Look To The Stars News: Kiva

Ted Turner To Join Annie Lennox At Social Good Summit

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:00:00 +0000

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.

Speakers will participate in person and via Skype video calls. As a media partner, CNN.com will be live-streaming select parts of the event. Participants include:

Ted Turner, the Chairman of Turner Enterprises, Inc. and former Vice Chairman of Time Warner Inc., the world’s leading media company. He is the founder of CNN, an environmentalist and a philanthropist. Turner created the UN Foundation 1998 with his historic gift in support of the United Nations.

Stars Challenge You To Make A Difference With Small Things

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:30:00 +0000

Maroon 5, the Counting Crows, Maria Bello, Adam Duritz and many others have helped launch a new initiative based on the premise that every small action can make a big difference to ensure quality education and economic opportunity for all.

Intel are behind the new initiative – called the Small Things Challenge – and want as many people as possible to donate just 5 cents. Their idea is simple: no matter how small the contribution, when we all work together, we can have a big impact.

As well as a recording a PSA, stars such as the Counting Crows and Maroon 5 recently auctioned signed guitars and other musical instruments to raise cash for the initiative, with proceeds going to Kiva and Save the Children.

Interview: Death Cab for Cutie Talks to Look To The Stars

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:30:00 +0000

Summertime in Seoul, South Korea, like in many other big cities, is the time for music festivals. Being a new columnist on the interview beat here in Seoul means I had the chance to attend a few of those festivals and was able to interview some of the artists, too.

During Seo Tai-ji’s 2008 ETP Festival I sat down and talked to two of the members of Death Cab for Cutie – bassist Nick Harmer and drummer Jason McGerr – before their set. I asked them a few questions about their charity work and causes they support both as a group and as individuals.

Daytime's Brightest Stars Shine For One Night Only Performance

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:36:00 +0000

Young & Restless (Y&R) star Judith Chapman has gathered award-winning daytime television actors to perform a play to benefit micro-loan charity Kiva.

The inspiration to help others in a very unique way came one night when Chapman (who plays Gloria) watched a very special reading of Daniel Berrigan’s play The Trial of the Catonsville 9, which was based on the author’s experience of protesting the Vietnam war in the Catonsville incident.

Performed by the Actor’s Gang in Los Angeles, the performance Chapman saw featured the talent of Martin Sheen, Beau Bridges, Neil Patrick Harris and others. Moved by the story and the caliber of talent, Chapman decided to put together a production of the same play with daytime’s best and brightest for a worthy cause.

Kiva Featured in Bill Clinton's Book, Giving: Co-Founders Tell Story on Oprah Winfrey Show

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:00:02 +0000

The world-changing charity Kiva is featured in former President Bill Clinton’s new book, Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World, released September 4, 2007. Chapter 2: Giving Money includes Kiva.org as one of the resources considered to be “great places to start.”

The Giving website’s stories of giving include two Kiva lenders, Brandi B and Glenda D. A quote from Glenda’s story is found at the top of every page on the site: “I have more than I need, and there are many thousands of people all over the world who have far less than they need. I just want to equalize things a little before I die. It’s as simple as that.”