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NextPlay Raises $600,000 in Second Seed Round

Denver, CO – NextPlay, a trusted provider of comprehensive career success software and solutions for athletics organizations, announced this week that it has raised $600,000 in equity financing from angel…

Reframing Alumni Value

Alumni represent the largest population associated with a school and are the only permanent members of an athletics department. Despite…

St. John’s Partners With NextPlay

QUEENS, NY – In an effort to better connect current student-athletes with their predecessors from decades past, the St. John’s…

NextPlay Hires It’s First Employees

NextPlay is pleased to announce the first three full-time hires in the company’s history. “Ashleigh, Bryon, and Thomas are all…

How to Empower Your Athlete Alumni

Once your student-athletes graduate and move onto the next chapter of their lives, the hard work of keeping them connected…

The 40-Year Decision Differentiate Your Recruiting Pitch

Nearly every coach uses a version of the same cliché in their recruiting pitch: “Make a 40-year decision, not a…

Looking Forward to 2021

As we sat down to reflect on the year that was 2020 and to consider the future of NextPlay, it…

NextPlay Partners With San Jose State

SAN JOSE, CA – Targeting a more certain future for its student-athlete population, San José State University Athletics and NextPlay…

Athlete-Alumni Fundraising: Go Big By Going Small

Donations are the second-largest external (non-institution / government) revenue source for DI athletic departments. For DII and DIII programs, with…

Campbell Extends Partnership with NextPlay

BUIES CREEK, NC – Campbell Athletics has extended its partnership with NextPlay to continue providing career development support to student-athletes…

How Employers Can Connect with Diverse Talent

Chances are, diversity and inclusion has become a strategic objective for your company. It’s not only because combating systemic racism…