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Debbie Gibson To Join Celebrity Apprentice For Charity Jan 5, 2012

Singer songwriter Debbie Gibson will appear on season five of Celebrity Apprentice, and has announced she will play for the charity Children International. More →

Chelsea Clinton's New Year Wish For Charity Jan 3, 2012

Chelsea Clinton had some nice things to say about her father's on-going charity mission as 2011 came to a close. More →

George Clooney Shows Support For Clinton Foundation Dec 30, 2011

George Clooney has put his name to a special message from the Clinton Foundation. More →

TV Presenter To Bike To South Pole For Charity Dec 29, 2011

British TV presenter Helen Skelton is in Antarctica preparing for an usual feat of courage and daring in the name of charity – she hopes to be the first person to bike to the South Pole. More →

Terri Nunn And Berlin Will Take Your Breath Away At Charity Event Dec 29, 2011

Fans of Terri Nunn and her band Berlin can catch a special New Years Eve performance at South Coast Plaza on December 31. More →

NFL Players Help Fight Famine In Africa Dec 28, 2011

Just in time for the holiday season, a time when charitable giving increases, NFL players have joined FWD, a national public awareness campaign designed to inform Americans of the extreme famine, war and drought in the Horn of Africa. More →

DoSomething.org Announces Top 20 Celebs Gone Good 2011 Dec 27, 2011

DoSomething.org, one of the largest U.S. organizations that helps teens take action on causes they care about, released today its fourth annual ‘Top 20 Celebs Gone Good’ list. More →

Angelina Jolie Donates Soundtrack Proceeds To Charity Dec 26, 2011

Angelina Jolie, Graham King Films and Varese Sarabande Records have announced that a portion of the proceeds from the In the Land of Blood and Honey soundtrack will be donated to SOS Children's Villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina. More →

Stephen King Heats Homes This Winter Dec 23, 2011

Author Stephen King announced last month that his Bangor, Maine radio station would try to raise $70,000 in donations from listeners that would go towards paying for heating fuel for low-income residents, and that his Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation would match it. More →

Hugh Jackman Opens ALL BE HAPPY Coffee Shop Dec 23, 2011

The idea for Hugh Jackman's new charity coffee shop, Laughing Man, was sparked by an African coffee farmer who inspired Jackman to promise to “do his bit”. Two years later, after several random pieces fell into place, Jackman is fulfilling that promise. More →

Tennis Star Spreads Holiday Cheer To Kids In Serbia Dec 22, 2011

World number one ranked tennis player and UNICEF National Ambassador to Serbia, Novak Djokovic, is marking the holiday season by lending his voice and financial support for vulnerable children in Serbia – and around the world. More →

Justin Bieber Supports Social Good Facebook Games Dec 21, 2011

Sojo Studios has forged a partnership with global pop/R&B phenomenon Justin Bieber to help children around the world. More →

Giving Back Fund Announces Top 30 Celebrity Charity Donations For 2011 Dec 20, 2011

The Giving Back Fund (GBF), a nonprofit organization that provides philanthropic management and consulting to the sports and entertainment industries, released its fifth annual Giving Back 30, a list of the 30 celebrities who made the largest donations to charity in 2011 according to public records. More →

Kim Kardashian Writes About Haiti Visit Dec 20, 2011

Kim Kardashian has written about her experiences in Haiti after visiting the country last week. More →

Selena Gomez And Lucy Liu Blog Charity Christmas Gifts Dec 20, 2011

Selena Gomez and Lucy Liu have once again blogged for the US Fund for UNICEF's 12 Days of UNICEF campaign. More →

Bill And Chelsea Clinton Host Millennium Network Event Dec 16, 2011

Chelsea Clinton, Paul Rudd, and hundreds of rising leaders and philanthropists joined Bill Clinton in New York on December 8 in support of the Clinton Foundation's innovative programs that are improving global health, promoting healthier childhoods, strengthening economies, and protecting the environment. More →

Lauren Bush Talks Charity Christmas Gifts Dec 16, 2011

Lauren Bush is the latest star to blog for the US Fund for UNICEF's 12 Days of UNICEF Christmas campaign. More →

Mozilla Firefox Launches Celebrity Charity Challenge Dec 15, 2011

Christy Turlington Burns is giving you the chance to win signed t-shirts, CDs, DVDs and even a personal conversation via Skype – all you have to do is donate to her charity, Every Mother Counts. More →

Lucy Liu Talks Charity Christmas Gifts Dec 15, 2011

Lucy Liu is the latest star to blog for the US Fund for UNICEF's 12 Days of UNICEF Christmas campaign. More →

Amy Winehouse Foundation Announces Irish Children's Hospital Initiative Dec 15, 2011

Between now and the end of the year, the Amy Winehouse Foundation will be donating to LauraLynn House the euro equivalent of £1 for every copy of Amy's new album that is sold in Ireland. More →

WhyHunger Celebrates Successful Hungerthon Dec 15, 2011

2011 marks a banner year for WhyHunger with the most successful Hungerthon in the annual event’s 26-year history! Aided by its partners at SiriusXM, CBS Radio (including NYC’s WFAN 660 and WCBS 880), and charitybuzz, WhyHunger raised a record $764,000 for the fight against hunger and poverty, via its online auction and two-day radiothon. More →

MTV Act Fights Hunger With Celebrity Charity Auction Dec 14, 2011

From December 8-18, just in time for the holiday season, you can bid on exclusive items and experiences MTV Act brought together from your favorite MTV artists and show talent for the MTV Fights Hunger Auction. More →

Selena Gomez Talks Charity Christmas Gifts Dec 13, 2011

Selena Gomez has kicked of the US Fund for UNICEF's 12 Days Of UNICEF Christmas campaign with a special blog post. More →

Ronan Keating Attends Celebrity Charity Oxfam Gala In Dubai Dec 13, 2011

United Arab Emerates-based philanthropic organization, Dubai Cares, and global development and aid agency, Oxfam, have announced that the recent charity auction hosted by the Dubai International Film Festival and luxury Swiss watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen during the 8th edition of the Festival proved to be an overwhelming success, generating more than US$1 million. More →

Andrea Bocelli Launches Charity At Star-Studded Gala Dec 12, 2011

Girard-Perregaux, iconic luxury Swiss watch brand, was proud to partner up with the Andrea Bocelli, the world’s highest selling solo artist in the history of classical music, in the launch of his new foundation, the Andrea Bocelli Foundation, with a 2011 Benefit Gala on December 9th. More →

Stars Celebrate Queen Noor Of Jordan At UNICEF Ball Dec 12, 2011

The biennial UNICEF Ball, one of Los Angeles’ most notable black-tie benefit galas, took place on Thursday, December 8 at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel. More →

Glee Stars Cover Do They Know It's Christmas For Charity Dec 12, 2011

In the spirit of the holiday season, Glee will donate 100% of the net monies from the sales of their version of Band Aid’s 1984 hit “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” to The Band Aid Trust. More →

Oak Ridge Boys Return For Save The Children Dec 8, 2011

Pull out your “Elvira” records, the Oak Ridge Boys are back. Kicking off a 31-city holiday concert tour and a television special that will aired Thanksgiving weekend, the Boys are making all the stops this season to support children in need through Save the Children's child sponsorship programs. More →

NFL Stars Film PSAs To Raise Awareness Of African Drought Dec 8, 2011

NFL superstar wide receivers Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald are teaming up once again on a mission to bring attention to the ongoing drought in East Africa. More →

David Beckham Visits Sick Kids In Australia Dec 7, 2011

David Beckham visited sick children at a special hospital in Australia earlier this week. More →