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Ted Turner Celebrates Nothing But Nets Campaign Anniversary Nov 14, 2011

Today marks the 5-year anniversary of the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign, and UN Foundation Founder and Chairman Ted Turner has spoken up about what the initiative has achieved. More →

New Film Rooted In Peace Sep 20, 2011

Documentary filmmaker Greg Reitman urges us in his newest film project ROOTED in PEACE to take notice and ask ourselves: How do I want to live? Along his film production journey, the film team will be coordinating tree drives with the charity One Tree At A Time to plant one million ‘trees of life’ and aligning with Frendo’s fee-free platform for giving in an effort to end the vicious cycle of war and violence and promote world peace. More →

Usher Honors Ted Turner For Charity Jul 27, 2011

Usher presented Ted Turner, founder and chairman of the United Nations Foundation, with the Service Legacy Award at Friday’s World Leadership Conference in Atlanta, hosted by Usher's New Look Foundation. More →

Stars Celebrate Father's Day With Charity Auction Jun 10, 2011

Charitybuzz, the leading destination for luxury online charity auctions, presents the 2011 Dads and Grads Auction, featuring once-in-a-lifetime experiences and covetable gifts that showcase the best of entertainment, sports, food and travel to benefit more than 75 nonprofit organizations around the globe. More →

Stars To Celebrate Global Health Achievements Jun 1, 2011

Whoopi Goldberg, Sir Richard Branson, Ted Turner, Sarah Jessica Parker, George Soros, Gordon Brown and many more will come together this week to celebrate global health achievements. More →

Bono Nominated For Mikhail Gobachev Charity Award Mar 15, 2011

Bono, Steven Spielberg and Ted Turner are among the nine nominees of Mikhail Gorbachev's Man Who Changed The World Award. More →

Annie Lennox Performs At Global Leadership Awards Nov 22, 2010

The United Nations Foundation and the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) announced last week they are joining forces to build a broader base of citizen support for U.S. engagement and the work of the UN. More →

Ted Turner Travels To Nigeria To Fight Polio Oct 26, 2010

As Nigeria celebrates its 50th anniversary, United Nations Foundation Founder and Chairman Ted Turner was in Nigeria from October 24-25, 2010 to deliver a message to local leaders that Nigeria must keep up the fight against disease by continuing to leverage the power of modern vaccines. More →

Ted Turner To Join Annie Lennox At Social Good Summit Sep 8, 2010

On September 20, as global leaders head to New York for United Nations Week – including a historic summit on global issues known as the “Millennium Development Goals” (MDGs) and the annual General Assembly – Mashable, 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation will bring together leaders from the digital industry, policy and media worlds for a groundbreaking Social Good Summit focused on how technology and social networks can play a leading role in addressing the world’s most intractable problems. More →

Annie Lennox To Talk Charity At Social Good Summit Aug 26, 2010

Annie Lennox will join CNN founder Ted Turner and (RED) CEO Susan Smith Ellis at the 2010 Mashable and 92Y Social Good Summit in New York on September 20. More →

Ted Turner And James Cameron To Speak At Renewable Energy Expo Aug 19, 2010

Ted Turner and James Cameron are just two of the presenters appearing at the AREDAY Renewable Energy Expo in Aspen, starting today. More →

Ted Turner Puts Wealth To Work For A Better World Aug 11, 2010

United Nations Foundation Founder and Chairman Ted Turner is taking his example of global philanthropy one step further with a public call for the global community to address the world’s toughest challenges. More →

George Lucas Pledges Millions To Education Aug 10, 2010

Warren Buffett's Giving Pledge, which asks billionaires to donate the majority of their wealth to charity, has garnered some high-profile followers. More →

Stars Give Land Mines The Boot With Celebrity Charity Auction Jul 19, 2010

The Mines Advisory Group is launching a very special celebrity charity auction this week to raise money for people affected by landmines. More →

James Cameron To Be Honored At Global Green Charity Awards Apr 23, 2010

Avatar director James Cameron and his wife Suzy will be honored by Global Green USA at this year’s 14th Annual Millennium Awards in June. More →

Star-Studded Event Honors CNN Everyday Heroes Nov 23, 2009

This year’s CNN Heroes event featured a host of famous presenters including Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Neil Patrick Harris, Pierce Brosnan, Dwayne Johnson, Eva Mendes, Randy Jackson, Greg Kinnear, George Lopez and Julia Louis Dreyfus. More →

Toni Braxton To Be Honored By Charity Jun 9, 2009

The Children's Cancer & Blood Foundation is to hold its annual Breakthrough Spirit Awards on October 20. More →

Usher Supports Nothing But Nets Apr 28, 2009

R&B artist Usher is the latest celebrity to lend his support for the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign. More →

Ted Turner Responds To Ashton Kutcher For World Malaria Day Apr 24, 2009

Following Ashton Kutcher's Twitter Battle with CNN last week that resulted in Kutcher donating 10,000 mosquito nets to charity, Ted Turner – chairman of the United Nations Foundation – has challenged him yet again. More →

Ashton Kutcher Challenges CNN For Malaria Nets Apr 16, 2009

Earlier this month, Ashton Kutcher used Twitter to encourage his fans to support World Malaria Day on April 25. Now he has challenged CNN to a popularity race to get 1 million followers on the micro-blogging site. And he’ll make a charity donation if he wins. More →

Annual Charity Gathering Attracts Rich And Famous Mar 11, 2009

The ‘Fortune Forum Summit’ is an annual charity gathering that brings together heavy hitters from the world of the rich and famous. And earlier this month, the gathering attracted the likes of billionaire philanthropist Ted Turner, singer Joss Stone, designer Dame Vivienne Westwood, actress Milla Jovovich, easyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou, former Rolling Stones member Bill Wyman and Yusuf Islam, formerly Cat Stevens. More →

Bid On Signed Books, Photos And Even C3P0 To Support Children With AIDS Mar 6, 2009

Celeb2nds.com – a website that specializes in celebrity charity auctions – is currently holding an amazing sale of celebrity-signed items for the Children with AIDS (CWAC) charity. More →

Oceana Awards To Honor Clinton And Sting Oct 14, 2008

Bill Clinton, Sting, and Trudie Styler will be honored at the annual Oceana Partners Awards this weekend. More →

Captain Planet Fights For The Environment Apr 29, 2008

Captain Planet is back! And thanks to Ted Turner, the super hero who has battled eco-villains such as the radioactive Duke Nukem and toxic waste polluter Sly Sludge is once again fighting for the very Earth that we inhabit. More →