Center for Sport, Peace, and Society - University of Tennessee

What Center for Sport, Peace, and Society - University of Tennessee does

The Center for Sport, Peace, and Society (CSPS) is a university center within the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, founded in 2012 and operating with approximately 10 staff. Its core function is serving as the implementing partner of the U.S. Department of State Global Sports Mentoring Program, a five-week international exchange in which international sports leaders are paired with U.S. mentors to develop Action Plans that use sport to address socio-political challenges in their home communities. Reported outcomes include the creation of national sports leagues and federations for women and people with disabilities, and influence on legislation to make countries more inclusive and accessible.

The center delivers its offering through three program configurations: the Global Sports Mentoring Program (the umbrella), the Empowering Women Program (a track focused on women leaders in sport), and the Sport 4 Community Program (a track focused on community development). Participants are sourced globally, with documented cohorts from India, Venezuela, Senegal, and Taiwan, and the center maintains a social media presence on Facebook and Instagram for outreach. Distribution is effectively the single State Department partnership channel, with no independent commercial sales motion.

The business model is grants-and-institutional funding rather than commercial revenue. The center is a unit within a public state university, with funding flowing through the University of Tennessee and U.S. Department of State sources. No pricing, customer billing, or revenue figures are disclosed. The center is led by personnel including Dr. Sarah Hillyer (visible in 2019 program imagery), though formal management team data is not provided. The center operates from 335 Claxton Complex, 1122 Volunteer Boulevard, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Name

Center for Sport, Peace, and Society - University of Tennessee

Legal name

Center for Sport, Peace, and Society - University of Tennessee

Website

https://sportandpeace.utk.edu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Center for Sport, Peace, and Society at the University of Tennessee implements the U.S. Department of State Global Sports Mentoring Program, running five-week international exchanges where global sports leaders develop sport-based social change action plans for women and disability inclusion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Diplomacy & International Development Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports Community Relations & Grassroots Program Management (MPAKAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cause, Community & CSR-Linked Sports Partnerships (Foundations, Youth Programs) (MPAKALAJ), Disability & Adaptive Sports Organizations (Paralympic, Special Olympics) (MPAKACAH), University/School Sport Governing Bodies (Collegiate/Scholastic Associations) (MPAKAFAG), Community Engagement & Service-Learning Partnerships (EDALAOAI)

Keywords

• International sports exchange
• Sport-based social change
• Sports diplomacy programs
• Women in sport leadership
• Inclusive sports development

Headquarters

HQ city

Knoxville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government and Academic Funding: The center operates as part of the University of Tennessee's College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, likely funded through a combination of U.S. Department of State grants and university resources to conduct international sports diplomacy programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Center for Sport, Peace, and Society (CSPS) operates the five-week Global Sports Mentoring Program on behalf of the U.S. Department of State, pairing international sports leaders with U.S. mentors to develop Action Plans for sport-based social change. Programs include specialized tracks such as the Empowering Women Program and Sport 4 Community Program that build national leagues, federations, and inclusive legislation for women and people with disabilities.

Product overview

The Center for Sport, Peace, and Society operates as an implementing partner of the U.S. Department of State Global Sports Mentoring Program. The center's core offering is the Global Sports Mentoring Program, which includes specialized tracks such as the Empowering Women Program and the Sport 4 Community Program. Through these programs, the center facilitates five-week international exchanges where sports leaders develop Action Plans for sport-based social change, contributing to the creation of national sports leagues and federations for women and people with disabilities, and influencing legislation to make countries more inclusive and accessible.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Global Sports Mentoring Program A five-week exchange program delivered as implementing partner of the U.S. Department of State, in which international sports leaders work with U.S. mentors to develop Action Plans for sport-based social change in their home communities.
• Empowering Women Program A specialized program track of the Global Sports Mentoring Program focused on developing women leaders in sport and supporting the creation of national women's sports leagues and federations.
• Sport 4 Community Program A program track within the Global Sports Mentoring Program that supports sport-based community development initiatives for populations including people with disabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Created national sports leagues and federations for women and people with disabilities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• U.S. Department of StatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe center serves as implementing partner for the U.S. Department of State Global Sports Mentoring Program. Through this partnership, the center works with international sports leaders and U.S. mentors on five-week exchanges where leaders develop Action Plans for sport-based social change in their communities. These plans have contributed to creating national sports leagues and federations for women and people with disabilities and have impacted legislation to make countries more inclusive.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• International Paralympic Committee: Global governing body for the Paralympic Movement and disability sport; relevant as the broad incumbent in disability/adaptive sport whose federation-building work parallels CSPS's disability sports league-creation outcomes.
• UNICEF Sport for Development: Sport for development programs housed within UNICEF; comparable as a UN-backed platform using sport to deliver social outcomes for women, children, and marginalized groups globally, though at vastly greater scale.
• Special Olympics International: Global organization providing year-round sports training and competition for people with intellectual disabilities; overlaps with CSPS's disability sports federation-building work, but at much larger scale and as a broad incumbent.

Direct peers

• Right To Play: International NGO that uses sport and play to educate and empower children facing adversity; highly comparable model of sport-for-development programming with global cohorts, similar to CSPS's exchange-driven Action Plan methodology.
• Laureus Sport for Good Foundation: Global foundation that funds and convenes sport-for-social-change programs worldwide; comparable as a sport-for-development platform that supports leaders and projects analogous to CSPS's mentoring and Action Plan approach.
• Institute for Sport and Social Justice: U.S.-based organization promoting sport as a vehicle for social change and equity; comparable thematic focus on sport as a tool for inclusion and social impact, though operating through education and advocacy rather than international exchanges.
• Peace and Sport: Monaco-based international organization dedicated to using sport to build peace and social cohesion; the closest direct peer in mission and structure to the Center for Sport, Peace, and Society, though operating independently of the U.S. government.
• Women Win: International foundation advancing girls' and women's participation in sport; directly comparable to the Empowering Women program track, including national federation-building and policy advocacy.
• Beyond Sport: Global organization that supports and convenes leaders using sport for social impact; directly comparable in convening international sport-for-change practitioners and aggregating program outcomes.
• PeacePlayers International: NGO using basketball to bring together young people from divided communities; comparable as a sport-for-peace platform that combines exchanges, leadership development, and structured programming — closely aligned with CSPS's peacebuilding mission.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TheCenterForSportPeaceSociety
• Instagraminstagram.com/sportandpeaceut
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sportandpeaceut

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