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Join Annie Lennox In Women's Day March Feb 18, 2011

On March 8, Annie Lennox will march across the Millennium Bridge in London to celebrate the centenary of International Women’s Day, and she wants you to join her. More →

Avatar’s Zoe Saldana Raises Her Hand For Haiti Feb 17, 2011

FINCA supporter and Village Banking advocate, actress Zoe Saldana (Avatar) has seen first hand how small loans are helping 8,000 hard-working Haitian women rebuild their families’ lives after last year’s devastating earthquake. 
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Neil Young To Receive Humanitarian Award Feb 10, 2011

Legendary musician Neil Young will receive the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award during the JUNOs, Canada’s music awards event, on March 27. The Allan Waters Humanitarian Award “recognizes an outstanding Canadian artist whose humanitarian contributions have positively enhanced the social fabric of Canada.” More →

Annie Lennox Invites You To Join Big Inequality Debate Jan 28, 2011

Annie Lennox and the EQUALS partnership of charities invite you to Join the Big Inequality Debate and celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, on 8 March 2011. More →

Haiti One Year On: The Care For Haiti Celebrity Charity Album Jan 12, 2011

America’s top Grammy nominated artists and internationally celebrated musicians, Slip N Slide Records and charity CARE have partnered with Melky Jean and Wyclef Jean to launch a worldwide effort, The Care For Haiti Album, to benefit women and children in Haiti, on the one year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. More →

Haiti One Year On: Wyclef Jean Calls For Moment Of Silence Jan 10, 2011

The Yéle Haiti Foundation and its founding ambassador Wyclef Jean, in a series of national and international radio public service announcements, are inviting the world to join them in a commemorative moment of silence at 4:53 pm EST on January 12th to pay tribute to the victims of last year’s disaster and to signal a collective renewed hope for Haiti. More →

Ronaldo And Zidane Play Match Against Poverty Dec 24, 2010

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill ambassadors Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane grabbed some friends and took on an all-star side from Olympiakos for the eighth edition of the ‘Match Against Poverty’ on December 14 near Athens, Greece. More →

Music Legends Support Hungerthon Celebrity Charity Auction Nov 23, 2010

Some of music’s legendary performers have come together as part of a special celebrity charity auction for Hungerthon. More →

FINCA Marks 25th Anniversary With Celebrity Charity Gala Nov 22, 2010

FINCA held its 25th Anniversary Event at Capitale last week to celebrate those who have helped the organization create pathways out of poverty for millions of the world’s hardworking poor. More →

Sean Penn And Bill Clinton Join Forces in Haiti Nov 3, 2010

In a place that actor-activist Sean Penn describes as a “disaster beyond anyone’s experience, including the aid workers,” and where “the only legitimate leadership is fractured” due to the physical devastation caused by an earthquake in January of this year, there are those – besides Penn and his J/P Haitian Relief Organization (JPHRO) – who remain engaged in Haiti’s long and arduous recovery. More →

Adrian Grenier Designs T-Shirt For Charity Oct 11, 2010

The star of HBO’s ‘Entourage’, Adrian Grenier, has made quite a name for himself as an eco-activist and has designed a new limited-edition t-shirt with the help of Nautica and GQ’s The Gentlemen's Fund to benefit Oceana. More →

Tracey Emin Creates Magazine Art For Charity Oct 6, 2010

Renowned contemporary artists from around the world including Jenny Saville, Tracey Emin, and Isaac Julien have responded to an invitation from curator and independent producer Nadja Romain and Jose Martos of Martos Gallery, New York, to appear in a special Art Attack edition of TANK Magazine. More →

Smashing Pumpkins Release Charity Single Sep 16, 2010

The Smashing Pumpkins have released a brand new track – “Spangled” – for free download to benefit the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund More →

Maria Bello To Be Honored For Charity Work Sep 14, 2010

The Rado Unlimited Spirit Awards this week will honor the innovative and inspirational people who challenge definitions and boundaries through their art, work and philanthropic initiatives. This fall, Rado will present the Unlimited Spirit Award to three outstanding individuals who embody true Unlimited Spirit – actress and activist Maria Bello; architect and environmentalist David Hertz; and director, writer and producer Paul Haggis. More →

Farm Aid Launches Celebrity Charity Auction Sep 13, 2010

Farm Aid 25 takes place in Milwaukee on October 2, and a number of ticket packages are going under the hammer in an online auction to raise money for the charity event. More →

Hollywood Starlets To Be Honored For Charity Work Sep 9, 2010

A host of Hollywood’s most powerful women will be honored by Variety this month for their charity work. 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 →

Bill Clinton's Big Birthday Wish For Charity Aug 16, 2010

For his 64th birthday, former US president Bill Clinton has posted his birthday wish on Causes.com, a website created as a platform to help people raise money for their favorite charities. More →

Wyclef Jean Resigns As Chairman Of Yéle Haiti Charity Aug 5, 2010

Wyclef Jean, the founder and chairman of Yéle Haiti, announced last night that he will relinquish his leadership role in the organization, effective immediately. More →

John Legend Supports Millennium Campus Network Aug 3, 2010

John Legend and Jeffrey Sachs are supporting the Millennium Campus Network, a national network of university student organizations working to reduce extreme poverty and achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals. More →

Wyclef Jean To Ring NASDAQ Bell For Haiti Jul 22, 2010

Wyclef Jean, Grammy-winning musician and record producer and co-founder of Yéle Haiti, will preside over the NASDAQ Opening Bell on Friday, July 23, 2010 at 9:30 A.M. More →

Wyclef Jean Calls For Action On Haiti's Earthquake Anniversary Jul 9, 2010

It was just six months ago that the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake struck Haiti and five-year-old NGO Yéle Haiti moved the work of repairing and restoring the nation from that disaster to the top of its agenda. More →

Meet Chris Rock And Malaak Compton-Rock For Charity Jul 8, 2010

Actor, comedian & author Chris Rock and wife Malaak have teamed up with premiere auction website Charity Folks to raise money for their charity, Journey For Change: Empowering Youth Through Global Service. More →

Pete Seeger Among Honorees At Charity Dinner Jun 29, 2010

On Tuesday, June 21st, WhyHunger held its annual Why-Chapin Awards Dinner. More →

Maria Sharapova To Make Charity Trip To Belarus Jun 25, 2010

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador Maria Sharapova will head straight from the 2010 Wimbledon tournament to Belarus to visit an area affected by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. More →

Signed Perfumes From Halle Berry And Kim Kardashian Auctioned For Charity Jun 21, 2010

Makatto.com has some great new celebrity charity auctions. More →

Pete Seeger To Be Honored By WHY Hunger Jun 15, 2010

WHY Hunger will celebrate its 35th anniversary at a special event on June 21. More →

Prince Albert II Joins Zidane In Cape Town For Charity Jun 14, 2010

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and football icon Zinedine Zidane, in his capacity as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), visited a sports community center in the municipality of Gugulethu in Cape Town, South Africa, on Saturday. More →

Paul McCartney Talks Greener Music Festivals Jun 11, 2010

Paul McCartney is headlining the Isle Of Wight Festival this Sunday, and has expressed his concern for the impact music festivals have on the environment. As a result of this, Eco Action has partnered with the Isle of Wight Festival to raise the profile of climate change, sustainability and environmental responsibility. More →

Wyclef Jean's Words Of Wisdom For Young People May 26, 2010

On Sunday, May 23, Wyclef Jean received an honorary doctorate from Western Connecticut State University and delivered a commencement speech to the class of 2010. More →