, NFL, ESPN, Olympism365 and Sun Life.

Prior to Beyond Sport, Fred worked with prominent UK sport and business network, Sport Industry Group, and global corporate engagement initiative, Square Mile Relay - helping deliver events, production and content offerings. Fred sits on the Commonwealth’s Open Ended Working Group for the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the BOND SDP Group, and is a regular judge for the Sport Industry Awards in the UK.

Beyond Sport is a global foundation that leverages sport's transformative power to address today's critical social issues. They champion people, programs and communities that use sport to build opportunity and equity, creating a more inclusive and progressive world.

Since 2008, their global foundation has raised more than $20 million to promote social change. They’ve granted over $12.3 million to 539 initiatives across 77 countries in addition to vital capacity-building tools, supporting leaders to create lasting impact. They create environments where people and communities can flourish – because sport isn't just a game; it's a catalyst for good.

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About Sports for Social Impact

Sports for Social Impact explores the power that sport has to create a positive impact in society. Sport for development & peace is a versatile tool that can be used to tackle many social, environmental & economic challenges such as the Sustainable Development Goals. The hope is that these conversations and ideas will help achieve the maximum benefit of sport in our society. Hosted by David Thibodeau.