miércoles, 25 de abril de 2012

Crowdfunding and PGA Tour

People that do not know anything about golf may think, and actually think, that it is an elitist sport practised by rich people that have no interest in helping people. I can show you that they are wrong!

First of all, I recommend you to see this presentation, to get familiar with the word "crowdfunding", that is a tool used for big and small projects to be fund.






The PGA Tour is a great example of a crowdfunding platform as many social initiatives are funded by PGA Tour's donations, players involvement and PGA Tour's initiatives.

With its foundation "THE FIRST TEE", PGA Tour is providing young people the education they need, spreading the golf values. The goal is to reach the $100 Million of donations by 2017.

For more information, you can visit the webpage: http://together.pgatour.com/the-first-tee/

"Birdies for the braves" is another initiative supported by the PGA Tour
(website: http://www.birdiesforthebrave.org/).
"Birdies for the Brave" was originally created by Phil Mickelson and his wife, Amy, to support troops injured during combat and their families. For each birdie or eagle made by Phil throughout the season, a contribution of $100 for a birdie or $500 for an eagle is made to Homes For Our Troops and Special Operations Warrior Foundation.

And PGA Tour also helds every TOUR player iniciative and foundation in the US or even in their home countries. Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson are an example of the commitment of the PGA Tour and its players with the community. 

In the website together.pgatour.com you can deeply see the initiatives and projects supported by every player.


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