ABIS

ABIS student membership is for high school and college students who are passionate about sports, racial equity, and community impact.

Student Membership

ABIS Professional Membership is for industry professionals who want to help advance racial equity in sports and support the next generation of leaders.

Professional Membership

ABIS Group membership is for groups of up to 10 people.

Group Membership

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1748922261/wysiwyg/azk9kbwmoclgvafg54ks.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /> Advancing Beyond in Sports (ABIS) is a 501(c)3 organization, founded by Gary Charles in response to the racial and economic injustices that have impacted our society and sports. ABIS intends to use the voice of the sports community and resources to build an organization based upon the following pillars for change: Economic Sustainability, Education & Development, Racial Equity Research, and Voting & Civic Engagement.  By becoming a member of ABIS, you join a network of sports enthusiasts who collectively use their voices to strengthen our community through advocacy, research, and the celebration of Black excellence. Members receive: 1. Access to professional development workshops/summits2. Invitation to annual membership meetings3. Quarterly newsletters4. Priority registration for ABIS Events5. Eligibility for ABIS Administrator/Coaches Watchlist6. Regular communication about our programs and partnerships Join the Voice of Racial Equity in Sports Today!

<p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);text-align:center;" style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);text-align:center;"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1748922568/wysiwyg/ardzvohsdaghbsva9c31.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> Hi&nbsp;<span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name&nbsp;,<p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);text-align:center;" style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);text-align:center;">&quot;Your Voice Our Strength&quot;&nbsp;<p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);text-align:left;" style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);text-align:left;">Welcome to ABIS!&nbsp;We are happy to have you on this journey with us as we fervently advocate for a culture of equity and inclusion that fosters economic development, as well as racial and social justice for all. As a member of ABIS, your benefits are: <ol fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;">Access to professional development workshops/summits</li><li fr-original-style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;">Invitation to annual membership meetings</li><li fr-original-style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;">Quarterly newsletters</li><li fr-original-style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;">Priority registration for ABIS Events</li><li fr-original-style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;">Eligibility for ABIS Administrator/Coaches Watchlist</li><li fr-original-style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;">Regular communication about our programs and partnerships</li></ol>&nbsp;Along with your membership, you will receive regular communication about our programs and partnerships. We are proud to be working with the following corporate partners on programs that impact our culture: <ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;">The ABIS Coaches Watchlists: ABIS annually honors Black coaches in various sports and distributes lists directly to Athletic Directors, Conference Offices, and Search Firms.</li><li fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;">The JPMorgan Chase Financial Coaching Program: ABIS partners with JPMorgan Chase to offer financial coaching workshops for student-athletes with a special emphasis on financial management and NIL.&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;">TEAMWORK ONLINE Partnership: ABIS partners with TEAMWORK ONLINE to enhance opportunities for Black student-athletes to secure paid internships in the sports industry.</li><li fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;">Other collaborations with Pursuit of Greatness (Bev Kearney), A Step-Up (Felicia Hall Allen), Hyreable (Jen Fry Talks), and purposeful virtual panels on selected topics.</li><li fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-position:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;box-sizing:inherit;">Professional development sessions held during our annual Champions &amp; Legends Weekend, which brings together coaches, collegiate and professional athletes, collegiate and professional administrators, and CEOs.</li></ul>&nbsp;If you need additional information and want to connect with us at ABIS, please reach out to our staff. Welcome to the &ldquo;NAACP of Sports&rdquo;! WE ARE ABIS! &nbsp;&nbsp;Warm regards,--Ingrid Wicker McCree, Ed.D.COO, Advancing Beyond in Sports (ABIS)ingrid@weareabis.org &nbsp;704-940-6491

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1748922261/wysiwyg/azk9kbwmoclgvafg54ks.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> Advancing Beyond in Sports (ABIS) is a 501(c)3 organization, founded by Gary Charles in response to the racial and economic injustices that have impacted our society and sports. ABIS intends to use the voice of the sports community and resources to build an organization based upon the following pillars for change: Economic Sustainability, Education &amp; Development, Racial Equity Research, and Voting &amp; Civic Engagement.  By becoming a member of ABIS, you join a network of sports enthusiasts who collectively use their voices to strengthen our community through advocacy, research, and the celebration of Black excellence. Members receive: 1. Access to professional development workshops/summits2. Invitation to annual membership meetings3. Quarterly newsletters4. Priority registration for ABIS Events5. Eligibility for ABIS Administrator/Coaches Watchlist6. Regular communication about our programs and partnerships Join the Voice of Racial Equity in Sports Today!

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