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Stars Support Veterans And Military Families With Got Your 6 Campaign   May 10, 2012

  • Michelle Obama's charity work and causes
  • Alec Baldwin's charity work and causes
  • Michael Douglas's charity work and causes
  • Tom Hanks's charity work and causes
  • Milla Jovovich's charity work and causes
  • Sarah Jessica Parker's charity work and causes
  • Brian Williams's charity work and causes
  • Pharrell Williams's charity work and causes

In an unprecedented show of support for veterans and military families, nearly every major studio, broadcast and cable network, talent agency, and guild in the entertainment industry has united with top-tier nonprofit organizations to launch the Got Your 6 campaign.

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Bill Clinton Announces Second Annual CGI America Meeting   May 10, 2012

  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Chelsea Clinton's charity work and causes

Bill Clinton has announced the program for the second Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America) meeting to be held in Chicago, June 7-8, 2012 at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers.

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Exclusive: Young People From Usher's New Look Foundation Have Their Say   May 9, 2012

  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Usher's New Look Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes

In 1999, superstar Usher established the Usher’s New Look Foundation to empower young people from under-served communities around the world. LookToTheStars.org is proud to share some of the stories of the kids he has helped.

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Photos: Usher Talks Public Service At CGI-U   Apr 2, 2012

  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Usher's New Look Foundation's celebrity supporters

On Friday, March 30, Usher Raymond IV spoke on a panel at the CGI-U Opening Plenary alongside Former President Bill Clinton, and other notable panelists about public service.

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Jon Stewart To Host Conversation With Bill Clinton At CGI University Event   Mar 30, 2012

  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Jon Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Biz Stone's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Usher's New Look Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Chelsea Clinton's charity work and causes

President Bill Clinton has announced the program and speakers for the fifth annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U), which will be held March 30 – April 1, 2012 at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

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Bill Clinton Announces Solar Energy Commitments In Haiti   Mar 13, 2012

  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Solar Electric Light Fund's celebrity supporters
  • Global Green's celebrity supporters
  • Artists for Peace and Justice's celebrity supporters
  • Habitat For Humanity's celebrity supporters
  • Heifer International's celebrity supporters
  • Partners in Health's celebrity supporters

President Bill Clinton last week announced four new commitments to provide solar energy to Haiti by Clinton Foundation partners.

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Shakira To Be Honored By Latin Recording Academy   Sep 29, 2011

  • Shakira's charity work and causes
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters

Three-time current Latin GRAMMY nominee, seven-time Latin GRAMMY winner, two-time GRAMMY winner, and international superstar and philanthropist Shakira will be the 2011 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year, it was announced yesterday by The Latin Recording Academy.

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Celebrities Take Part In Seventh Annual Clinton Global Initiative   Sep 26, 2011

  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Aung San Suu Kyi's charity work and causes
  • Desmond Tutu's charity work and causes
  • Barack Obama's charity work and causes
  • Trudie Styler's charity work and causes
  • Sting's charity work and causes
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters
  • Morgan Freeman's charity work and causes
  • Iman's charity work and causes
  • Michael McKean's charity work and causes
  • Barbra Streisand's charity work and causes
  • Hillary Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Chelsea Clinton's charity work and causes

Last week, during the seventh annual Clinton Global Initiative event, President Bill Clinton welcomed Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Prize laureate, peacebuilder, and general secretary of the National League for Democracy via satellite and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, chairman of The Elders in a first-time conversation between the two visionary leaders.

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Bill Clinton To Celebrate Charity Anniversary With U2 And Lady Gaga   Sep 14, 2011

  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Lady Gaga's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • U2's charity work and causes
  • Bono's charity work and causes
  • The Edge's charity work and causes

Bill Clinton will celebrate 10 years of his William J Clinton Foundation next month with a special celebrity charity concert at the Hollywood Bowl.

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Sting To Be Honored At Clinton Global Initiative   Sep 5, 2011

  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Barack Obama's charity work and causes
  • Chelsea Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Dikembe Mutombo's charity work and causes
  • Geena Davis's charity work and causes
  • Hillary Clinton's charity work and causes
  • CARE's celebrity supporters
  • K'naan's charity work and causes
  • The Nature Conservancy's celebrity supporters
  • UNIFEM's celebrity supporters
  • Trudie Styler's charity work and causes
  • Sting's charity work and causes
  • Tony Blair's charity work and causes
  • Rainforest Foundation Fund's celebrity supporters

Bill Clinton has announced the program and featured attendees for the seventh Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) to be held September 20-22 in New York City.

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Ben Stiller And Bill Clinton Co-Chair Charity Gala For Haiti   Aug 9, 2011

  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Ben Stiller's charity work and causes
  • STILLERSTRONG's celebrity supporters
  • George W. Bush's charity work and causes
  • Clinton Bush Haiti Fund's celebrity supporters
  • Artists for Peace and Justice's celebrity supporters
  • J/P Haitian Relief Organization's celebrity supporters
  • Partners in Health's celebrity supporters

President Bill Clinton – founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States – actor and director Ben Stiller, and gallerist and art dealer David Zwirner have announced that they will co-chair an exclusive fundraising event on Friday, September 23rd in New York to benefit The Stiller Foundation.

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Julia Roberts And Hillary Clinton Team Up For Clean Cooking Charity Campaign   May 9, 2011

  • Julia Roberts's charity work and causes
  • Hillary Clinton's charity work and causes
  • United Nations Foundation's celebrity supporters

The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves has announced that Academy Award-winning actor Julia Roberts will serve as Global Ambassador, helping to bring attention to one of the most urgent health problems facing women and families around the world: deadly smoke from unsafe and inefficient cookstoves.

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Bill Clinton And Sting Honored At Charity Fisherman's Ball   Apr 14, 2011

  • Riverkeeper's celebrity supporters
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Trudie Styler's charity work and causes
  • Sting's charity work and causes
  • John McEnroe's charity work and causes
  • Rufus Wainwright's charity work and causes
  • The Rainforest Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters

Hundreds of clean water supporters gathered on the Hudson River last night for Riverkeeper’s Annual Fishermen’s Ball to honor the environmental advocacy of President Bill Clinton and Trudie Styler and Sting.

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Matt Damon’s Water Charity To Receive Million-Dollar Donation   Nov 23, 2010

  • Water.org's celebrity supporters
  • Matt Damon's charity work and causes
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes

Business schools from around the world have been invited by Hult International Business School to compete in its second annual Global Case Challenge.

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Richard Branson Aims To Save Zimbabwe   Sep 23, 2010

  • Richard Branson's charity work and causes

Over a year ago, Sir Richard Branson – the billionaire founder of the Virgin Group – quietly established a new philanthropic venture aimed at helping Zimbabwe, one of the most difficult nations in Africa to help.

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Justin Bieber Delighted With Charity-Minded Fans   Apr 15, 2010

  • Justin Bieber's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Martin's charity work and causes

Justin Bieber is delighted that a group of his fans helped him raise over $200,000 for a children’s hospital in Buffalo, New York.

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Stars To Attend Clinton Global Initiative Meeting   Apr 8, 2010

  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Justin Bieber's charity work and causes
  • Mandy Moore's charity work and causes
  • Kenna's charity work and causes
  • Heather Graham's charity work and causes

Former President Bill Clinton will host the third Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) meeting from April 16-18, 2010 at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.

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Win A Water Filtration Device To Celebrate Charity Climb   Nov 24, 2009

  • Jessica Biel's charity work and causes
  • Isabel Lucas's charity work and causes
  • Kenna's charity work and causes
  • UNHCR's celebrity supporters
  • PlayPumps's celebrity supporters

In January, Jessica Biel and Isabel Lucas will be among a group of celebrities as they set off to climb the highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro, to raise awareness of the importance of safe drinking water. And to celebrate, Look To The Stars will give away a PUR water filtration system to one lucky reader.

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Jessica Alba Blogs For 1GOAL   Sep 30, 2009

  • Jessica Alba's charity work and causes
  • Queen Rania Al Abdullah's charity work and causes
  • ONE Campaign's celebrity supporters
  • Bono's charity work and causes
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes

Actress Jessica Alba was at the Clinton Global Initiative last week to publicize the 1GOAL campaign, which aims to ensure that the legacy of the 2010 Football World Cup will provide universal access to education for all children. And now she has blogged about her support.

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Stars Have 1GOAL In Mind At Clinton Global Initiative   Sep 28, 2009

  • Brad Pitt's charity work and causes
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Make It Right's celebrity supporters
  • Queen Rania Al Abdullah's charity work and causes
  • Bono's charity work and causes
  • Jessica Alba's charity work and causes

Actor Brad Pitt was honored at the Clinton Global Initiative on Thursday for his humanitarian work in helping rebuild New Orleans.

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Matt Damon Opens Clinton Global Initiative For Water.org   Sep 23, 2009

  • Water.org's celebrity supporters
  • Matt Damon's charity work and causes

Today at the opening plenary of the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, Water.org co-founders Matt Damon and Gary White announced the organization’s $2 million commitment to provide 50,000 people in Haiti with safe water and sanitation over the next three years. As part of the commitment, Water.org has also launched a social media campaign so that anyone can participate in meeting the water challenge in Haiti.

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New York To Host First Mandela Day Concert   Jun 5, 2009

  • Nelson Mandela's charity work and causes
  • Dave Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Aretha Franklin's charity work and causes
  • Wyclef Jean's charity work and causes
  • Queen Latifah's charity work and causes
  • Josh Groban's charity work and causes
  • Cyndi Lauper's charity work and causes
  • Jesse McCartney's charity work and causes
  • Angélique Kidjo's charity work and causes
  • Emmanuel Jal's charity work and causes
  • Carla Bruni's charity work and causes
  • 46664's celebrity supporters
  • Forest Whitaker's charity work and causes
  • Sharon Stone's charity work and causes
  • Susan Sarandon's charity work and causes
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Robert De Niro's charity work and causes
  • Queen's charity work and causes
  • Brian May's charity work and causes
  • Bono's charity work and causes

New York takes world center-stage next month when the city hosts the inaugural ‘Mandela Day.’

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Jet Li Speaks At Clinton Global Initiative   Dec 3, 2008

  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Jet Li's charity work and causes
  • Jackie Chan's charity work and causes
  • Donatella Versace's charity work and causes

Former President Bill Clinton kicked off his first Clinton Global Initiative conference abroad in Hong Kong on Tuesday to focus on education, energy and climate change and public health issues in Asia.

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Bono Joins The Voices At Clinton Global Initiative   Sep 26, 2008

  • Bono's charity work and causes
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Bill Gates's charity work and causes
  • Al Gore's charity work and causes
  • Lance Armstrong's charity work and causes
  • Muhammad Ali's charity work and causes
  • Barbra Streisand's charity work and causes
  • Angelina Jolie's charity work and causes

Irish rock legend Bono is currently in New York, as one of the many attendees at the annual Clinton Global Initiative.

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Lance Armstrong To Announce Global Cancer Plan   Sep 24, 2008

  • Lance Armstrong's charity work and causes
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Bono's charity work and causes
  • Al Gore's charity work and causes
  • Queen Rania Al Abdullah's charity work and causes

Lance Armstrong is to make a special announcement today regarding the new global effort in the fight against cancer and his return to professional cycling at the Clinton Global Initiative being held in New York City.

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Shakira Wins Humanitarian Award   Aug 19, 2008

  • Shakira's charity work and causes
  • Eva Longoria's charity work and causes
  • America Ferrera's charity work and causes
  • Charlie Sheen's charity work and causes
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters
  • Global Campaign for Education's celebrity supporters

Colombian pop star Shakira proved hips don’t lie when she received an ALMA award on Sunday for the humanitarian work she has been doing for Latin America’s impoverished children.

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Bill Clinton Refocuses On Charity   Jun 12, 2008

  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes

Former US president Bill Clinton is fueling a new charity drive for both the corporate world and the community at large.

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Time's 100 - Tony Blair By Bill Clinton   May 19, 2008

  • Tony Blair's charity work and causes
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes

President Bill Clinton wrote a tribute to Tony Blair’s philanthropic achievements for this year’s Time 100 list.

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Angelina Jolie - Helping Her Heroes   Feb 15, 2008

  • Angelina Jolie's charity work and causes
  • UNHCR's celebrity supporters
  • Jon Voight's charity work and causes
  • Brad Pitt's charity work and causes
  • Jeffrey Sachs's charity work and causes
  • Wyclef Jean's charity work and causes
  • Yéle Haiti Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Doctors Without Borders's celebrity supporters
  • Global Action for Children's celebrity supporters

She may be known for her various roles on the silver screen that have earned her Golden Globes and an Academy Award, but perhaps Angelina Jolie’s greatest role is that which she plays in real life – Global Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. And it is exceedingly clear that the dedication that she shows in her acting is reflected in her work for humanitarian causes around the world.

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Celebrities On Show For AIDS Relief   Jan 17, 2008

  • Alicia Keys's charity work and causes
  • Jessica Alba's charity work and causes
  • Iman's charity work and causes
  • Padma Lakshmi's charity work and causes
  • Lenny Kravitz's charity work and causes
  • Keep A Child Alive's celebrity supporters
  • Bono's charity work and causes
  • Shakira's charity work and causes
  • Chris Rock's charity work and causes
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Johnny Clegg's charity work and causes

“A Dollar Saves A Life” is the catchphrase of a new advertising campaign featuring Alicia Keys, Jessica Alba, and Somalia-born model Iman, launched to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in Africa and India.

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