Category Archives: Teams, Leagues

Cubs Charities gives to AIDS Foundation of Chicago

7/23/2009, 4:10 a.m. EDT The Associated Press (AP) — CHICAGO – Chicago Cubs Charities has announced a $50,000 grant to the AIDS Foundation of Chicago. The grant was given in…

PGA TOUR BARCLAYS TO FEATURE SPECIAL HOSPITALITY FOR MILITARY FAMILIES

From Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Daily, Morning Buzz, July 21, 2009 (excerpt) PGA TOUR BARCLAYS TO FEATURE SPECIAL HOSPITALITY FOR MILITARY FAMILIES By Jon Show, Staff Writer, SportsBusiness Journal The…

MLB All-Star week of giving

Last week’s All-Star game festivities had a very “giving” feeling to it. A review of the array of events and partnerships highlighted by the League and its partners was quite…

Full Lineup of Charity Work by Yankees

The full article first appeared at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/sports/baseball/16yankees.html?ref=sports. Jack Curry, July 15, 2009, New York Times Full Lineup of Charity Work by Yankees (excerpt) Jason Zillo wrote “Hope Week” on the…

CVS Caremark's National Philanthropic 'All Kids Can' Program Plays Out on Major League Baseball Field

Originally published at CSRwire. CVS Caremark Launches the 2009 Season of the CVS Caremark All Kids Can(TM) Baseball Camps at Fenway Park (excerpt) WOONSOCKET, R.I., July 14 /PRNewswire/ — CVS…

MLB All-Star Game Charitable Activities – Sponsors and League

2 Articles “All-Star Sponsors Strive to Look Truly Charitable” By KEN BELSON, July 13, 2009, New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/13/sports/baseball/13sponsor.html?_r=1&ref=baseball Making money by giving it away: that is part of the…

Sports philanthropy tied to branding, bottom lines

More sports organizations nationwide are engaging in philanthropy, their charitable work intricately tied to building their brands and complementing their business strategies, according to the preliminary results of a national…

Economy shouldn’t change attitudes on social entrepreneurship

Economy shouldn’t change attitudes on social entrepreneurship First published April 06, 2009 in Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal, http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/62169 Social entrepreneurship, often associated with corporate socially responsible behavior, is the…

FC Barcelona fulfilling a social responsibility

Originally published at The Hindu, Feb. 13, 2009.  http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/13/stories/2009021355841800.htm FC Barcelona fulfilling a social responsibility (excerpt) – A. Joseph Antony ANANTAPUR: Joan Laporta I Estruch is President of FC Barcelona,…