VANCOUVER, Wash. – Today, the Clark College Athletics Department announced the launching of the Official Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) Marketplace of Penguin Athletics, which will be powered by Opendorse.
Clark College Penguins NIL Marketplace
Clark Athletics is among the first junior college programs nationwide to provide a single marketplace platform to send supporters to access student-athletes and offer NIL opportunities. The marketplace gives penguin fans, brands and sponsors the ability to browse, book, pitch and pay any Clark student-athletes for NIL activities in one compliant platform, built specifically for the athletes' needs.
"This is an exciting announcement for our athletics department and our student-athletes. Being able to provide our student-athletes with the opportunity to educate themselves on NIL and maximize their potential is extremely important to the future of college athletics," Laura LeMasters, Director of Athletics exclaimed.
Utilizing the Penguin Marketplace, each Clark student-athlete that chooses to opt-in to the program will receive an Opendorse profile, which they can customize and promote to fans on their personal social media channels. When offered an NIL deal, athletes receive a notification through the Opendorse app, where they can choose to accept and complete the opportunity. Once completed, the student-athlete immediately receives compensation to their account and can automatically disclose their activity to Clark athletics.
The Opendorse marketplace is built on a decade of athlete marketing technology and experience. Opendorse has facilitated hundreds of thousands of NIL deals and endorsements with athletes at all levels of sports. The Opendorse marketplace is used by over 75,000 athletes to manage deals from pitch to payment, and even tax preparation.
About Opendorse
Opendorse, the NIL company, is the leading technology provider in the athlete endorsement industry. More than 75,000 athletes use Opendorse to understand, build, and monetize their name, image, and likeness (NIL) with support from thousands of brands, fans, sponsors, donors and partners including Team USA, PGA TOUR, NFLPA, MLBPA, WNBPA, LPGA, over 100 professional and collegiate sports teams.
