The Azrieli Foundation’s Coalition for Sports for Social Impact held its first meeting of 2024, hosted by the Israeli Association of Community Centers and Value Sports. The meeting was attended by 40 of Israel’s leading figures in the field of Sports for Social Impact. 
The meeting focused on partnerships and collaboration. The centerpiece of the meeting was a workshop titled “Key Issues in Partnership Management,” led by Dr. Tami Rubel Lipshitz, a psychologist, researcher, and organizational consultant from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
In the workshop, Dr. Lipshitz presented partnerships between organizations as a spectrum of possibilities, ranging from basic resource sharing to strategic partnerships. She emphasized several key issues for successful collaboration, such as: Alignment of expectations, gradual trust building and fit between organizational cultures.
After the workshop, coalition members divided into four working groups, which will serve as the basis for future collaborations. The working groups focus on the coalition’s key areas of focus:
- Empowering girls and women
- Working with at-risk youth and in the social-geographic periphery
- Building a shared society
- Working with special populations
The meeting laid the foundation for significant collaborations between social sport organizations in Israel. The working groups were created to allow coalition members to work together on shared projects, share information and knowledge, and advance their shared goals. 
The Social Sport Coalition is a leading organization in the field of social sport in Israel. The coalition is committed to providing professional support, training, enrichment, and a platform for collaboration to help member organizations achieve their goals, maximize their potential, and expand and deepen their positive impact on individuals and society.
The Social Sport Coalition hosts a variety of meetings throughout the year for management-level staff of member organizations, as well as specialized meetings for other roles, such as coaches and trainers.
