Lesley de Jonge is the founder and executive director of Let's Keep the Ball Flying, a nonprofit connecting the global volleyball community to spread access to the sport.

In this conversation he and Joseph Smalzer get into the moment in Nepal that started it all, why a jersey can be a bridge into belonging, how the organization teaches coaches in rural areas to build a volleyball from plastic bags and a net from bamboo, the school-adoption model that has clubs from Stanford to Nebraska giving back, and the lesson he keeps relearning: the people doing the giving are the ones who get changed the most.

Let's Keep the Ball Flying:
Website: lktbf.org
Email: [email protected]
Socials:
https://www.instagram.com/letskeeptheballflying/

https://www.facebook.com/letskeeptheballflying

https://www.tiktok.com/@letskeeptheballflying

https://www.linkedin.com/company/letskeeptheballflying/

GTZP.ORG:
Website: https://www.gtzp.org/
Email: [email protected]
Socials:
https://www.facebook.com/greaterthanzeropercent/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/greaterthanzeropercent
https://www.youtube.com/@gtzp
https://www.instagram.com/greaterthanzeropercent/
https://www.tiktok.com/@greaterthanzeropercent

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