Mattel Innovative Practices

Support for Special Olympics Programs to further their missions by engaging athletes, young people, families and volunteers is the key to our partnership with Global Sponsor Mattel and The Mattel Children’s Foundation since 2005. We share these 2011 innovative practices gathered from around our Regions with our international movement so that we may document case studies to provide inspiration to Program leadership, governmental and non-governmental policy makers, the funder, potential funders and other key stakeholders.

Mattel Innovative Practices

What is an Innovative Practice?

An "innovative practice" can be described as a successful example of a Mattel award in achieving the Program’s strategic goals. The innovative practice example will describe creative and sustainable impacts the award has made on the Program, including making a difference on the lives of those who are touched by the award, leveraging partnerships and networking with other governmental and/or non-governmental organizations, generating awareness and having potential for replication.


Innovative Practices

Innovative Practices will be shared in each of the three Special Olympics and Mattel partnership impact areas:


Each practice will contain a geographical map of the Program, contact information, metrics in several categories that were achieved by the award, descriptions of selected characteristics from the implementation of the award. 

Contact

For additional information, please contact Dr. Ron Vederman, Special Olympics Director of Organizational Development.  Rvederman@specialolympics.org   (202) 824-0275


Your Donation Matters

Your donation could buy a soccer ball, outfit a team, change a life.

DONATE NOW»

Volunteer Near You

Volunteering with Special Olympics is fun and very rewarding, for both the athlete and the volunteer!

LEARN MORE»

"Events" is a top search term for SO.org. Add your own events.

More »

Find events near you and learn about volunteer opportunities at one of our 220 worldwide locations. 

FIND A LOCATION NEAR YOU »

Show Your Support

Team Mattel the largest corporate volunteer organization for Special Olympics around the world.
Volunteer »

Show Your Support

Mattel Children's Foundation the largest Special Olympics Partner for Young Athletes
Young Athletes »

Show Your Support

Mattel Youth Fan promotes acceptance, inclusion, respect and opportunities around the world.
Youth Fan »

Special Olympics Blog

Rise Up Revolutionaries!

And today, I watched this video by Stu Chaifetz about teachers and adults who bullied Akian, a ten year old with autism in Cherry Hill New Jersey.  It is a tale of fear and rage, as heartbreaking as it is infuriating.  It is a call to all of us to rise up again, to demand change in Cherry Hill, to ask for an accounting from those who were abusive.   Our own young leaders in Special Olympics Project Unify will understand the horrors of this video perhaps better than anyone.  In a special way, I ask their leadership now.read more »

Posted on 2012-04-26 by Tim

go to blog »


*

Special Olympics - Become a Fan

Donate Now Donate Now