Sow Good Now
Growing the next generation of Phlanthropic Athletes.
Mission
Building a strong tomorrow by inspiring youth today Welcome to SowGoodNow, a 501c3 nonprofit organization that is growing the next generation of philanthropic athletes through the sports they love. Our mission is to: Engage and empower young athletes to share their time, talent, and treasure through the sports they love to benefit youth and communities and revolutionize the philanthropic world. We fulfill our mission by: TEACHING PHILANTHROPY by offering opportunities for service learning through sports; BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES and partnering with their leaders and the causes they support; INSPIRING ATHLETES TO CONNECT WITH THEIR PASSION by engaging them in a lifelong practice of giving and sharing with a spirit of generosity.
Notes from the nonprofit
The Sow Good Now Story: Founded in July of 2018 by three mothers who are former collegiate athletes and who have raised athletes, Sow Good Now is a 501c3 non-profit that utilizes organized youth sporting activities as a platform for philanthropic education and inspiration. High performing, high character athletes engage younger athletes in ways they can practice sharing their time talent and treasures. Sow Good Now partners donors with sports teams and non-profits to increase community collaboration and more intentional giving. The founders believe that everyone has unique gifts to offer the world and they created the Sow Good Now GiveBack Model as a space for those gifts to be shared. By bringing diverse community members together through the sports they love and integrating a spirit of generosity with active volunteerism community-centric grant making, a new and sustainable ecosystem of philanthropic giving is established. Collaboration is made easy by the SGN GiveBack Model.
Ruling year
2018
President
Mary Fischer-Nassib
Co Principal Officer
Betsy Curtis Dwyer
Main address
3002 Tall Oaks Lane
Newtown Square, PA 19073 USA
EIN
83-0997543
NTEE code
Citizenship Programs, Youth Development (O54)
Philanthropy / Charity / Voluntarism Promotion (General) (T50)
Leadership Development (W70)
IRS filing requirement
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Sow Good Now aims to make philanthropy more diverse, inclusive, and mainstream. Traditional philanthropic giving often takes place in mature populations, often exclusive to those of great wealth. Grant making is done through complex channels. Traditionally, wealth managers and non-profits operate in silos and direct communication is minimal. In the traditional model, few people have access to distributing vast wealth and in the SGN Model, many people have access to distributing minimal assets through a multitude of hearts, heads and hands. In the Sow Good Now GiveBack model, we bring philanthropy into the folds of every day life through organized youth sports. We introduce the charitable tool of a donor advised fund, we engage teams in participatory grantmaking, and we provide opportunities for them to volunteer their time directly with youth from diverse communities. We aim to build a national network of GiveBack teams to help channel funds directly into communities.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Football, Tennis, Softball, Baseball, Swim, Basketball, Ice Hockey, golf
Research shows YP benefits youth, communities, and the philanthropic sector, yet in 2021, there were less than 500 YP orgs in the US.
Sow Good Now is a new and innovative YP org because it masterfully integrates activity-based philanthropic education and active volunteerism into the well-organized, diverse, and expansive network of youth athletics. Over 45 million youth in the US participate in organized sporting activity annually, and Sow Good Now meets our young people where they are: gyms, pools, fields, rinks, and links and puts forth a new model of philanthropy that is both inclusive and engaging. Traditional philanthropy is often siloed and practiced in a grantor to grantee process. Sow Good Now GiveBack programs embrace diversity and challenge communities to collaborate in sharing their unique gifts together. Sow Good Now leadership guides youth and their adult mentors through participatory grantmaking exercises where participants are both givers and receivers. During this pr.
Volleyball GiveBacks
High Performing female players lead Volleyball clinics for younger players and then in return serve as grant committee for private donor by assessing targeted non-profit organizations to determine which is most worthy of a contribution. Designed to empower female athletes to have a voice in the issues that face them and their peers
SwimPact GiveBacks
High performing swimmers work with youth through swimming and mentor them on ways to share their time talent and treasure with those in need. Provide leadership opportunity to high school and college swimmers to teach children in underserved areas how to overcome fear of the water and learn to swim.
Softball GiveBacks for Mental Health and Addiction
High performing women softball players build community with younger players in the Philadelphia area. Softball skills are shared and as well as awareness and education relating to mental health resources that can serve young women.
Where we work
Awards
The Future of Philanthropy 2019
https://www.theamericancollege.edu/news-center/2019-philanthropy-report-meet-future-philanthropy
Affiliations & memberships
https://www.theamericancollege.edu/news-center/2019-philanthropy-report-meet-future-philanthropy 2019
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of free participants on field trips
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of groups brought together in a coalition/alliance/partnership
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of participants attending course/session/workshop
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our Vision is to grow the next generation of philanthropic athletes. Youth philanthropy benefits youth, communities and the philanthropic sector. People follow athletes and by teaching the fundamentals of philanthropy in a transparent and engaging way, more opportunities arise for people to become inpsired at an earlier age, thus increasing overall lifetime impact.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Community engagement through our GiveBacks
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Sow Good Now
Board of directorsas of 01/30/2023
Betsy Curtis
Sow Good Now
Term: 2020 - 2023
Bonnie Monastra
Ageless Exercise
Term: 2020 - 2022
Dawn Hornibrook
Sow Good Now
Mick Horwitz
Sierra Canyon School
Betsy Curtis
Change Healthcare
Mary Fischer-Nassib
Sow Good Now
Mary Boylston
Eastern University
Anne Miller
Sow Good Now
Audrey Garrett
Sow Good Now
Barkley Sample
Catholic Charities
Dana Rafferty
Sow Good Now
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
The organization's co-leader identifies as:
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Equity strategies
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- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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