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Famous Fathers Speak Out Against Illegal Wildlife Trade Dec 6, 2013

The Duke of Cambridge, David Beckham, and Yao Ming are speaking out as fathers against illegal wildlife trade. More →

CrowdRise Launches Holiday Charity Challenge Nov 21, 2013

CrowdRise has launched the third annual Holiday Charity Challenge – the holiday season’s largest and most fun crowdsourced online giving and fundraising event – with the announcement of Craig Newmark and other philanthropists’ generous donations of $200K in prize money for competing charities. More →

McCartney, Madonna and Cotillard call for release of Arctic 30 Nov 16, 2013

The campaign to free Greenpeace protesters jailed in Russia is intensifying, with celebrities stepping up to call for action. More →

Lang Lang Named As UN Messenger Of Peace Oct 28, 2013

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will today designate the world-renowned pianist Lang Lang from China as a United Nations Messenger of Peace with a special focus on global education. More →

Stewart Rahr Announces $800k Donation to Charity Oct 1, 2013

Flamboyant philanthropist Stewart Rahr has announced that more than $800,000 has been donated to charity through an online trivia game via email with his friends. More →

Russell Simmons Launches Crowdfunding Campaign To Help Build Prosperity Sep 23, 2013

RushCard — a prepaid Visa card co-founded by Russell Simmons in order to provide financial freedom and access long denied to an underserved population — and CrowdRise, the crowdfunding site founded by Edward Norton — have announced the #RiseToThrive Charity Challenge. More →

Say No to Ivory with Edward Norton Sep 12, 2013

International film star and renowned conservationist Edward Norton filmed two public service announcements on the illegal ivory trade in New York City yesterday. More →

Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation Launches #BRAVEStamp Jul 25, 2013

Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation (BTWF) is excited to announce the “#BRAVEStamp” campaign – a nationwide call-to-action to promote youth empowerment, mental wellness, kindness and bravery in tandem with the Born Brave Bus Tour fundraising campaign. More →

Stars Unite To Stop Rhino Poaching Jun 7, 2013

A number of celebrities stormed social media recently to help the Zoological Society of London win £500,000 Google Global Impact Award as ‘fan favourite’ More →

Edward Norton and Woody Harrelson Visit DPSG Wastewater Plant Apr 23, 2013

Edward Norton and Woody Harrelson celebrated Earth Day by paying a visit to the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group bottling plant in Houston to check in on the operation of the BioViper, a recently installed wastewater pretreatment system developed by Baswood Corp., which Harrelson co-founded and Norton chairs. More →

Ian Somerhalder Wins Mozilla Firefox Challenge Jan 14, 2013

Ian Somerhalder has won the Mozilla Firefox Challenge, scoring $50,000 for the IS Foundation. More →

Stars Help Raise $12 Million For Charity With Cantor Fitzgerald And BGC Sep 13, 2012

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., a leading global financial services firm, has announced that, together with its affiliate BGC Partners Inc., approximately $12 million was raised for charities globally at the companies’ annual Charity Day on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC donate 100% of their global revenues on their annual Charity Day to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund and more than 100 charities around the world. More →

Soccer Aid Raises £4.9 million For UNICEF Sep 10, 2012

UNICEF UK has announced that Soccer Aid 2012 has raised over £4.9 million for vital work to save children’s lives around the world. More →

Stars Help End Mountaintop Removal Aug 9, 2012

John Slattery, Edward Norton, Woody Harrelson and Daryl Hannah have come together to help end mountaintop removal. More →

Elizabeth Banks And Kristen Bell Help Women's Health Feed The Hungry Jul 25, 2012

Women’s Health magazine has announced the launch of RUN 10 FEED 10, a new signature national marketing platform created in partnership with The FEED Foundation to motivate the brand’s nearly 13 million readers and consumers nationwide to help fight domestic hunger through a unique running event series. More →

Mariah Carey To Be Honored At Russell Simmons' Art For Life Event Jul 5, 2012

The Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation will hold its thirteenth annual Art For Life garden party at Russell Simmons' Hampton Estate on July 28. More →

Jane Goodall & Prince Charles Talk Sustainability in Rio Jun 26, 2012

Environmentalists rubbed shoulders with business moguls at the recent Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development, which drew attendees including Jane Goodall, Sir Richard Branson, Prince Charles, Edward Norton, Bianca Jagger and Ted Turner. More →

Stars launch Save the Arctic campaign Jun 22, 2012

Stars from the worlds of music, film, TV and business yesterday launched a campaign to save the Arctic. More →

Stars Imagine A World With No Math For Charity Jun 21, 2012

Imagine a world with no math. What a wacky place it would be. But that is exactly what a team who work at “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” pondered in a volunteer project for a new Save the Children video starring Michael Boatman (“Anger Management”), Julie Bowen (“Modern Family”), Simon Helberg (“The Big Bang Theory”) and John Oliver (“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”). More →

Soccer Aid 2012 Injures Stars, Saves Children May 29, 2012

This year’s Soccer Aid showdown left celebrities exhausted and injured in the name of charity. More →

Edward Norton To Speak At Bodhi Tree Foundation Event May 4, 2012

The Bodhi Tree Foundation will host a special event next week featuring a conversation with actor and UN Ambassador to Biodiversity Edward Norton. More →

Edward Norton's CrowdRise Teams With Groupon For Earth Day Apr 18, 2012

It’s Earth Day: the Earth’s birthday! This year, the Earth turns the big 4-0-0, and Groupon is committed to helping the planet reach 401 by supporting eco-friendly Earth Day campaigns. More →

Pierce Brosnan And Larry King To Attend A Wild Night For Charity Mar 22, 2012

Pierce Brosnan, Bo Derek, Li Bing Bing and Larry King will all appear as presenters at this year’s A Wild Night – A Benefit for WildAid – event in May. More →

Sean Penn And Miley Cyrus Feature In Celebrity Charity PSA For Haiti Dec 21, 2011

J/P Haitian Relief Organization (J/P HRO) is proud to unveil a special new PSA campaign entitled “Help Haiti Home” featuring actors and artists such as Sean Penn, Edward Norton, Miley Cyrus, Zooey Deschanel, Sarah Silverman, Rainn Wilson, LL Cool J, Eric Dane and Pras describing what home means to them, connecting the dots to the struggles many Haitian people still face. 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 →

David Cook To Run LA Marathon For Brain Cancer Charity Oct 5, 2011

American Idol champion David Cook has announced he plans to run his first marathon and launch a fundraising campaign to help find a cure for brain cancer, which claimed his brother’s life two years ago. More →

Call To Ban Shark Fins Gains Support Of Some Big Fish Sep 27, 2011

On both sides of the world, the movement to ban the trade and sale of shark fin products has gained an impressive roster of noteworthy supporters including Leonardo DiCaprio, James Cameron, Wolfgang Puck, Gordon Ramsey, Richard Branson, Yao Ming, Mario Batali, Edward Norton, and Chinese billionaire Zhang Yue. More →

Edward Norton Recruits Marathon Runners For Charity Sep 22, 2011

Edward Norton has recruited 10 runners to take part in this year’s ING New York City Marathon on behalf of the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust. More →

Russell Simmons' Celebrity Charity Gala Hits East Hampton Jul 28, 2011

On Saturday, July 30, 2011, Russell Simmons' Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation will celebrate the Twelfth Annual ART FOR LIFE East Hampton benefit event! More →

Russell Simmons Launches Art For Life Celebrity Charity Auction Jul 20, 2011

Justin Timberlake, one of the hottest stars in entertainment, has donated a once-in-a-lifetime experience to raise funds for Russell Simmons' Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation through the 2012 Art for Life Online Auction at Charitybuzz.com. More →