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2017 Global Citizen Festival To Feature Stevie Wonder, Green Day And More Aug 2, 2017

International advocacy organization Global Citizen today announced that headliners Stevie Wonder, Green Day, The Killers, The Lumineers and featuring The Chainsmokers will perform at the 2017 Global Citizen Festival, the annual free-ticketed event on the Great Lawn in Central Park, New York City on Saturday, September 23, 2017. More →

SAG-AFTRA Foundation To Honor Judd Apatow With Patron Of The Artists Award Aug 2, 2017

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation announced today it will bestow its Patron of the Artists Awards to celebrated director/writer/producer Judd Apatow, Academy Award-winning director/producer Kathryn Bigelow, and visionary Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos. More →

Eco-Friendly Ocean Guitar Is Unveiled In Honor Of Jerry Garcia's 75th Birthday Aug 2, 2017

In honor of Jerry Garcia's 75th Birthday, the Jerry Garcia Foundation has commissioned luthier and artist Tom Lieber to create an eco-friendly, plastic-free electric guitar. More →

Clooney Foundation For Justice Partners And UNICEF To Open Seven Public Schools To Syrian Refugee Children In Lebanon Aug 1, 2017

The Clooney Foundation for Justice has announced a $2.25 million partnership, which includes a generous donation from Google.org, and a $1 million technology grant from HP, to support formal education for Syrian refugees in Lebanon. More →

Barry Manilow To Perform At Columbus Citizens Foundation 2017 Gala Aug 1, 2017

Pop music legend Barry Manilow will perform at the Columbus Citizens Foundation 73rd Annual Gala on Saturday, October 7 at the New York Hilton. More →

Citizen Announces Partnership With Billie Jean King To Celebrate Equality And Social Justice Aug 1, 2017

Citizen is pleased to announce its partnership with Billie Jean King, former number world number one professional tennis player, who is well known for her advocacies for gender equality and social justice. More →

NET-A-PORTER Co-Hosts GOOD+ Foundation's Annual Hamptons Summer Dinner Aug 1, 2017

On Saturday, July 29, NET-A-PORTER co-hosted GOOD+ Foundation's Summer Dinner in East Hampton to celebrate and support the organization’s ongoing efforts to provide children’s product and programs that families need to break the cycle of multi-generational poverty. More →

Habitat For Humanity's 2018 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project Heading To Indiana Jul 31, 2017

Habitat For Humanity's 35th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project will take place next year in St. Joseph County, Indiana. More →

Snoop Dogg To Co-Host Athletes vs. Cancer’s 4th Annual Celebrity Flag Football Game Jul 31, 2017

NBA’s Matt Barnes has announced details for his charity Athletes vs. Cancer’s 4th Annual Celebrity Flag Football Game. More →

Neil Patrick Harris - Love Is Magic Jul 31, 2017

You only have a few more days to get your hands on a special Love Is Magic shirt benefiting the Elton John AIDS Foundation. More →

Chris Cornell Music Therapy Program To Open At Childhaven Jul 31, 2017

The Chris and Vicky Cornell Foundation announced a $100,000 donation founding the Chris Cornell Music Therapy Program at Childhaven on July 20, Chris Cornell's birthday. More →

Stars Added To Ed Asner & Friends Poker Tournament Jul 31, 2017

Ed Asner and the Autism Society of America, the nation’s leading grassroots autism organization, presents the Ed Asner & Friends Poker Tournament. More →

Shop For A Cure With QVC And Alyssa Milano Jul 28, 2017

QVC and Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance (OCRFA) are uniting once again for “QVC Presents Super Saturday LIVE,” an annual charity sale scheduled to be broadcast on Saturday, July 29 at 2 PM (ET). More →

Dolphin Tale Movie Stars Surprise a Special Child Jul 28, 2017

Seven-year-old Mayra Gillis met her inspiration, Winter the Dolphin, featured in the movies Dolphin Tale and Dolphin Tale 2, at Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) on Sunday. More →

No More Tears To Host Heart In Hand Awards Luncheon Jul 28, 2017

For the second consecutive year, No More Tears, a South Florida nonprofit dedicated to giving every domestic violence, human and sex trafficking victim a way out, will honor five women who are shaping our community and raising awareness for these unthinkable crimes. More →

The Roddenberry Foundation Launches $1 Million Fellowship Fund Jul 28, 2017

The Roddenberry Foundation is pledging $1 million towards activism through its inaugural Roddenberry Fellowship — a year-long program for 20 individuals from across the United States — who will each receive $50,000 to pursue a project or initiative in one of four fields: More →

Natalia Vodianova Joins PicsArt As Head Of Aspiration Jul 28, 2017

PicsArt, the leading image editing app and creative social network, today announced the appointment of Natalia Vodianova, the supermodel and philanthropist, as Head of Aspiration. More →

Bonnie-Jill Laflin Bares All In New Vegan Ad For PETA Jul 27, 2017

With only a basketball and her long locks covering her modesty, Basketball Wives LA star Bonnie-Jill Laflin strips down for PETA in two new ads that proclaim, “Proud to Have Been NBA’s First Female Scout — Even Prouder to Be a Vegan” and “Strong. Vegan. Woman.” More →

Jimmy Kimmel To Emcee Celebrity Charity Ping Pong Jul 27, 2017

The competition is heating up on the field, but it’s a new game afoot as celebrities face off in a ping pong battle to capture victory at Clayton and Ellen Kershaw’s 5th Annual Ping Pong 4 Purpose. More →

Kimiko Glenn Is Turning Up The Heat To Save Dogs’ Lives Jul 27, 2017

Standing in front of a smashed car window with a crow bar in one hand and a rescued dog in the other, Orange Is the New Black actor Kimiko Glenn appears in a lifesaving new campaign for PETA proclaiming, “The Car Is Insured, but the Dog’s Life Is Irreplaceable. Do Whatever It Takes—Don’t Leave Dogs to Die in Hot Cars.” More →

Tommy Lee Speaks Out About Running Of The Bulls Jul 27, 2017

Tommy Lee spoke out about the annual Running Of The Bulls Festival earlier this month. More →

Depeche Mode Frontman Talks Sobriety Jul 27, 2017

Dave Gahan, co-founder of the venerable GRAMMY-nominated new wave/dance rock mainstay Depeche Mode, has a lot to be thankful for. More →

Bryan Cranston Wraps Up Day Two Of His First-Ever USO Tour Jul 26, 2017

New York Times best-selling author and award-winning actor, screenwriter, director and producer Bryan Cranston visited with more than 1,300 service members and officially wrapped up day two of his first-ever USO tour. More →

Barbara Sinatra's Charity Legacy Jul 26, 2017

Barbara Sinatra, the humanitarian, founder of the Barbara Sinatra Center for Abused Children, former model and wife of the late Frank Sinatra passed away this week in Rancho Mirage, California. She was 90 years old. More →

Kiehl's 8th Annual LifeRide For amfAR Jul 26, 2017

The eighth annual Kiehl’s LifeRide for amfAR will kick off in Minneapolis, MN, on Monday, July 31, 2017. More →

U2's Adam Clayton Honored At MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert Jul 26, 2017

U2's bass player Adam Clayton was recently awarded the MAP Fund Stevie Ray Vaughan Award by MusiCares. More →

A Royal Visit To Disaster Relief Charity ShelterBox Jul 26, 2017

Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cornwall, met with ShelterBox USA President, Kerri Murray, at the ShelterBox Headquarters in Cornwall, England on Wednesday, July 19, to officially open the nonprofit’s new public Visitor Center in the UK. More →

James Cromwell Leads PETA Protest Against SeaWorld Jul 26, 2017

Armed with a megaphone and wearing a shirt proclaiming, “SeaWorld Sucks,” Academy Award nominee James Cromwell has led a group of PETA supporters in a takeover of SeaWorld’s “Orca Encounter” show, telling visitors about the company’s history of premature orca deaths. More →

Goo Goo Dolls Select St. Jude Children's Research Hospital As Charity Of Choice Jul 25, 2017

Goo Goo Dolls, the Buffalo-based rock band that has sold millions of albums for more than 20 years, named St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as its charity of choice with donations totaling $422,800 and a new fundraising campaign to support Music Gives to St. Jude Kids Day. More →

Ryan Sheckler Announces Annual Charity Golf Tournament Jul 25, 2017

Professional Skateboarder and philanthropist Ryan Sheckler and the Sheckler Foundation are proud to announce the 10th Annual Oakley Charity Golf Tournament and Gala, taking place September 9-10, 2017 in partnership with Monarch Beach Resort & Golf Links in Dana Point, California. More →