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Gloria Estefan Pays For Boy's Cerebral Palsy Treatment Jul 6, 2015

Gloria Estefan is funding treatment for a young boy with Cerebral Palsy. More →

Robert Redford Speaks About Addressing The UN On Climate Change Jul 3, 2015

Actor and environmental activist Robert Redford paid his first visit to the United Nations Headquarters in New York this week. More →

Garth Brooks Unveils Child Life Zone At Texas Children's Hospital Jul 3, 2015

Garth Brooks was on-site to celebrate the grand opening of the newly renovated and expanded Child Life Zone at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas on June 26, 2015. More →

Prince Charles Hosts Reception In Support Of Endangered Elephants Jul 3, 2015

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, joint Presidents of the charity Elephant Family, hosted a reception at Lancaster House in London this week in support of Asia’s endangered elephants. More →

Award-Winning Documentary Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic Available Online For $1 Jul 3, 2015

Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic is a feature length documentary about HPV and cervical cancer narrated by Vanessa Williams. More →

Instruments Go Under The Hammer For Guitars Of Love Jul 3, 2015

Guitars Of Love – a fantastic 501c3 charity – is auctioning some awesome items to help raise funds for infants and children with life-threatening illnesses. More →

Richard Branson And will.i.am Attend Formula E In London Jul 3, 2015

Formula E came to London last week, and Richard Branson was there to witness it. More →

Richard Curtis And Adrian Grenier To Speak At Social Good Summit Jul 2, 2015

The annual Social Good Summit, a unique convening of world leaders, new media and technology experts, grassroots activists and voices from around the world, today announced the initial roster of speakers for its 2015 Summit which will take place September 27 and 28 in New York. More →

Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson Visits Music Therapy Charity Jul 2, 2015

Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson visited Nordoff Robbins at their London music therapy centre ahead of the O2 Silver Clef Awards this week. More →

Tamsin Greig Interviews An Escapee Of Sex Trafficking Jul 2, 2015

When someone offers you your dream, those oppressed by poverty tend to seize the opportunity. Sex trafficking, however, is one of today’s fastest growing crimes, which affects over a million children. More →

Lauren Graham Discusses New Film, Max, On American Humane Association's Weekly Radio Show Jul 2, 2015

One of Hollywood’s most famous leading ladies and three members of Congress working to bring home military working dogs join American Humane Association's president and CEO as special guests on the latest episode of “Be Humane with Dr. Robin Ganzert” on Pet Life Radio. More →

Bill Gates Praises Prince Alwaleed For Pledging His Wealth to Philanthropy Jul 2, 2015

HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Alwaleed Philanthropies, today announced his intention to donate all of his wealth to philanthropy over the coming years to help build a “better world of tolerance, acceptance, equality and opportunity for all.” More →

Neil Young - A Rock Star Bucks A Coffee Shop Jul 2, 2015

Rocker and environmentalist Neil Young's new album “Monsanto Years” has just been released, and as the name suggests, its “A Rock Star Bucks A Coffee Shop” song is aimed at Starbucks. More →

Lupita Nyong'o Becomes Global Ambassador For Elephants Jul 1, 2015

Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o has returned to her native Kenya and announced that she will advocate globally for elephants with international conservation organization WildAid, as well as promote women’s issues, acting and the arts in Kenya. More →

Stars Raise Their Voices For Foster Kids Jul 1, 2015

More than $500,000 was raised in support of older foster kids needing permanent families with the help of Broadway and Hollywood heavy-hitters this week at the St. James Theatre, including Tina Fey, Jane Krakowski, Darren Criss, Tituss Burgess, Megan Hilty, Caroline Rhea and many more. More →

James Patterson Announces More School Library Grants Jul 1, 2015

Three months ago, James Patterson and Scholastic Reading Club pledged to donate $1.5 million to school libraries across the country. They have already received more than 28,000 applications for funding grants. Because of the overwhelming number of requests for books and additional classroom resources made on behalf of school libraries, James Patterson will increase his contribution by another $250,000, bringing his total donation to $1.75 million. More →

Biz Stone Makes A STAND For Charity Jul 1, 2015

Biz Stone has joined STAND as Chairman where he will lend his expertise, network, voice, and vision to help the company realize its global vision. More →

Malala Yousafzai Helps UN Celebrate In San Francisco Jul 1, 2015

Bringing the idea of the United Nations to life required huge leaps of statecraft to bridge differences, declared Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday in San Francisco, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Charter, which he said “symbolizes the hope and aspirations that we can bring the world as it is a little closer to the world as it should be.” More →

Matt Dillon Brings Needed Attention To Plight Of Rohingyas Jul 1, 2015

It has only been recently that most Westerners have even heard of Rohingya Muslims, and it’s only because all eyes were on the sinking ships of refugees in the Mediterranean fleeing from the African continent to Europe that we noticed ships of Rohingyas floundering in the Bay of Bengal, a world away, fleeing from violence in Myanmar. More →

Robert Redford Speaks At UN High-Level Event On Climate Change Jun 30, 2015

Robert Redford spoke at a High-Level Event on Climate Change convened in New York by the President of the UN General Assembly, Sam Kutesa, this week. More →

Cobie Smulders Hosts 1st Annual Nautica Oceana City And Sea Party Jun 30, 2015

Ocean activists and influentials gathered on the rooftop of the Gansevoort Park Avenue on Wednesday, June 24 for the 1st Annual Nautica Oceana City & Sea Party. More →

U2 Helps Music Therapy Charity Celebrate 40th Anniversary Jun 30, 2015

One of the world’s greatest rock bands are helping music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins celebrate its 40th anniversary. More →

Stars STAND OUT To STOP Bowel Cancer Jun 30, 2015

A host of celebrity supporters are making a stand for a new Bowel Cancer UK campaign, STAND OUT to STOP bowel cancer, including actors Tom Hardy and his partner, Charlotte Riley. More →

Celebs #HighFiveIt To Save Lives With UNICEF Canada And Canada Soccer Jun 30, 2015

In celebration of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 — the largest single women’s sporting event in history — Canadian and US celebrities have embraced the #HighFiveIt campaign to save lives. More →

American Cancer Society Celebrates 30 Years of California Spirit Jun 30, 2015

The American Cancer Society will put on the 30th California Spirit fundraiser at Sony Pictures Studio in Culver City on July 19th, 2015. More →

Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Celebrates 20th Anniversary Jun 30, 2015

Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation is proud to celebrate its 20th Anniversary at the 2015 ART FOR LIFE Benefit on July 18th at Fairview Farms in Bridgehampton, NY. More →

Congress Moves To Help Lab Monkeys Jun 29, 2015

Congress has taken action to put cruel psychological experiments on infant monkeys at the National Institutes of Health and other NIH experiments under the microscope, following pleas from Dr. Jane Goodall, Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell, and TV icon Bob Barker. More →

Ke$ha Wants You To Be Cruelty Free Jun 29, 2015

Ke$ha is starring in a PSA and print ad promoting The Humane Society of the United States and HSI’s Be Cruelty Free campaign. More →

Robin Thicke, Common and Nile Rodgers to Perform at Legacy of Hope Foundation Concert Jun 29, 2015

The Legacy of Hope Foundation, a nonprofit organization working to support the building of the Nelson Mandela’s Children’s Hospital (NMCH) in Johannesburg, South Africa, announces a streamed concert and worldwide media event to take place on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. More →

Amy Schumer Offers Disappointing Lap Dance For Charity Jun 29, 2015

Amy Schumer, writer and star of the upcoming comedy, TrainWreck, has promised a ‘disappointing lap dance’ for the winner of Universal’s TrainWreck Premiere Experience hosted on CrowdRise to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, an organization that is very dear to her heart. More →