Whether logging your training miles or recording fundraising milestones, using big data to track and measure impact is critically important! Beginning in summer 2016, Positive Tracks initiates a comprehensive evaluation study to assess the impact and implementation of its youth development programs.
“We know that our programs successfully activate, support, and incentivize young people
Dartmouth College is like many small communities. The personal relationships forged through “shared experience” last a lifetime.
Every class at Dartmouth starts its journey with a Freshman Trip, where classmates get acquainted while immersed in the outdoors. Students reconvene on campus for sophomore summer. By the time junior year is in full swing, however, “Camp Dartmouth” becomes a more
On June 5th, twelve dedicated Team Positive Tracks runners took to the beautiful roads of Quechee and Woodstock, VT to raise funds and awareness for Positive Tracks at the 25th Annual Covered Bridges Half Marathon.
“We are incredibly grateful and WAYYY proud of our dedicated Covered Bridges Half Marathon runners who turned their sweat into gold for Positive Tracks by
Every year in mid August my family and I travel to Vermont to participate in the Travis Roy Foundation Wiffle Ball Tournament. The Tournament is the largest fundraiser for the Foundation. Travis’ story is well known in Boston and beyond. The Foundation was created after his spinal cord injury in his first collegiate game at
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Sporting Youth Philanthropy 05/11/2016 05:35 pm ET Patrick Demspey, Actor and Philanthropist
We all want our children to develop healthy habits and a strong sense of empathy and community awareness. In fact, according to the National Institute for Health,only half of America’s youth meet basic physical activity standards.
As a racing
By Gioia Perugini, Associate Director of Philanthropy Services at Hemenway & Barnes, May 16, 2016
On May 6th, I moderated the opening night panel for the annual Positive Tracks Sweat for Good Summit, which brings together leaders in philanthropy, athletics and community service to highlight the remarkable ways in which youth use sports to give back
Positive Tracks calls New Hampshire home…
To that end, we’re thrilled to have the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation fueling our NH-based programs as a member of the Positive Tracks Partnership Alliance.
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation supports Positive Tracks Camps & Clinics designed to provide the tools necessary for young people to use their own physical power and
2016 SWEATYS GET ACTIVE & GIVE BACK AWARD NOMINEE
Joseph (pictured right in the Positive Tracks t-shirt)
WHO: Joseph Bullock, 13, from Massachusetts
WHAT: Joseph raised $3,389 for the Travis Roy Foundation (TRF).
HOW: Joseph helped to raise awareness and funds for the Travis Roy Foundation as part of his Bar Mitzvah social justice project. Joseph held a pond
GET ACTIVE & GIVE BACK AWARD NOMINEE
WHO: Roy Standing, 19, from Cape Collegiate High School in Virginia
WHAT: Raised $2,200 for Lacrosse the Nations.
HOW: Roy says, “At my high school we are encouraged to create a senior project in which we are given free time in order to pursue community service or other fields of interest.
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