NBA Cares: Nonprofit Organizations

Once entering the NBA and signing his multimillion-dollar contract he decided that instead of spending money on cars, mansions or jewelry, he would establish the Embassy of Hope, a non-profit foundation, which was set up to help the needs of children and their families. This was just the beginning to many ways Carter would start to give back to his community. The foundation is based out of his hometown of Daytona Beach. He says “It was important for me to share my good fortune with those who are not so fortunate.” (Vince Carter pg. 24) Since the foundation started, the Embassy of Hope has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars and has touched the lives of children by contributing funds to many non-profit organizations. Every year the foundation provides 2 scholarships a year to a male and a female student in Volusia County who have met certain criteria. It currently continues to raise money and develop new and different scholarships for high school graduates. In his biography he makes the

Most African American that want to make it to the National Football League (NFL) or the National basketball League (NBA), do not realize there is a slim chance to none of actually going into a professional sport. Gates writes “African American youngster has about as much of becoming a professional athlete as he or she does of winning the lottery” (1). Not many African American youngsters know that there are “12 times more black lawyers than black athletes” or there are only 1200 blacks who play in a professional sport (1). There are 12 times more black professionals that are in the communities accommodating to the needs of those who need the assistance with either legal or health issues. The youth can achieve greatness in today’s society by getting a degree and forming a foundation to make enough to be financially stable.

In the collegiate world of sports, basketball has become an increasingly recognized sport among African Americans, predominantly males. The hope of any young basketball player is that one day a scout will come and recruit them into stardom The question that presents itself as a problem to the lucky few who are chosen to go professional, is whether or not an education is more important than a million dollar shoe deal, “The NCAA's (1998) annual six-year study reported that only 33% of Black male basketball players graduated, (Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999). Individually, basketball reported the lowest graduation rate in all divisions,” (Robinson, 2004:1). Basketball players have become so idolized in the eyes of young

I’m from a town in which the basketball program is not known for winning. Growing up going through a program like that nearly killed my love for the game. My main career goal is to become a coach and return back to my hometown. I want to reshape the entire program into a winning program. I want to create a legacy in my hometown. I’ve also seen so many girls who grew up playing the game quit once they went through its current program. Their love of the game was destroyed, and seeing that happen to so many people nearly destroyed me. I want to return and fix the program so the younger generations have something to strive

All throughout my life I have remained involved in a wide variety of organizations including clubs, sports, youth groups, and honor societies. My free time is consumed by all of these, and still I am still willing to venture out and attempt so much more. Despite constantly contributing my life to numerous things, it is undeniable that Basketball is what I am ultimately passionate about.

This shows these athletes would do better off with the professional help of the NBA. A major part of my action plan is to provide these athletes with the option to either attend a college or university for one year and then enter into the NBA draft or become drafted straight out of high school with the understanding that they will have to play for that specific teams developmental league for one year before joining the actually team itself. Ultimately, this plan would allow athletes to receive the financial benefits needed in the short term while still developing and preparing themselves for years in the NBA.

In the last ten years many young and talented high school basketball players have chosen to enter the NBA draft. These 17 and 18 year olds decide to skip college, and instead they choose to take a big risk and enter the NBA, hoping to become stars and earn millions of dollars. In many cases, these youngsters’ careers are a failure because they don’t turn out as talented as they thought to be. They end up spending only a few seasons in the NBA because they are not good enough to compete at that level. Many of them have to move on to doing other things, such as playing basketball overseas, doing everyday jobs, or going back to college to earn a degree.

In addition to basketball players leaving behind a backup plan when they leave college early for the NBA, they also leave behind the wisdom and maturity gained in the college experience. The value of the college experience cannot be weighed; however, it is evident when players are missing those crucial life lessons. For example, NBA fans know DeMarcus Cousins and Michael Beasley for their lack of maturity. They are defined by their rotten attitudes and off-the-court issues. Cousins’ immaturity has resulted in team suspensions, and Beasley’s off-the-court conflicts have hurt his play and reputation (Diaz 1). Cousins and Beasley are not the only players battling immaturity; there are many NBA players who should have stayed in college to mature as players and men. Although one-and-done players only miss out on three years of college, those

MC Lyte has become a hugely desired speaker that is able to deliver an enriching messages to any type of crowd. She also has a non-profit organizations, Hip Hop Sisters. They promote cultural, economic, and health initiatives and empower mentorship and education opportunities for women and youth around the globe.[4] Other rappers in the game have non-profit organizations, for example Ludacris. He has the The Ludacris Foundation which stared up in 2001. The foundation just like MC Lyte's tries to motivate youth in with programs that encourage education, as well offer

NBA Cares foundation was started in October in 2005, with David Stern the former NBA commissioner. It was made for the teams and the players to help those in need. Since October 2005 when NBA Cares was launched the league and teams have raised more than $270 million for charity, provided more than 3.5 million hours of hands on service, and built more than 995 places where kids and families can live, learn to play in communities all around the world.

Derrick Rose impacted the kids and teens of Chicago through charity work and large donations to charities. Which allowed them to do things that they enjoy after school that otherwise would have been cut due to lack of money. I’ll now share a quote that shows why he did so much charity work around Chicago. "So many people have invested in me and I want to do the same for Chicago's teens." (Dator, James. "Derrick Rose Donates $1 Million to Chicago Charity." SBNation.com. SBNation.com, 24 Sept. 2014. Web. 11 May 2018). The meaning of this quote comes from back when Derrick Rose was in high school and had many people supporting him. Derrick had a lot of curveballs threw at him while he was still young, luckily for him people noticed and that really helped him out.. When Derrick Rose was in high school, he had many people helping him out and supporting him with things. For example, his mom was a single mother and people helped out with that. He also wasn't the brightest student in high school so many people tried to help him out so that he could understand the material and be eligible. Through these actions he impacted the kids of Chicago through his donation. His donation to the after school matters club is helping kids have opportunities after school so that he can try to keep them off the streets of Chicago towards better things in life. He is also giving kids a great opportunity by allowing to keep playing sports instead of the school shutting down their

The non-profit organization I chose to research is St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. This organization was founded by Danny Thomas in February of 1962. Thomas was a show entertainer, who prayed to St. Jude Thaddeus asking for success so that he would be able to repay others. Now, 54 years later, the hospital has over 3900 employees and is world renown for all of their work with children.

It's easy for us as outsiders to criticize these players when we aren't partaking in the activity they are.

Professional sports have been a passing time in our generation and more importantly a business. Over the years sports have gained millions of viewers and fans. Sports arenas and stadiums seats have been sold as a result millions of dollars have been made through professional sports. Before social media and mass media shined light to life as a professional athlete, we were unaware of exactly what went on behind the curtains between the athletes and the organization that they played for. Despite the fact that athletes can earn a lot of money at the highest level, they also experience bad work conditions, dissatisfied with how they are treated, unreasonable pay and benefits, and the organization not being interested in their well being.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is an ever-changing league, and teams change their style of play and strategy to win games frequently. Furthermore, the introduction of the three-point field goal after the NBA and ABA merger started a revolution in basketball strategy. A trend began where teams began to attempt more threes every year. However, most NBA team’s styles to win games did not center on shooting three pointers. During the 1980s and 1990s, team strategy revolved around centers (a position in basketball that is usually the tallest man on the team) and isolation play, and this style of play peaked by the mid 2000s. The pace of play became very slow and the game was inefficient. Over the last ten years, more teams began