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Major League Baseball Launches Go To Bat Program For Charity Jul 11, 2012

For the third consecutive year, State Farm and Major League Baseball (MLB) are rallying fans to swing for the fences to benefit outstanding charitable organizations. More →

Blake Shelton Named As Ambassador For JCP Cares Jul 9, 2012

As jcpenney sets its sights on becoming America’s favorite store, the Company has launched jcp cares, a new charitable giving program. And singer Blake Shelton has been named as an ambassador. More →

Bill Gates Touched By Recent Trip To India Jul 3, 2012

In a trip to India at the end of May this year, philanthropist Bill Gates visited Ujariaon in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Ujariaon is but one of hundreds of slums in India where the deprivation is staggering. About 2,000 people live in this one square kilometer and are sustained through garbage picking. The visit left a lasting impression on Gates. More →

Jon Bon Jovi Duets With Warren Buffett At Philanthropy Summit Jul 2, 2012

Jon Bon Jovi teamed up on stage with billionaire Warren Buffett last week for an unlikely duet. More →

Jon Bon Jovi and Olivia Harrison to be honored at Broadway charity gala tonight Jun 12, 2012

Homeless youth working towards brighter futures will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform with Broadway stars at Covenant House's A Night of Broadway Stars gala in New York City tonight. More →

Russell Simmons Honored At ACE Awards Jun 11, 2012

Russell Simmons will be receiving the ACE Humanitarian Award today, June 11, as ACE Programs for the Homeless celebrates 20 years of empowering the homeless and improving communities. More →

LL Cool J To Be Honored At Chrysalis Butterfly Ball Jun 8, 2012

The 11th annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball will be held in Los Angeles this weekend, with LL Cool J among the honorees. More →

Robin Gibb's Charity Legacy May 21, 2012

Bee Gees legend Robin Gibb has passed away, leaving a vast legacy in the worlds of music and charity. More →

Molly Sims Shows Off Her New Nursery For Charity May 17, 2012

Molly Sims has created a video that takes viewers behind the scenes for a first look as she decorates her new nursery for her first baby, due in June. The video is part of the Valspar Color Project, a three-part celebrity video series that also includes Lauren Conrad's design transformation of her Paper Crown offices and Padma Lakshmi's transformed kitchen, all to benefit Habitat For Humanity. More →

Jimmy Carter To Return To Haiti With Habitat For Humanity May 17, 2012

Habitat For Humanity has announced its 29th annual Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project will return to Léogâne, Haiti, for the second year in a row to help earthquake-affected families. More →

Richard Branson Announces Winners At Charity Summit May 16, 2012

From more than 500 inspirational entries, Sir Richard Branson and his non profit foundation Virgin Unite have announced that the global winner of the 2012 ‘Screw Business As Usual’ competition is Raise5, a new fundraising platform that creatively uses free time and talents to raise money for charity. More →

Don Felder To Perform At Midnight Mission Golden Heart Awards May 2, 2012

Grammy award-winning musician Richie Sambora will be honored at the 12th Annual Golden Heart Awards on May 7 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel for his philanthropic work with The Midnight Mission. More →

Richard Branson To Screw Business As Usual With Jamie Oliver May 1, 2012

Sir Richard Branson will soon be helping Jamie Oliver in the kitchen (well, just lending a hand with the starters!) when they team up for the Screw Business As Usual Summit on May 14th at Jamie’s Flagship restaurant, Fifteen London. More →

Bob Dylan To Be Awarded Presidential Medal Of Freedom Apr 30, 2012

President Barack Obama has named thirteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, including Bob Dylan and astronaut John Glenn. More →

Jewel Supports Give A Drop Campaign Apr 24, 2012

Sending aid to Africa only takes a quick text message. Simply text DROP to 85944 on any U.S mobile phone and you can automatically donate $5 to the Give A Drop campaign. More →

Your Last Chance To Help Richard Branson Screw Business As Usual Apr 17, 2012

An inspiring line-up of judges has been announced for Virgin Unite and Sir Richard Branson's Screw Business As Usual competition. More →

Celebrity Sport Relief Challengers Meet British Prime Minister Apr 10, 2012

A host of celebrity challengers who accomplished extraordinary feats of physical endurance for Sport Relief 2012 were welcomed at No. 10 Downing Street recently by Prime Minister David Cameron. More →

Stars Volunteer At LA Mission For Easter Apr 9, 2012

Lives destroyed by drugs, alcohol and poor decisions are resurrected every day at the Los Angeles Mission. Men, women and families are restored to personal dignity through the programs the Mission offers. Each story of change has a start, and often that start is as simple as a good meal or an act of service a person receives when they come to the Mission for help. More →

Booboo Stewart To Feed The Homeless On Good Friday Apr 5, 2012

Celebrities and political leaders will be among hundreds of volunteers who will serve meals to the homeless and perform foot washing at the Los Angeles Mission this Easter. More →

Richie Sambora To Be Honored By Charity Apr 3, 2012

Grammy award-winning musician Richie Sambora will be honored at the 12th Annual Golden Heart Awards on May 7 – along with Del and Bettina Breckenfeld – for his philanthropic work with The Midnight Mission, a human services agency offering emergency services, drug and alcohol recovery and transitional programs for homeless men, women and children in Los Angeles. More →

Slash Teams With Stars For Charity Song Apr 2, 2012

Slash has recruited some of his celebrity friends – such as Maroon 5's Adam Levine – to help him release a special video and song to help raise awareness for the plight of homeless youth in Los Angeles. More →

Michelle Obama To Present Taylor Swift With Charity Award Mar 28, 2012

First Lady Michelle Obama will make her first-ever appearance at Nickelodeon's Kids’ Choice Awards to present Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Taylor Swift with this year’s The Big Help Award in recognition of her extensive philanthropic endeavors, including her work with tornado and flood survivors in the United States. More →

Stars Take To The Streets For Sport Relief Mar 27, 2012

More than one million men, women and children took part in the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile during the weekend, with a record number of people taking to the streets on Sunday March 25 at hundreds of Mile events across the length and breadth of the UK. More →

Slash Presents Charity Check At GuitarTown Launch Mar 23, 2012

On Monday, March 12, Gibson GuitarTown II launched on The Sunset Strip in West Hollywood with the unveiling of the first nine 10-foot tall guitar sculptures. The selection includes works from renowned artists Shepard Fairey, Tristan Eaton, Free Humanity, Smog City and DeeKay, and celebrates top musicians, including Van Halen, Rage Against The Machine and Jane’s Addiction, among others. More →

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

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

Amy Winehouse Foundation Launches Scholarship Mar 6, 2012

The Amy Winehouse Foundation – a charity established soon after the singer passed away last year – has teamed up with the Sylvia Young Theatre School to offer an exclusive scholarship. More →

Jon Bon Jovi To Headline Tiger Woods Charity Concert Feb 29, 2012

On Saturday, April 28, internationally acclaimed rock ‘n’ roll front man Jon Bon Jovi will take the stage at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas to headline Tiger Jam 2012, a charity concert hosted by Tiger Woods, benefiting the Tiger Woods Foundation. More →

Help Richard Branson Screw Business As Usual Feb 24, 2012

Richard Branson is on the hunt for an ethical entrepreneur to help him Screw Business as Usual! More →

Bill Gates: Investments In Agriculture Are Best Weapons Against Hunger Feb 24, 2012

Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has told the international agricultural community it had fallen short of delivering the help small farmers in developing countries need, when they need it. More →

Bill Gates Asks Governments To Continue Aid Programs Feb 22, 2012

As the world economic crisis seeps into its fifth year, philanthropist Bill Gates is more worried about government financial support for developing country programs today than he was after the crash. More →