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Diane von Furstenberg To Present Oprah With Lifetime Leadership Award   Mar 5, 2012

  • Diane von Furstenberg's charity work and causes
  • Oprah's charity work and causes

Designer Diane von Furstenberg is pleased to announce the recipients of The Third Annual DVF Awards, honoring five women who have demonstrated leadership, strength and courage in their respective fields.

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Lady Gaga Unveils Born This Way Foundation   Mar 1, 2012

  • Lady Gaga's charity work and causes
  • Born This Way Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Oprah's charity work and causes
  • Deepak Chopra's charity work and causes

Yesterday at Harvard University, Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, officially unveiled the Born This Way Foundation (BTWF), a new non-profit charitable organization, before a crowd of policy makers, non-profit organizations, foundation leaders, students and youth at the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Askwith Forum.

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Lady Gaga's Charity Launch To Be Streamed Live   Feb 28, 2012

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  • Lady Gaga's charity work and causes
  • Oprah's charity work and causes
  • Deepak Chopra's charity work and causes

The Born This Way Foundation (BTWF) launch event featuring Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, at Harvard University will be streamed live to the BTWF website on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 from 4:00-5:30pm EST.

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Oprah To Join Lady Gaga At Charity Launch   Feb 14, 2012

  • Lady Gaga's charity work and causes
  • Oprah's charity work and causes
  • Born This Way Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Deepak Chopra's charity work and causes

Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, announced today that Oprah Winfrey will be joining them at Harvard University for the official launch of the Born This Way Foundation (BTWF) on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012.

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Oprah Attends Graduation Of Leadership Students In South Africa   Jan 16, 2012

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  • Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa's celebrity supporters
  • Nelson Mandela's charity work and causes

Oprah Winfrey was in South Africa over the weekend to attend the first graduation of 72 students from her Leadership Academy for Girls.

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Stars Help Honor Sean Penn's Work In Haiti   Jan 15, 2012

  • Sean Penn's charity work and causes
  • J/P Haitian Relief Organization's celebrity supporters
  • Leonardo DiCaprio's charity work and causes
  • Julia Roberts's charity work and causes
  • Kim Kardashian's charity work and causes
  • Mel Gibson's charity work and causes
  • Orlando Bloom's charity work and causes
  • George Clooney's charity work and causes
  • Demi Moore's charity work and causes
  • Diane Lane's charity work and causes
  • Josh Brolin's charity work and causes
  • Petra Nemcova's charity work and causes
  • Emily Watson's charity work and causes
  • Hilary Swank's charity work and causes
  • James Gandolfini's charity work and causes
  • Angelina Jolie's charity work and causes
  • Damien Rice's charity work and causes
  • Bono's charity work and causes
  • Oprah's charity work and causes

A host of stars were out in Beverly Hills in the weekend to celebrate Sean Penn and his work with the J/P Haitian Relief Organization.

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Stars Create Bookprints To Help Children In Need   Dec 14, 2011

  • Whoopi Goldberg's charity work and causes
  • Bill Gates's charity work and causes
  • Oprah's charity work and causes
  • Scarlett Johansson's charity work and causes
  • Tony Hawk's charity work and causes
  • Taylor Swift's charity work and causes
  • Daniel Radcliffe's charity work and causes
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • George Bush Sr's charity work and causes
  • Nick Cannon's charity work and causes
  • Ellen DeGeneres's charity work and causes

A new campaign, ONE MILLION BOOKPRINTS FOR ONE MILLION BOOKS, kicked off yesterday, inviting readers of all ages to create a “Bookprint” at the online community, youarewhatyouread.com.

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Oprah Makes Charity Trip To Haiti   Dec 14, 2011

  • Oprah's charity work and causes
  • Sean Penn's charity work and causes
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes

Oprah Winfrey has been in Haiti this week to visit some of the efforts being made to help the earthquake-ravaged country as the second anniversary of the disaster approaches.

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Hugh Jackman Attends Star-Studded Baby Buggy Anniversary   Dec 12, 2011

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  • Jerry Seinfeld's charity work and causes
  • Jon Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Jessica Seinfeld's charity work and causes
  • Kyle Maclachlan's charity work and causes
  • Julianne Moore's charity work and causes
  • Naomi Watts's charity work and causes
  • Kelly Ripa's charity work and causes
  • Hugh Jackman's charity work and causes
  • Oprah's charity work and causes
  • Bridget Moynahan's charity work and causes
  • Nigel Barker's charity work and causes
  • Jeff Gordon's charity work and causes

Baby Buggy, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing families in need with essential equipment, clothing, products, and services for children, held its 10th Anniversary Gala on Monday, December 5th at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center.

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Stars Come Out Around The World For ICAP Charity Day   Dec 9, 2011

  • Oprah's charity work and causes
  • Derek Jeter's charity work and causes
  • Jessica Alba's charity work and causes
  • Lewis Hamilton's charity work and causes
  • Rod Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Penny Lancaster's charity work and causes
  • Kevin Spacey's charity work and causes
  • Duchess of Cornwall's charity work and causes

ICAP, the world’s leading interdealer broker, raised a record $20 million (£12.75 million) worldwide on its 19th annual Charity Day, this week. This brings the total amount raised through the ICAP Charity Day, which started in 1993, to $139 million (£89.35 million).

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Photos: Oprah Winfrey And Jessica Alba Take Part In ICAP Charity Day   Dec 8, 2011

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  • Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa's celebrity supporters
  • Jessica Alba's charity work and causes
  • Derek Jeter's charity work and causes
  • Turn 2 Foundation's celebrity supporters

ICAP, the world’s leading interdealer broker, held its 19th annual global Charity Day on Wednesday, December 7, 2011. On this day, 100% of company revenues and commissions will be donated to a selection of over 200 charities around the world.

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LTTS Exclusive: Lauren Bush Talks World Hunger   Nov 16, 2011

  • Lauren Bush's charity work and causes
  • The FEED Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • World Food Programme's celebrity supporters
  • Emma Watson's charity work and causes
  • Reese Witherspoon's charity work and causes
  • Kenneth Cole's charity work and causes
  • Oprah's charity work and causes
  • Ralph Lauren's charity work and causes

Lauren Bush – model, co-founder of FEED Projects and designer of the world renown charity FEED Bags – recently talked to Look To The Stars about her views on World Hunger.

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Oprah Awarded Honorary Oscar For Charity Work   Nov 15, 2011

  • Oprah's charity work and causes
  • Jerry Lewis's charity work and causes
  • Paul Newman's charity work and causes
  • Elizabeth Taylor's charity work and causes
  • Sherry Lansing's charity work and causes
  • Quincy Jones's charity work and causes
  • Bob Hope's charity work and causes
  • Audrey Hepburn's charity work and causes
  • Charlton Heston's charity work and causes
  • Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa's celebrity supporters

Oprah Winfrey was presented with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award – a special Oscar for her charity work – at a dinner in LA on Saturday night.

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Oprah Chats With Ralph Lauren For Charity   Oct 27, 2011

  • Oprah's charity work and causes
  • Ralph Lauren's charity work and causes
  • Michael J. Fox's charity work and causes
  • Brian Williams's charity work and causes
  • Anna Wintour's charity work and causes
  • Martha Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Naomi Watts's charity work and causes

Oprah’s charity chat with Ralph Lauren in front of an audience at the Lincoln Center on Monday night raised more than $7 million for the fashion designer’s cancer care center in East Harlem.

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Steven Spielberg, Oprah And Tom Hanks Join Forces For PSAs   Oct 14, 2011

  • Michelle Obama's charity work and causes
  • Steven Spielberg's charity work and causes
  • Oprah's charity work and causes
  • Tom Hanks's charity work and causes

Hollywood heavyweights have come together for Michelle Obama and Jill Biden’s Joining Forces initiative in a new series of PSAs.

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Oprah Winfrey Awarded Humanitarian Award   Aug 4, 2011

  • Oprah's charity work and causes
  • Jerry Lewis's charity work and causes
  • Paul Newman's charity work and causes
  • Elizabeth Taylor's charity work and causes
  • Sherry Lansing's charity work and causes
  • Quincy Jones's charity work and causes
  • Bob Hope's charity work and causes
  • Audrey Hepburn's charity work and causes
  • Charlton Heston's charity work and causes
  • Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa's celebrity supporters

Oprah Winfrey is to be this year’s recipient of the prestigious Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

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Oprah Winfrey To Teach Girls In South Africa   Jul 7, 2011

  • Oprah's charity work and causes
  • Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa's celebrity supporters

Oprah Winfrey has returned from a trip to the school for girls she opened in South Africa, has announced that she will be going back soon… as a teacher.

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Shay Mitchell Joins Fight Against Sex Trafficking   Jun 15, 2011

  • Shay Mitchell's charity work and causes
  • Somaly Mam Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Oprah's charity work and causes
  • Ashlee Simpson's charity work and causes
  • Bonnie Raitt's charity work and causes

Pretty Little Liars actress Shay Mitchell recently joined the fight against sex trafficking.

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Oprah Winfrey Foundation Gives Save The Children $1.5 Million Grant   May 24, 2011

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  • Save the Children's celebrity supporters

As “The Oprah Winfrey Show” nears the end of its 25th and final season, the Friday, May 20 episode of the program featured an hour titled “Oprah’s All-Time Favorite Guest Revealed!” updating viewers on the lives of some of the program’s most memorable guests. During the show, Oprah also revealed that her favorite guest of all-time is Tererai Trent, a woman from the village of Zvipani in Zimbabwe.

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Robert F. Kennedy Center Launches Celebrity Charity Auction For Human Rights   Apr 28, 2011

  • Donna Karan's charity work and causes
  • Paula Deen's charity work and causes
  • Jay Leno's charity work and causes
  • Oprah's charity work and causes
  • Elton John's charity work and causes
  • Anderson Cooper's charity work and causes
  • Daniel Radcliffe's charity work and causes
  • Gwen Stefani's charity work and causes
  • Janet Jackson's charity work and causes
  • Jenna Fischer's charity work and causes
  • Regis Philbin's charity work and causes
  • James Blunt's charity work and causes
  • Martha Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Bill O'Reilly's charity work and causes

Whether you dream of taking a humanitarian adventure with Donna Karan or cooking up delectable treats with Paula Deen, talking politics with David Axelrod or getting your hands on Jay Leno’s world-famous car collection, you can help support the Robert F. Kennedy Center’s dream of worldwide human rights.

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Celebrate Mother's Day With Celebrity Charity Auction   Apr 26, 2011

  • Oprah's charity work and causes
  • Barbra Streisand's charity work and causes
  • The Art of Elysium's celebrity supporters
  • The FEED Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • After-School All-Stars's celebrity supporters
  • Red Cross's celebrity supporters
  • Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS's celebrity supporters
  • Children Mending Hearts's celebrity supporters
  • Generation Rescue's celebrity supporters
  • Habitat For Humanity's celebrity supporters
  • Malaria No More's celebrity supporters
  • Lady Gaga's charity work and causes
  • Bette Midler's charity work and causes
  • Matt Damon's charity work and causes
  • Halle Berry's charity work and causes
  • Mila Kunis's charity work and causes
  • Stevie Nicks's charity work and causes
  • Martha Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Laura Linney's charity work and causes
  • Jenny McCarthy's charity work and causes
  • Kate Linder's charity work and causes
  • Barry Manilow's charity work and causes
  • Jimmy Fallon's charity work and causes
  • Niki Taylor's charity work and causes
  • Rainn Wilson's charity work and causes
  • Mark Wahlberg's charity work and causes

Charitybuzz, the leading destination for luxury online charity auctions, presents its 3rd Annual Charitybuzz Mother’s Day Auction, featuring over 200 once-in-a-lifetime experiences and gifts with mom in mind, from the chance to meet Oprah Winfrey backstage at one the final tapings of The Oprah Winfrey Show to an afternoon with Barbra Streisand on the set of her newest film.

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Ricky Martin Honored By GLAAD At Celebrity Charity Gala   Mar 21, 2011

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  • Ricky Martin's charity work and causes
  • Russell Simmons's charity work and causes
  • Tina Fey's charity work and causes
  • Anderson Cooper's charity work and causes
  • Oprah's charity work and causes

GLAAD honored Ricky Martin at a special celebrity charity gala over the weekend for his work with gay rights in Latin America.

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Beverly Johnson Steps Up Against Domestic Violence   Feb 11, 2011

  • Beverly Johnson's charity work and causes
  • Oprah's charity work and causes

The first African-American women to grace the cover of Vogue magazine (August 1974), supermodel Beverly Johnson, is speaking up on behalf of domestic-violence victims.

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Humane Society Announces Charity Award Nominees   Feb 9, 2011

  • Oprah's charity work and causes
  • Dr. Phil McGraw's charity work and causes
  • The Humane Society's celebrity supporters
  • Anderson Cooper's charity work and causes
  • Kristin Davis's charity work and causes

DreamWorks’ Academy Award-nominated animated feature How to Train Your Dragon, HBO’s True Blood, NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report and The Daily Show, and syndicated TV’s The Oprah Winfrey Show and Dr. Phil are among 48 nominees in 17 categories in line for The Humane Society of the United States’ 25th Anniversary Genesis Awards.

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Music Superstars Create CD for Flood Victims   Jan 24, 2011

  • Sting's charity work and causes
  • Bon Jovi's charity work and causes
  • Pink's charity work and causes
  • Bob Dylan's charity work and causes
  • Kings Of Leon's charity work and causes
  • Powderfinger's charity work and causes
  • Crowded House's charity work and causes
  • Beyoncé Knowles's charity work and causes
  • Billy Joel's charity work and causes
  • Bruce Springsteen's charity work and causes
  • Foo Fighters's charity work and causes
  • Keith Urban's charity work and causes
  • The Salvation Army's celebrity supporters
  • Oprah's charity work and causes
  • Natalie Imbruglia's charity work and causes
  • Mandy Moore's charity work and causes
  • Kylie Minogue's charity work and causes
  • Red Cross's celebrity supporters
  • Tim McGraw's charity work and causes
  • Delta Goodrem's charity work and causes
  • Alan Jackson's charity work and causes
  • John Williamson's charity work and causes
  • John Mayer's charity work and causes

Dozens of artists, including Sting, Bon Jovi, Pink, Bob Dylan and Kings Of Leon have donated tracks to a CD benefitting the Queensland flood victims.

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Eliza Dushku Launches Charity Birthday Challenge   Dec 29, 2010

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  • Ashton Kutcher's charity work and causes
  • Justin Bieber's charity work and causes
  • Oprah's charity work and causes

Eliza Dushku has thrown her support behind an organization that helps former child soldiers in Uganda heal from the traumatic events of war and sexual enslavement.

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DoSomething.org's Top 20 2010 Celebrity Charity Champions   Dec 27, 2010

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  • AnnaLynne McCord's charity work and causes
  • Somaly Mam Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Stephen Colbert's charity work and causes
  • DonorsChoose.org's celebrity supporters
  • Prince William's charity work and causes
  • Wyclef Jean's charity work and causes
  • Sandra Bullock's charity work and causes
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters
  • Alyssa Milano's charity work and causes
  • Sophia Bush's charity work and causes
  • Eva Longoria's charity work and causes
  • Betty White's charity work and causes
  • Shakira's charity work and causes
  • Justin Bieber's charity work and causes
  • Pencils of Promise's celebrity supporters
  • Oprah's charity work and causes
  • Leonardo DiCaprio's charity work and causes
  • WWF's celebrity supporters
  • Matt Damon's charity work and causes
  • Water.org's celebrity supporters
  • Nick Jonas's charity work and causes
  • Ellen DeGeneres's charity work and causes
  • Ashton Kutcher's charity work and causes
  • Demi Moore's charity work and causes
  • DNA Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Taylor Swift's charity work and causes
  • Alicia Keys's charity work and causes
  • Swizz Beatz's charity work and causes
  • Lady Gaga's charity work and causes
  • M·A·C AIDS Fund's celebrity supporters

DoSomething.org – the website that aims to inspire, support and celebrate a generation of doers: people who see the need to do something, believe in their ability to get it done, and then take action – has released a list of what it considers to be the top 20 “Celebs Gone Good” for 2010.

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CharityBuzz.com's Top 15 Celebrity Charity Auctions Of 2010   Dec 23, 2010

  • Lady Gaga's charity work and causes
  • Hugh Jackman's charity work and causes
  • Jay-Z's charity work and causes
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • Prince William's charity work and causes
  • Robert Pattinson's charity work and causes
  • Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS's celebrity supporters
  • Justin Bieber's charity work and causes
  • Go Campaign's celebrity supporters
  • Global Poverty Project's celebrity supporters
  • U2's charity work and causes
  • The Edge's charity work and causes
  • Elton John's charity work and causes
  • Ralph Lauren's charity work and causes
  • Shepard Fairey's charity work and causes
  • Anna Wintour's charity work and causes
  • James Cameron's charity work and causes
  • Oprah's charity work and causes

CharityBuzz.com has seen everything from Lady Gaga’s couture costumes to a workout with Hugh Jackman hit the auction block to benefit great causes around the world this year. But nothing compares with the whopping price tags in the Top 15 Celebrity Auctions of 2010 list. These celebrities, and countless more, have helped charitybuzz raise $25 million for charity in 2010.

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Oprah Named As Top In Giving Back List   Dec 13, 2010

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  • Paul Newman's charity work and causes
  • Meryl Streep's charity work and causes
  • Barbra Streisand's charity work and causes
  • Alec Baldwin's charity work and causes

LookToTheStars.org is excited to announce that our partners at the Giving Back Fund have announced their fourth annual Giving Back 30, a list of celebrities who have made the largest donations to charity according to public records.

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Barbra Streisand Pledges $5 Million To Charity   Nov 5, 2010

  • Barbra Streisand's charity work and causes
  • Edward Norton's charity work and causes
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's celebrity supporters
  • MusiCares's celebrity supporters
  • Oprah's charity work and causes

Barbra Streisand has joined Edward Norton’s Crowdrise online fundraising community to raise money for a US heart charity, and will match donations up to $5 million.

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