Good Sports Board Toolkit

About Good Sports

Good Sports gives all kids the lifelong benefits of sport and physical activity by providing equipment, apparel and footwear to those most in need. Since 2003, Good Sports has provided more than $72 million worth of equipment to more than 5,600 youth programs, supporting over 8.5 MILLION kids. Good Sports has also been awarded a coveted 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest charity evaluator, for sound fiscal management, transparency and accountability and is a Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance accredited charity.

Useful Tools

Equip A Kid

  • Equip-A-Kid – Online donation portal where donors can choose specific equipment for Good Sports to purchase and donate.
  • Jesse Palmer & Equip-A-Kid – Fun instructional video of national spokesperson Jesse and two kids doing a donation in real time.

Promotional Videos

  • She Who Plays – Promo clip highlighting, She Who Plays, our newest campaign designed to support new and equitable access to sport for girls nationwide.
  • Restore Play – Promo clip explaining our Restore Play initiative, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Imagine PSA – FOX Sports & Good Sports Restore Play promo clip.
  • Because of Sports – Testimonial from kids Good Sports has supported explaining the importance of sports in their lives and how Good Sports support has impacted them.
  • Be the Solution – Promo clip featuring Good Sports’ Spokesperson, Jesse Palmer.

Impact Videos

  • Bridgeport Documentary – Our mission as an organization comes to life through the words of the athletes, their coaches, teachers and mentors in this short documentary highlighting the impact of a recent donation to Harding High School in Bridgeport, CT.
  • Magnolia Foundation – A good video to show how partnerships between foundations and Good Sports can make a large impact. Magnolia Foundation is the charitable arm from Chip and Joanna Gaines.
  • Boston Impact – A look at the work done in our home city of Boston since 2003.
  • adidas and Good Sports Sample video to use when explaining Good Sports Field Day activation to potential partners, volunteers, etc. 
  • Jesse Palmer & WHEDCo – Jesse joined Good Sports in a site visit to WHEDCo, a program in the Bronx that provides a variety of after school initiatives for children of all ages. A site visit is when Good Sports staff members meet with directors and kids of a program that has recently received a donation.

Statistics & Infographics

GOOD SPORTS DOCUMENTS

Below are one pagers by market to show an overview of the work Good Sports is doing and why that work is important.