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Stars Sign Letter Urging Leaders To Tackle Poverty By Addressing Gender Inequality Mar 25, 2016

Sir Elton John was one of the more than 70 celebrities who urged world leaders to tackle poverty by addressing gender inequality, adding his name to an open letter to government today to mark International Women’s Day earlier this month. More →

Gwyneth Paltrow, Padma Lakshmi, Questlove Join Chicago Ideas Curiosity Series Mar 4, 2016

Chicago Ideas announced this week that Academy Award-winning actress and founder of the lifestyle brand goop, Gwyneth Paltrow, CEO of goop, Lisa Gersh and Top Chef’s Emmy-nominated host and author Padma Lakshmi will join the Curiosity Series lineup. Other confirmed speakers include The Ayn Rand Institute’s Yaron Brook, The Root’s Questlove and cultural commentator Chuck Klosterman. More →

amfAR Honors Harvey Weinstein At Star-Studded New York Gala Feb 15, 2016

A number of stars attended amfAR's New York Gala last week. More →

BTIG Announces Charity Day 2016 Feb 4, 2016

BTIG, LLC, a global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading, investment banking, research and related brokerage services, announced today that it will host its 14th annual BTIG Commissions for Charity Day on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. More →

Orlando Bloom Honored At Star-Studded UNICEF Snowflake Ball Dec 4, 2015

On December 1, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF hosted its 11th annual UNICEF Snowflake Ball at Cipriani Wall Street, celebrating UNICEF’s lifesaving work for children around the world. More →

Celebrities Answer Phones for Charity Trades Nov 6, 2015

Bloomberg Tradebook’s fourth annual Charity Day took place on November 4, and this year it was bigger and more global than ever. More →

Stars To Take Part In Bloomberg Tradebook's 4th Annual Charity Day Oct 23, 2015

Bloomberg’s global agency broker Bloomberg Tradebook is hosting its fourth annual Charity Day. More →

Many Stars Attend 9th Annual Evening Before Event Sep 22, 2015

Television’s biggest night took place in Century City, CA Saturday, September 19th, where the entertainment industry came together for the ninth annual “Evening Before” party, benefitting MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund). More →

Stars Wear Orange For Gun Violence Awareness Jun 3, 2015

Yesterday more than 200 organizations, cultural influencers, elected officials and Americans across the country participated in the first-ever National Gun Violence Awareness Day by wearing orange. More →

More Stars Pledge To Wear Orange For Gun Violence Awareness May 29, 2015

Today, more than 25 cultural influencers and 60 U.S. Mayors joined the coalition of best-in-class organizations and activists pledging to “Wear Orange” – a color that symbolizes the value of human life – on June 2nd, the first-annual National Gun Violence Awareness Day. More →

Stars Hit The Phones For BTIG Charity Day 2015 May 1, 2015

BTIG, LLC, the global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading, investment banking and related brokerage services with main offices in New York and San Francisco, announced today that the firm is donating over five million dollars to charities as a result of its annual BTIG Charity Day held Tuesday, April 28, 2015. More →

Padma Lakshmi Takes The Veg Of Allegiance Apr 16, 2015

This Earth Month, MorningStar Farms, a leader in the veggie movement for over 40 years, is spotlighting how eating a diet with more plant-based foods is one of the easiest, most delicious “acts of green” we can do today for a better tomorrow. More →

Stars To Take Part In BTIG Charity Day 2015 Apr 2, 2015

BTIG, a global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading, investment banking and related brokerage services, announced today its growing list of celebrity participants for the 13th annual BTIG Commissions for Charity Day on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. More →

America Ferrera Takes A Stand On International Women's Day Mar 9, 2015

America Ferrera has taken a stand on International Women’s Day. More →

BTIG Announces Star-Studded 2015 Commissions For Charity Day Jan 27, 2015

BTIG, LLC, a global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading, investment banking and related brokerage services, announced today that it will host its 13th annual international Commissions for Charity Day on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. More →

Television's Biggest Stars Celebrate 8th Annual Evening Before Event Aug 26, 2014

Many of television’s biggest stars came out to Century Park, CA on Sunday night to celebrate the Eighth Annual “Evening Before” event, which benefitted MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund). More →

Train Concert Raises $1.5 Million For Feinstein Institute For Medical Research Jul 21, 2014

The multi-platinum, Grammy award-winning band Train took center stage Wednesday evening in Oyster Bay, NY for a private benefit concert supporting The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. More →

Mario Batali Wants You To Eat (RED), Drink (RED) And Save Lives May 19, 2014

Led by Chef Mario Batali and master meat purveyor, Pat LaFrieda, food and drink businesses around the world – from London to Hong Kong, New York to Dubai – will serve-up delicious (RED) culinary experiences to raise money for the Global Fund to fight AIDS, and harness the growing interest in all things culinary to raise awareness that the war against AIDS is winnable. More →

Moms Showcase Global Stories And Power Of Social Media May 9, 2014

Earlier this week, celebrities and mothers from all over the world gathered in New York and in front of computer screens around the world to share their stories and use their voices at Moms +SocialGood to help improve the health and wellbeing of women and children everywhere. More →

Moms Share Their Inspirational Stories At Moms +Social Good Event May 7, 2014

Today, in honor of Mother’s Day, luminaries including actress and philanthropist Olivia Wilde, author and activist Elizabeth Smart, cookbook author, actress, model and TV host Padma Lakshmi, Ambassador Samantha Power, ABC News anchor Amy Robach, Her Royal Highness Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan and mothers from all over the world will take part in Moms +SocialGood. More →

Padma Lakshmi Hosts Star-Studded Blossom Ball Mar 11, 2014

Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi joined a guest list of notable New Yorkers and celebrities for the Sixth Annual Blossom Ball Gala on Friday, March 7, 2014, benefitting the Endometriosis Foundation of America (EFA) and to celebrate Endometriosis Awareness Month. More →

Cynthia Nixon And Russell Simmons Attend Rush HeARTS Education Luncheon Feb 17, 2014

Designer Zac Posen, Model Alek Wek and Actress Patina Miller were honored last week – for their careers and philanthropic achievements, and their unyielding dedication to our youth, arts and education initiatives – at the Rush HeARTS Education Luncheon presented by the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation. More →

Vanessa Redgrave Honored At Star-Studded amfAR Gala Feb 12, 2014

The stars were out for amfAR's New York Gala this week. More →

Stars Donate To Auction To Help Stop NYU's Expansion Plan Dec 10, 2013

The stars have come out for an Online Holiday Auction to stop NYU’s expansion plan. More →

Stars Donate To SAG Awards Holiday Auction Dec 6, 2013

The SAG Awards Holiday Auction benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation's Children’s Literacy and Emergency Assistance programs is live at sagawards.org/auction. More →

Stars Come Out For Evening Before Party Sep 25, 2013

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

Katie Couric to Host Life is Love Gala Sep 16, 2013

Katie Couric is stepping out to help fight the global sex-trafficking epidemic at Somaly Mam Foundation's Life is Love Gala on October 23rd in New York. More →

Jennie Garth Launches Lindt Gold Bunny Celebrity Charity Auction Mar 7, 2013

Jennie Garth, actress and mother of three, joins premium Swiss chocolatier Lindt USA to launch the company’s fourth Lindt GOLD BUNNY Celebrity Auction. More →

Padma Lakshmi Sees Change Coming for Indian Women Jan 15, 2013

In the aftermath of the gang rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi, India earlier this month, television personality Padma Lakshmi predicts that change is on the horizon in her native land. More →

12 Days, 12 Celebs, 12 Charities! Dec 7, 2012

Twelve of the most philanthropic celebrities of 2012 are teaming up with global charity auction site Charitybuzz.com for 12 DAYS OF GIVING, a holiday auction for social good. More →