News & Resources
Primary Resources
USTA Advocacy Resources
- Establishing a Successful Advocacy Program
- The Big Serve Advocacy Handbook (2007) (PDF File)
- USTA Advocacy Consultant Traning Workshop (PPT)
- Basic Survey Information (DOC)
2009 CDTW Folder
- 2009 CDTW Presentation on Public Funding (PPT)
- 2009 CDTW Presentation on Public Funding: Printable Material (DOC)
- 2009 CDTW Presentation on Public Funding: Talking Points (DOC)
- 2009 CDTW Presentation on Public Funding: David Dinkins PSA (WMV)
- 2009 CDTW Presentation on Public Funding: Event Video (WMV)
USTA Intermountain Folder
- USTA Intermountain: Build a Facility (PDF)
- USTA Intermountain: Funding Finder (PDF)
- USTA Intermountain: Funding Finder Explanation (DOC)
USTA Southern Folder
- USTA Southern Advocacy Handbook (PDF)
- USTA Southern: Cary Parks and Recreation (PPT)
- USTA Southern Density (XLS)
- USTA Southern Court Density Map (XLS)
- USTA Southern Member Density Map (XLS)
Florida Folder
- USTA Florida Advocacy Session Bullet Points (DOC)
- Florida After School Success (DOC)
- USTA Florida Section Advocacy Handbook (DOC)
Texas Folder
- USTA Tennis Needs Assessment (DOC)
- Texas Municipal Tennis Facility Proposal (PPT)
- Texas Keller Tennis Center (PPT)
- Tennis in Texas, Tennis in Kyle! (PPT)
- USTA Texas Midland (PPT)
Grant/Funding Sources
- American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (Stimulus Package) Funding Sources
- The Foundation Center: www.foundationcenter.org
- Grants.gov: www.grants.gov
- The Kaiser Family Foundation: www.kff.org
- Robert Wood Foundation: www.rwfj.org
- Sports Philanthropy Project: www.sportsphilanthropyproject.com
- Teammates for Kids: www.t4kids.com
- USTA Grants: www.usta.com/grants
- USTA Eastern Grants/Scholarships: www.eastern.usta.com
- USTA Florida Grants/Scholarships: www.ustaflorida.com
- USTA Intermountain Grants/Scholarships: www.intermountain.usta.com
- USTA Mid-Atlantic Grants/Scholarships: www.midatlantic.usta.com
- USTA Middle States Grants/Scholarships: www.middlestates.usta.com
- USTA Midwest Grants/Scholarships: www.midwest.usta.com
- USTA Northern Grants/Scholarships: www.northern.usta.com
- USTA Southern Grants/Scholarships: www.scta.usta.com
- USTA Southwest Grants/Scholarships: www.southwest.usta.com
- Women's Sports Foundation: www.womenssportsfoundation.org
News, Reports and Statistics
- "Growth of Tennis Chart, 2000-2008", SGMA Sports and Fitness Participation Report, 2009
- "Learning to Play and Playing to Learn", Team-Up for Youth, February 2009
- "The Obama Health Plan and Health Reform Efforts: A Strategic Perspective", Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, December 2008
- "Tennis, Everyone?", NRPA, November 2008
- "Be An Advocate for Tennis", Tennis Week, May/June 2007
- "Economic Impact Study", USTA, 2006
Advocacy Calendar of Events
- SGMA's 11th Annual National Health Through Fitness Day, Washington, DC, March 9 - March 10, 2010: www.sgma.com
Additional Resources
- The After-School Corporation: www.tascorp.org
- American Sports Builders Association: www.sportsbuilders.org
- Citizen Corp: www.citizencorps.com
- City Parks Alliance: www.cityparksalliance.org
- The Finance Project: www.financeproject.org
- The Foundation Center: www.foundationcenter.org
- Intercollegiate Tennis Association: www.itatennis.com
- National Afterschool Alliance: www.afterschoolalliance.org
- National Association for Sports and Physical Education (NASPE): www.aahperd.org/naspe
- National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity: www.ncppa.org
- National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST): www.niost.org
- National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA): www.nirsa.org
- National League of Cities: www.nlc.org
- National Recreation and Park Association: www.nrpa.org
- Professional Tennis Registry (PTR: www.ptrtennis.org
- Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association: www.sgma.com
- Tennis Industry Association (TIA): www.tennisindustry.org
- U.S. Conference of Mayors: www.usmayors.org
- United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA): www.uspta.org
- Urban Park and Recovery Grants: www.nps.gov/ncrc/programs/uprr