July/August 2025

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Sports Destination Management Magazine

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Golden midsummer has arrived and SDM’s awards program, Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism, is in full swing. Here’s why you should enter:

  • It’s a great chance to recognize economic impact.
  • It showcases destinations at their finest.
  • We learn about how others have faced unique challenges and adapted their events.
  • We learn what we are capable of.
  • Our industry is blessed with so many tools; it is powerful, creative, flexible and imaginative. It cares. When we put these tools to work, we create excellence.

Let’s showcase it all, starting now.

In this issue

Event Grants: Navigating Local Funding Options

BY: Dr. Bonnie Tiell

Local grant opportunities are often overlooked when creating or hosting an event. Ticket sales, fees and sponsorship are traditional sources of funding operations; but there are additional avenues to explore that can ultimately increase the likelihood of sustainability of an event in a particular location. Here are some ways to locate grant funding. more....

  Clipboard
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Case Study: Building a Winning Collegiate Sport Bid Package
  Executive Insights
1
Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail
  Industry Leadership
1
Sports Landscapes Designed by Mother Nature
  Multi-Sport Multi-Discipline Review
1
A-Bout Time: Destinations Go the Distance with Boxing, Wrestling and Martial Arts
  Perspectives
1
Strong Internship Programs Don’t Happen by Accident
  Regional Focus
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Versatile Venues: Sports Complexes Across the Southeast Offer Entertainment Beyond the Event
  Service Solutions
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Event Grants: Navigating Local Funding Options
  Sports Facilities
1
Fields of Honor
  Sports Landscape
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On the Road
  Sports Outlook
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Cheer 2025: A Year of Growth, Progress and Athlete Empowerment