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22nd Annual MPTF Night Before Event Raises Over $4.3 Million Mar 14, 2024

A star-studded host committee, Academy Awards nominees and presenters, along with some of the most powerful industry influencers came together on March 9, 2024, for MPTF's 22nd Annual ‘Night Before’ benefit. More →

Save the Children and New Barbie Movie Inspire and Empower Girls From Around the World Jul 11, 2023

Warner Bros. Discovery, in connection with Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming movie ‘Barbie," recently announced it is launching a global girls’ empowerment initiative. More →

Stars Attend City Year Los Angeles's Spring Break: Destination Education Event 2023 May 10, 2023

On Saturday night, City Year Los Angeles hosted their 12th annual Spring Break: Destination Education benefit which raised over $2.2 million to support thousands of students across L.A. thrive in school and in life. More →

Latino Victory Project's Vote Like a Madre Campaign Returns with $5 Million Mobilization Investment Sep 16, 2022

Today, Latino Victory Project is launching its 2022 Vote Like a Madre campaign, a $5 million voter mobilization investment, featuring Latina artists, celebrities and influencers, including: Eva Longoria, America Ferrera, Lin-Manuel Miranda and his mother Dr. Luz Towns-Miranda, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Rosie Perez, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Ariana DeBose, Angélica María, Angélica Vale, Gloria Calderón Kellet, Chef Lorena Garcia, Carolina Sandoval, Danna Garcia, Cyn Santana among other Latina leaders. More →

Stars To Join Poderistas Second Annual Latinas Make A Difference Summit Sep 9, 2021

Poderistas, a community built to celebrate Latina culture and harness Latina power, has announced that their second annual Latinas Make a Difference Summit will be taking place on September 17-19, 2021. More →

Stars Release PSAs Urging Latinas In California To Keep Working Together To End The Pandemic May 12, 2021

To remind Latinas across California to keep following safety measures and help protect our communities against COVID-19, Poderistas and the State of California joined forces to produce English and Spanish PSAs that are now airing across the state on network television and social media platforms. More →

Octavia Spencer To Host City Year's Spring Break: Destination Education Apr 29, 2021

City Year Los Angeles, an education nonprofit that partners with AmeriCorps to provide young adult mentors for students in systemically underserved communities, announced today that its highly-anticipated annual Spring Break: Destination Education event will be reimagined as a live virtual program on Sunday, May 2, 2021. More →

Stars Join Telethon for America on Election Eve to Get Out the Vote Oct 30, 2020

On Election Eve, Nov. 2nd, many of America’s biggest stars will join together for the second ever Telethon for America to create the biggest voter turnout in history and combat voter suppression and disinformation. More →

America Ferrera, Eva Longoria, She Se Puede Launch Nationwide Voting Empowerment Tour During 2020 Election Oct 21, 2020

She Se Puede, a digital lifestyle community and media platform that inspires, affirms, and informs Latinas to leverage our power in a way that transforms our lives, families, and futures, announced a new nationwide virtual tour Oct. 19-23, the Latinas Make a Difference Tour. More →

MPTF Hosts 'The Evening Before: Special Edition' Raising $1.5 Million Sep 24, 2020

MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund) hosted the 14th annual edition of its iconic pre-Emmy Awards party, reimagined as “The Evening Before: Special Edition.” More →

America Ferrera And Eva Longoria Help Launch She Se Puede, A Digital Lifestyle Community For Latinas Sep 2, 2020

Today marks the official launch of She Se Puede, a digital lifestyle community built to inspire, affirm, and inform Latinas so they can leverage their power to transform their lives, their families, their community and their nation. More →

More Than 50 Women Stand #TogetherForHer to Address Gender-Based Violence During COVID-19 May 11, 2020

According to The United Nations Population Fund, six months of lockdowns could result in an additional 31 million cases of gender-based violence across the globe. More →

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend to be Honored at ACLU Centennial Gala Feb 12, 2020

The ACLU is turning 100 — that’s 100 years of speaking truth to power, fighting for our fundamental freedoms, and demanding justice for all. Benefiting the ACLU and NYCLU Foundations and the organizations’ life-changing work, the Centennial Gala will be an unforgettable evening of community, connection, and celebration of all that we have accomplished together. More →

Good Vibes at the Music Lodge as Talent Supports Their Charities During Sundance Feb 4, 2020

MUSIC LODGE, held during the Sundance Film Festival, is a venue that hosts the Associated Press Festival Headquarters and features music performances, giving the lodge its motto as “Media is our business, Music is our heritage.” Over its 16-year history, Music Lodge has also strongly focused on annual support for nonprofits. More →

Stars Attend SAG Awards Post-Awards Gala hosted by PEOPLE Jan 22, 2020

On Sunday, January 19, Meredith Corporation’s PEOPLE hosted the official Screen Actors Guild Awards Post Awards Gala immediately following the 26th Annual SAG Awards in Los Angeles on a transformed Shrine Auditorium stage. This is the 24th year that PEOPLE has hosted the Gala, which honors the charitable endeavors of actors in their communities. More →

The Women’s Media Center 2019 Women’s Media Awards Honors Champions for Women in Media Nov 4, 2019

THE WOMEN'S MEDIA CENTER hosted their 2019 WOMEN’S MEDIA AWARDS on October 22nd at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City. More →

Announcing 2019 Women's Media Awards Honorees Oct 3, 2019

Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem — the Co-Founders of The Women's Media Center — announce the honorees for the 2019 Women’s Media Awards, to be held on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City. More →

Stars Attend 13th Annual Evening Before Benefitting MPTF Sep 23, 2019

Television’s biggest night took place in Century City, CA Saturday, September 21st, where the entertainment industry came together for the 13th annual “Evening Before” party, benefitting MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund). More →

Stars Attend MPTF's 17th Annual Night Before Party Feb 25, 2019

A star-studded host committee, Academy Awards nominees and presenters, along with some of the most powerful industry influencers came together on February 23, 2019 for the 17th annual ‘Night Before’ party to benefit MPTF. More →

Stars Attend MPTF's 12th Annual Evening Before Party Sep 21, 2018

Television’s biggest night took place in Century City, CA Sunday, September 16th, where the entertainment industry came together for the 12th annual “Evening Before” party, benefitting MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund). More →

Bradley Cooper Announces Stand Up To Cancer 2018 Jun 7, 2018

The entertainment community is coming together for Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and its sixth biennial roadblock televised fundraising special, supporting urgently needed research and new treatments for cancer. More →

Mark Wahlberg To Donate Salary To Times Up Fund Jan 15, 2018

Mark Wahlberg has announced that he will donate the $1.5 million salary he earned reshooting scenes from All the Money in the World to the Times Up Legal Defence Fund. More →

MPTF Hosts Star-Studded 11th Annual Evening Before Party Sep 19, 2017

Television’s biggest night took place in Century City, CA Saturday, September 16th, where the entertainment industry came together for the 11th annual “Evening Before” party, benefitting MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund). More →

Gloria Steinem, Dorothy Pitman Hughes Release Iconic T-shirt For Equal Rights Amendment Aug 11, 2017

Feminist activists, journalists, and authors, Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes, announced the release of a limited-edition charity T-shirt, Gloria and Dorothy’s Equal Rights Now Tee, to raise funds to support the growing momentum behind passage of the long-sought-for Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). More →

Debbie Allen To Be Honored By The Alliance For Women In Media Foundation May 12, 2017

Golden Globe and three-time Emmy Award-winner Debbie Allen will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 42nd Annual Gracie Awards Gala. More →

Katy Perry Honored By Human Rights Campaign At 2017 Los Angeles Gala Dinner Mar 20, 2017

On Saturday, March 18, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, honored global pop icon and longtime equality advocate Katy Perry with HRC’s National Equality Award at the 2017 HRC Los Angeles Gala Dinner. More →

Katy Perry To Be Honored By Human Rights Campaign Mar 10, 2017

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, has announced that global pop icon and longtime equality advocate Katy Perry will be honored with HRC’s National Equality Award at the 2017 Los Angeles Gala Dinner on March 18. More →

amfAR Raises Over $2 Million At 7th Annual Inspiration Gala Los Angeles Oct 31, 2016

Chelsea Handler, Barry Diller, Heidi Klum, Jon Hamm, Cheyenne Jackson, Dita Von Teese, Jane Lynch, Lea Michele, Victoria Justice, amfAR Global Fundraising Chairman Milutin Gatsby, and amfAR Chairman of the Board Kenneth Cole were among those who gathered at the seventh annual amfAR Inspiration Gala Los Angeles last week. More →

Jeffrey Katzenberg And Charlize Theron To Be Honored At amfAR Inspiration Gala LA Oct 20, 2016

On Thursday, October 27, 2016, amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, will honor Jeffrey Katzenberg and Charlize Theron for their outstanding contributions to the fight against AIDS. More →

Stars To Perform At RiseUp AS ONE Border Concert Oct 7, 2016

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media company serving Hispanic America, and the Fusion Media Group (FMG), a division of UCI serving the rising American mainstream, announced today that its October 15 ‘RiseUp AS ONE’ concert – a celebration of music, diversity and unity – will be staged along the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego, California and feature a talented lineup of artists, musicians and performers. More →