Get involved
You already have something to give
Money, time, equipment, skills, a useful introduction — or the means to send someone who has the time but not the airfare. Start with what you have and a volunteer will help you put it where it counts.
Not sure how to help?
Start from what you actually have
Find the line that sounds like you. Each one leads to a concrete next step.
I have money but not time
Fund local leadership, equipment and program costs year-round. This is the fastest and most flexible way to help.
Donate now(opens secure Stripe donation page in a new tab)I have time but not much money
Organize an equipment drive or fundraiser, help with outreach, or put a skill to work from home — coaching, translation, photography, spreadsheets.
See ways to give timeI have sports equipment, or access to it
Collect clean, usable gear from your garage, team or school. We confirm the current need and arrange drop-off or collection.
Equipment guidanceI have a team, school, business or network
Run a collection or fundraiser, make an introduction, or partner with us on a program.
Open a door for usI want to participate directly
Tell us what you can do and when. We'll let you know what is actually needed right now — some help is on the ground, much of it is not.
Contact SAWB
Give money
Fund the people and resources behind every project
A tax-deductible gift is the fastest way to help. Funds buy equipment we cannot source through donations, cover shipping and customs, and pay the direct costs of running clinics in host communities.
SAWB is volunteer-run — no salaries, no office overhead. Donations may pay local organizers and coaches for the year-round work that keeps programs going.
- • Processed securely by Stripe — card or digital wallet.
- • Emailed receipt for your records at the time of your gift.
- • One-time gift; contact us for recurring or team-wide giving.
Give equipment
Collect or donate usable sports gear
We accept clean, usable gear that a young athlete can play with tomorrow. Volunteers travel with donated equipment and hand it to clubs, schools and coaches directly.
Most needed
- Baseball and softball gloves, bats, balls
- Volleyballs, basketballs, soccer balls
- Cleats, court shoes, uniforms and kits
- Children's clothing
How to send it
- 1. Email or call us with what you have.
- 2. We confirm the current need and destination.
- 3. We arrange drop-off or collection with you.
Give time
Volunteer locally or travel with a project
If you have time to give, we would love to have you join one of our upcoming service projects. Our volunteer base is intentionally mixed: current and former student athletes, coaches, teachers, medical and travel professionals, and parents.
Student athletes
Run clinic stations, demonstrate skills, and train with local players. Teams travel together with their coaching staff.
Coaches & staff
Plan sessions with host coaches, lead skill blocks, and help mentor the student athletes on your roster.
Skilled volunteers
Logistics, translation, photography, medical support, fundraising and equipment collection all matter.
Give your skills
You may already have what a project needs
Projects run on ordinary abilities. If you can coach a station, speak Spanish, keep a spreadsheet straight, take good photographs, write a fundraising email or organize a room full of donated gear, there is real work here for you — from home or on the ground.
Sport & coaching
Skills instruction, session planning, officiating, strength and conditioning, athletic training.
Language & communication
Spanish and other languages for clinics, host coordination, email and translation of materials.
Behind the scenes
Logistics, inventory, fundraising, grant writing, bookkeeping, design, photography, video and social media.
Give your network
An introduction can be worth more than a check
Athletics departments & schools
Build a service component into an existing international trip, or host an end-of-season equipment drive on campus.
Clubs & youth programs
Collect outgrown gear across your families and turn a season's leftovers into a shipment that gets used.
Businesses
Sponsor equipment purchases, shipping or travel logistics for a specific project, or match your employees' giving.
Community groups
Fundraise, perform, or run a collection event — several of our supporters started exactly this way.
Sponsor someone else
Have the means but not the time? Send someone who has both.
Plenty of people have the coaching ability, the language or the time to join a project but no way to cover the cost of getting there. If your schedule is full and your budget isn't, your gift can put one of them on the ground in your place.
More often, the better use of a gift is not travel at all. We keep our own trips limited and send as much funding as we can to the coaches and organizers who live in the community — the people who know what's needed, hand out the equipment, and run the leagues and clinics between our visits. They're paid for that work, at a rate that makes sense where they live, because they're colleagues.
So not being able to travel isn't a limitation. Your giving can keep capable local leadership working all year, which is where the lasting impact comes from.
