Submitted by By-Jason-Wolf t3_11eizh4 in IAmA
The NFL trumpets its players’ philanthropy and community service with the full force of its extraordinary marketing might and has built the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award into a monument to excellence. But the NFL and NFL Players Association, which bestows a similar annual award, don’t adequately vet the nonprofits founded by the men they honor or educate players on the nonprofit sector with equal vigor. The encouragement to give back, coupled with the lack of nonprofit knowledge and bravado, lead ultra-competitive players to found nonprofits that often struggle with inefficiency for years, award winners and nominees said.
