At least I think this is the end of the fourth week. Everything has become such a blur. I don’t even know how we’ve arrived on the sixth of June, to be completely honest.
You might have noticed that the website looks different than before. I ended up changing the WordPress theme to satisfy a requirement that photographs be credited to their creator. Not that they weren’t credited before. It’s just for some reason the previous theme would not let you include a caption on the blog post itself. I should also point out that most of the photos you see on here I have taken myself using whichever model iPhone I had at the time. As a communications expert, I have also made it a point to use a royalty-free service like Pexels for those photos not by me. One thing I do need to get clarification on is the social media posts embedded into my content–WordPress can link directly to the sourced material.
Also this week, I finished the second half of the text by Leonard (2012) on fundraising in sport, which focused on the different events that an organization has and the planning that goes into it. Leonard mentions banquets, golf outings, and car washes but now that I think about it, an 8K race would be another good thing to consider. I say that because, in my current role, I help with the coordination of what’s known as The Return of the Turkey Trot. Talk about time flying, we’ll have to start thinking about whether there will even be a race this year and what it will look like.
Finally, a lot of people’s minds are still on what’s happening in the world right now, and I was really glad to be in on the live Go Time chat yesterday that addressed the issues we face and how they affect sport. The situation continues to evolve in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Roger Goodell issued an apology later in the evening for the NFL’s handling of player protests, now the football program at Iowa is dealing with accounts by its African-American alumni of mistreatment. And so it’s a very unique time to be a part of this class because we’re watching organizations and athletes respond in real-time to everything going on.
Reference
Leonard, R. (2012). Fundraising for sport and athletics. Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information Technology.