Looking to get your team, fans or organization as a whole involved in making a positive environmental impact? Planting trees is an awesome way for your team to give back and connect with nature.
By being flexible and understanding your needs, we’ll find the right way for you to make a difference.
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GET INSPIRED
Check out how these awesome organizations are making an impact in their communities and around the world.
We can tailor our offerings to fit your team’s needs, no matter what they may be.
SCORE A GOAL, BREAK A STICK, YELLOW – RED CARD – MAKE PEACE
INVITE TEEN HERO*INES – ACTIVATE X SCHOOLS IN TOWN with invited COACH / HEROINES / ROADSHOW (= view big challenges)
SET UP A LEARNSPACE in crisis region, district
PAY A VISIT
ORGANIZE SPORT PHILANTHRO-PARTY with hoop shooting, training, sign books etc
ORGANIZE EPIC 48 h DAY & NIGHT SPONSOR RUN – with schools in town – hanging out with youth around bbq etc
EVERY GOAL, 100 TREES PLANTED
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For every goal Juventus scores, the team plants 100 trees in projects across the world.
The action of each goal won’t just end on the pitch, as the club makes a new commitment to the environment, to make the world a better place. An ambitious and precious project, which scored over 45,000 trees in the last two seasons.
BREAK A STICK, PLANT A TREE
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The San Jose Sharks hav taken on sustainability in a fun way! 100 trees were planted for each broken stick by the Sharks in 2021-22 for a total of 15,125 trees.
The San Jose Sharks also held a tree planting event in April 2022 to engage their staff and community by getting their hands in the dirt!
TOGETHER, BUILDING A FOREST
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Building on the success of Major League Soccer’s 2021 campaign that planted 27,000 trees in projects across North America, the league planted an additional 28,000 trees in the US and Canada in 2022 – 1,000 trees for each of Major League Soccer’s 28 teams.
ACTIVATING YOUTH WITH TEAMS & ATHLETES
WHAT WE DO
WORK DIRECTLY WITH PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES
Encourage fans to join their favourite players or teams in their reforestation efforts with a custom branded fundraiser page.
COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING
Connect sports staff volunteers and fans to the overall cause by getting their hands in the dirt with their favorite players or teams.
ATHLETE-DRIVEN FAN ENGAGEMENT
Elevate fans to participate in campaigns lead by their favorite teams or athletes through social media posts with your choice of hashtag.
BENEFITS – COACHES GAIN ACCESS TO
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Access to YOUTH + SCHOOLS + SPEAKER BOOKING + SUPPORT FOR THEIR INITIATIVES + OTHER EXPERTS + LEARNSPACE BOOKING + METHODS to use YL approach in their region to activate youth, schools, citizens, stakeholders, media + PARTNERSHIPS for funding applications + BADGES to offer – OUTSTANDING CREATIVE COMMUNITY to launch new ventures and together + SDG / ESD / EL framework
YL Platforms
We support you to make full use of YL Magazine, Project-Planet-Earth, YL Academy and #BeMoreAwesome for your causes.
Resources + Experts
Sourced from dozens of changemakers on all continents – many of them available as speakers, trainers, project partners.
Public-Private Investment in Youth
An able, active, caring young generation with good character, sense of enterprise, sound decision-making and global citizenship is of high interest to cities and business.
Experiential Learning with high impact youth-led projects is a game changer.
Financial Engines for Changemakers
Access to crowdfunding and in-kind support to realize milestones, speakers bureau and instructor roles, sustainable partnerships … and investment in SDG pilot programs in crisis regions, refugee camps and more.
Project Development
Strong, flexible, adaptive programs, also in Pan-African, Pan-European and sister city context … designed to bring together many groups for shared big goals for youth.
Positive + Dynamic Research
Fascinating data on youth response, educators, impacts, evolution of regional EL and YL ecosystems … showing people power and human capacity, steps and partners to paradize civic deserts.
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You can also reach out to Dave to start planning today.
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