Tori joined the U.S. Soccer Foundation in February 2019 as a Program Associate, and has since tackled many roles across the Soccer for Success program to support training, technical assistance, curriculum development, events, grant management, and special projects. Prior to joining the Foundation, she was the Director of Development at ComePlayDetroit helping to grow community programming and partnerships, ultimately increasing opportunities for physical activity and play throughout the city. Additionally, Tori was Community Affairs Intern at the Detroit Tigers and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Lesotho at the intersection of health and youth programs for more than two years.

Danielle and Tori chat about her background in both sport management and social work and how that impacted her career, her time in the Peace Corps and the work she does at the US Soccer Foundation. Tori shares what philanthropy looks like in her eyes and shares her advice on making an impact.

You can learn more about the US Soccer Foundation at their website, https://ussoccerfoundation.org/. Also, make sure to follow the US Soccer Foundation on Instagram @ussoccerfoundation, on Twitter @ussoccerfndn, and on LinkedIn @U.S.SoccerFoundation. You can connect with Tori on LinkedIn as well, https://www.linkedin.com/in/tori-ramataboee/.

Today, we're joined by Adam Lewis. Adam Lewis is focused on using play and sport to drive social justice and address the greatest challenges facing our communities.

Lewis currently serves as an Advisory Board Member to the Portland, OR Parks and Recreation Bureau, a Community Giving Officer creating economic equity across Oregon, and the Principal Consultant at an innovative Fantasy Sports start-up. Prior, he served as the Managing Director of Street Soccer USA-Portland (a nonprofit he Founded), led the social impact legacy strategy for INEOS at the World Athletics Championships OR22, and was a Fellow at the New Leaders Council (NLC).

As a community advocate, Lewis has ‘talked’ about play and empathy at TEDx, presented on the power of play in politics at the 2022 NLC Convention, was the 2019 Portland Timbers Community MVP Award winner, the Multnomah Athletic Foundation Impact Award winner, and has been featured in the Washington Post, USA Today and the Oregonian.

You can learn more about Adam's work at his website, https://www.adam-lewis.co/, and you can connect with Adam on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-lewis-b3922a76/.

Listen to his Tedx Talk here: https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_lewis_how_soccer_helps_us_pay_attention_to_homelessness

Today, we're joined by Katie Appold, the Executive Director of Do More Good and Nonprofit Hub. Do More Good is a nonprofit organization that focuses primarily on helping people start their own nonprofit journey. They provide many resources to assist people starting out in the nonprofit sector such as the Nonprofit Hub, Cause Camp, their nonprofit Certification Program, a blog, the “Do More Good” book, and a podcast coming in the near future.

Katie has a long-reaching nonprofit career, filling many leadership roles in human service, foundation, and publishing-related non-profits such as “Our Daily Bread”. Danielle and Katie chat about the importance of resources for nonprofit leaders, the differences between for profits and nonprofits, why it’s not always a good idea to create a nonprofit, and how she’s seen sports play a role in creating impact.

You can learn more about Do More Good and Nonprofit Hub at their website: https://domoregood.org. You can also follow them on Facebook at @DoMoreGood, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/do-more-good/, on Twitter at @DoMoreGoodUS and on Instagram at @DoMoreGoodNonprofit. You can connect with Katie on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/katieappold.