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Public Viewing And Gala Auction Announced For David Beckham: The Man Exhibition Jan 11, 2016

Phillips is proud to present David Beckham: The Man a unique public viewing and gala auction in support of 7: The David Beckham UNICEF Fund and Positive View Foundation. More →

Tony Bennett To Celebrate 90th Birthday At Power Of Love Gala Jan 11, 2016

On Saturday, May 21, 2016, Keep Memory Alive will host its extravagant 20th annual Power of Love gala at Las Vegas Arena honoring Tony Bennett with a spectacular 90th birthday celebration. More →

Lawrence O'Donnell's K.I.N.D. Fund Reaches More Than $10.5 Million In Donations Jan 11, 2016

The K.I.N.D. fund, which provides students in Malawi with desks and scholarships, has topped more than $10.5 million in donations, it was announced last week by MSNBC’s Lawrence O'Donnell. More →

Ellen DeGeneres Presented With People's Choice Award For Favorite Humanitarian Jan 11, 2016

Ellen DeGeneres received the fourth annual People’s Choice Award for Favorite Humanitarian, presented by Walgreens, during the live awards show from the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 on the CBS Television Network. More →

Kofi Annan's Message For The New Year Jan 11, 2016

Kofi Annan, Chair of The Elders, has written about his hopes for 2016. More →

Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, and Beyoncé Top DoSomething.org’s 2015 Celebs Gone Good List Jan 8, 2016

DoSomething.org, the largest not-for-profit organization for young people and social change announces its eighth annual Celebs Gone Good list. More →

NBA Star Russell Westbrook Buys Books for Children Jan 8, 2016

The Russell Westbrook Why Not? Foundation continued its support of youth literacy with the unveiling of the 7th Russell’s Reading Room this week at Edwards Elementary School in Oklahoma City. After the successful launch of three reading rooms in Oklahoma City and an additional three reading rooms in Los Angeles last year, NBA Star and Philanthropist Russell Westbrook is kicking off 2016 by continuing to inspire children to read. More →

Bid to Win Bleacher Seats at the SAG Awards Jan 8, 2016

The SAG Awards® Red Carpet Bleacher Seat Auction, the second in a trio of online auctions benefitting the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, has launched at sagawards.org/auction. More →

Hal Holbrook To Perform Benefit Show in Santa Monica Jan 8, 2016

Hal Holbrook will present his legendary one-man show MARK TWAIN TONIGHT! at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, California on February 11, 2016 as a benefit for The Actors Fund. More →

Vanessa-Mae Supports Cosmetics Animals Testing Ban in Korea Jan 8, 2016

Vanessa-Mae, Superstar Violinist and Cruelty Free International Global Ambassador, has welcomed the passing of a Bill by the Korea National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee to end the use of animals to test cosmetics in Korea. More →

BAFTA Los Angeles Announced Board and Officers for 2016 Jan 8, 2016

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles) announced today their Board of Directors and Officers for 2016. More →

Sacha Baron Cohen And Isla Fisher Donate to Help Syrian Children Dec 28, 2015

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have made a $1 million donation split equally between Save the Children and the International Rescue Committee to support victims of the conflict in Syria. More →

Elton John Pledges Support On Wedding Anniversary Dec 24, 2015

Elton John and David Furnish have celebrated their first wedding anniversary with a pledge of support to those in need. More →

Stars Write To Santa With Their Christmas Wishes Dec 24, 2015

Stars such as Annie Lennox and Benedict Cumberbatch have written to Santa with a list of wishes we can all relate to. More →

Sir Elton John Thanks Australian Prime Minister For Supporting Global Fund Dec 23, 2015

As part of his recent Australian Tour, Sir Elton John met with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to thank him for supporting The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria, and urged him to do more. More →

British ESA Astronaut Tim Peake To Run Marathon In Space Dec 23, 2015

British ESA astronaut Tim Peake, a Prince's Trust Ambassador, will become the first man to run a marathon in space when he takes on the challenge of the Digital Virgin Money London Marathon on the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday 24 April. More →

Kat Von D Donates $50,000 To Animal Charity Dec 23, 2015

Kat Von D, the bombshell and brains behind Kat Von D Beauty, announced via Instagram Thursday afternoon a donation of $50,000 (gifted to her by business incubator Kendo) to the internationally celebrated non-profit Mercy For Animals. More →

Mark Hamill Visits Great Ormond Street Hospital Dec 22, 2015

Star Wars legend Mark Hamill visited patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) this week. More →

Stars To Give Meals To Homeless Kitties On Christmas Eve Dec 22, 2015

Elaine Hendrix (Sex&Drugs&and Rock&Roll) and Maitland Ward (White Chicks) are just a couple of the celebs partnering with nonprofit Kitty Bungalow Charm School for Wayward Cats and Wellness to deliver a hot meal for fixed homeless cat communities this Christmas Eve. More →

Win A Metta World Peace Autographed NBA Basketball Dec 22, 2015

Los Angeles Lakers’ forward Metta World Peace continues his drive to support low-income American families and enhance the well-being of their children. More →

Models Bring Holiday Cheer To ASPCA Adoptable Animals Dec 22, 2015

The Lions modeling agency has teamed up with the ASPCA to help bring attention to the many incredible animals they have available for adoption this holiday season. More →

Bob Barker Applauds Bear Rescue Dec 22, 2015

Animal Defenders International (ADI) has rescued two endangered bears after a dawn raid on a remote, illegal Peruvian zoo, which saw all of the animals removed. More →

ITV's Text Santa Raises £8,383,361 Dec 21, 2015

Friday night saw Text Santa raise the highest total ever at £8,383,361 as millions of viewers watched a night to remember on ITV. More →

100 LIVES Announces The Amal Clooney Scholarship Dec 21, 2015

100 LIVES is pleased to announce the launch of a new annual scholarship established in partnership with esteemed international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney. More →

Best Fiends Announces World’s Largest Mobile Charity Race Dec 21, 2015

In the spirit of giving this holiday season, Seriously, a leading mobile-first entertainment company, and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres have announced the world’s biggest mobile charity game race with Seriously’s hit game, Best Fiends. More →

Exceptional Minds Help Create Visual Effects For Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road Chip Dec 21, 2015

The young adults on the autism spectrum who worked on visual effects for “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip,” which opened in theaters last week, could have easily been pigeonholed into jobs that were either rote technical jobs or routine jobs, like stocking shelves at a grocery store. More →

Bill Gates Helps Launch Middle East Thought Leadership Programme Dec 21, 2015

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have launched a global thought leadership platform to help frame and stimulate regional and global debate on vital development issues shaping the Middle East. More →

Questlove Entertains At Holiday Rock & Roll Bash Dec 21, 2015

On Wednesday evening, December 16, Cablevision Systems Corporation, The Madison Square Garden Company, and AMC Networks hosted the 15th annual Holiday Rock & Roll Bash to benefit The Lustgarten Foundation, the nation’s largest private nonprofit funder of pancreatic cancer research. More →

Jennie Garth Helps Raise Awareness Of Childhood Hunger Dec 18, 2015

Feeding America has launched new public service advertisements (PSAs) starring celebrity actress Jennie Garth to bring attention to childhood hunger. More →

Michael Jordan Supports Children's Literacy Initiative’s Work In Chicago Public Schools Dec 18, 2015

Basketball legend Michael Jordan selected national nonprofit Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) for a one-time gift to support CLI’s work in Chicago Public Schools to get more city children reading proficiently by 3rd grade. More →