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Sam Simon's Charity Legacy Lives On With Launch Of Charitable Giving Foundation May 31, 2017

The estate of long time animal lover and philanthropist, Sam Simon, today announced the formation of The Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation and a $1 million grant to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). More →

Kate del Castillo Hits Miami TV in Anti-Seaquarium Ad May 31, 2017

Just in time for the summer tourist season, Kate del Castillo is making a splash on Miami television with a PETA ad in which she calls on travelers to stay away from the Miami Seaquarium, where the orca Lolita has been held for decades — and without orca companionship since her companion, Hugo, died in an apparent suicide after ramming his head into the tank wall in 1980. More →

Prince Harry Hosts Not Forgotten Garden Party At Buckingham Palace. May 31, 2017

Prince Harry met injured and ill servicemen and women and veterans at The Not Forgotten Garden Party at Buckingham Palace on 30 May 2017. More →

Sir Lenny Henry Named Comic Relief Honorary Life President May 31, 2017

Comic Relief has appointed Sir Lenny Henry and former CEO Kevin Cahill CBE as the charity’s first Honorary Life Presidents, in recognition of the crucial role they played establishing Comic Relief and their ongoing support for the organisation as it prepares for the future. More →

Ariana Grande Announces Star-Studded Benefit Concert In Manchester May 30, 2017

Ariana Grande is returning to Manchester to headline a special One Love Manchester benefit concert on Sunday 4 June to honour and raise vital funds for the victims and families who were tragically affected by the Manchester attack after her show last week. More →

Winner Of $1.1 Million Aurora Prize For Awakening Humanity Announced May 30, 2017

The $1.1 Million Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity was awarded this week to Dr. Tom Catena, a Catholic missionary from Amsterdam, New York who has saved thousands of lives as the sole doctor permanently based in Sudan’s war-ravaged Nuba Mountains. More →

Prince Charles Attends Launch Of New Plastics Economy Innovation Prize May 30, 2017

The Prince of Wales has attended the launch of the New Plastics Economy Innovation Prize, a competition that encourages innovators to find new ways of designing packaging to help keep plastics out of the ocean. More →

generationCURE Solstice 2017 Set For June 20 May 30, 2017

On Tuesday, June 20, amfAR will present its sixth annual generationCURE Solstice event at Mr. Purple on New York’s Lower East Side. More →

Bill Gates Hears Young People Debate Tough World Issues May 30, 2017

Last month, global entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Gates surprised students by sitting in the audience as they debated some of the most challenging global issues facing their generation. More →

Angiogenesis Foundation Mourns Special Advisor Sir Roger Moore May 30, 2017

With great sadness and a profound sense of loss, the Angiogenesis Foundation mourns the passing of Sir Roger Moore on May 23, 2017, at the age of 89. More →

The Queen Visits Victims Of Manchester Concert Attack May 29, 2017

The Queen visited Manchester on 25 May 2017 to meet victims of the Manchester Concert Attack. More →

Rita Ora Performs At Star-Studded amfAR Gala Cannes May 29, 2017

The 24th annual amfAR Gala Cannes raised more than $20 million last week in support of amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, and its pursuit of a cure for HIV/AIDS. More →

The Elders Condemn Political Paralysis In South Sudan In The Face Of Famine May 29, 2017

The Elders today condemned the political paralysis and failure of leadership at all levels in South Sudan in the face of worsening famine and humanitarian disaster. More →

Stars Attend Women's Choice Awards Show May 29, 2017

On Wednesday, May 17, 2017, six hundred girls and women gathered at the legendary Avalon Hollywood for a star-studded and inspiring celebration of fierce women. More →

Los Angeles Dodgers Visit Gentle Barn May 29, 2017

The Gentle Barn Foundation is excited to announce the addition of athletes and celebrities in support of The Gentle Barn opening its third location in St. Louis, MO. More →

Stars Attend Sugar Ray Leonard's Big Fighters, Big Cause Charity Boxing Night May 26, 2017

Hollywood came out in full force to catch a night filled with action-packed boxing matches, live performances and more at the B. Riley & Co. 8th Annual “Big Fighters, Big Cause” Charity Boxing Night at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, CA. More →

#GirlsAre Returns To Inspire Girls And Women Across The United States May 26, 2017

Girls today in the United States are far less likely than boys to achieve the recommended amounts of physical activity. By age 14, girls are dropping out of sports at two times the rate of boys. More →

YWCA USA To Host Women of Distinction Awards Gala Celebrating Extraordinary Women Leaders May 26, 2017

YWCA USA will celebrate the achievements of extraordinary leaders and organizations who serve as role models for women and girls at the Women of Distinction Awards Gala during the YWCA USA National Conference on Friday, June 16, 2017, at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. More →

Arsenal Foundation Funds New Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy Room May 26, 2017

The Arsenal Foundation is very kindly supporting the work of music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins with children, young people and their families, who deal with some huge challenges in life – and for whom music therapy is a life-changing experience. More →

Maria Shriver And Equinox Sports Clubs Announce Expanded MOVE FOR MINDS 2017 May 26, 2017

Maria Shriver and Equinox Sports Clubs, the high performance lifestyle leaders in health and fitness, have a newly expanded MOVE FOR MINDS experience scheduled for Sunday, June 4, bringing together women across the country to increase awareness of Alzheimer’s as a women’s disease and raise necessary research funds to find a cure for it. More →

Imagine Dragons To Perform At TrevorLIVE New York May 25, 2017

Imagine Dragons will perform at The Trevor Project's TrevorLIVE New York fundraising gala June 19 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square, with the band’s singer, Dan Reynolds, set to be presented with the Trevor Hero Award. More →

Coco Jones And DoSomething.org Ask Who Has Their Eye On You? May 25, 2017

DoSomething.org, a global movement of over 5.5 million young people and truth, one of the largest and most successful national youth tobacco prevention campaigns, have teamed up with a new emoji compatibility quiz called “Who Has Their Eye on You?” to show teens how Big Tobacco is vying for their attention. More →

David Suzuki Talks Citizen Science May 25, 2017

“Canada’s Centre for Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph has the genomes of more than 265 thousand named species identified with barcodes in its database,” says David Suzuki. “The cost to analyze a sample against this free public database is about $10.” More →

The Elders Urge Continued US Support For Paris Climate Agreement May 25, 2017

The Elders called on the United States to reaffirm its support for the Paris Agreement on climate change and show leadership and ambition in tackling the threat posed by global warming. More →

Veterans Group Got Your 6 Honors 13 Projects As 6 Certified May 25, 2017

Got Your 6 today announced the awarding of 13 new projects with its 6 Certified designation, reserved for films, television, theatrical, and digital content that normalizes depictions of veterans as leaders and community assets. More →

Sara Bareilles Named As Ambassador Of First Ever CharityBuzz Broadway Auction May 24, 2017

Charitybuzz is pleased to announce the first ever curated Broadway Auction, part of the successful Charitybuzz Curates program, featuring bidding opportunities to meet Broadway’s biggest names, exclusive backstage access at the Great White Way’s hottest shows, VIP seats to standing-room-only engagements, and more — all to benefit charity. More →

Karina Smirnoff To Take Part In Dance For Africa Event May 24, 2017

RIDE Foundation (Robyn & Italo Dance Events), formed by Pro-Am ballroom dance partners, Robyn Shreiber and Italo Elgueta, has announced that its inaugural gala, DANCE FOR AFRICA, will benefit the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF). More →

The Elders Welcome Iran Election Result As Spur For Peace And Tolerance May 24, 2017

The Elders welcomed the re-election of President Hassan Rouhani in Iran as a sign that the Iranian people clearly desire peaceful relations with the outside world and a more tolerant society at home. More →

Michael Moore’s One-Man Challenge To Trump May 24, 2017

Film-maker and activist Michael Moore has rethought his strategy on how to get Trump out of the White House. He’s not about to launch a new movie disclosing cover-ups and shady deals. He’s about to get on stage in Broadway and perform his new one-man show of humor, called The Terms of My Surrender, a few blocks from Trump Tower in New York City. More →

Malaika Celebrates 10 Years Of Empowering Congolese Girls May 24, 2017

Last week in New York City, international model and founder of the Malaika organization, Noella Coursaris Musunka hosted Malaik10, a fundraising cocktail party celebrating 10 years of empowering Congolese girls and their communities through education and health initiatives. More →