Final preparations are underway for a July 6 event at Chicago’s Soldier Field, bringing together top soccer talents from around the globe for a match that will raise money for the charity spearheaded by international superstar Lionel Messi.
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London Evening Standard and NOOK have revealed additions to the exciting line-up for the free literary Get Reading festival for children on the 13th July, which is part of the London Evening Standard and NOOK’s pioneering partnership to support child literacy.
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In celebration of troops and their families stationed around the globe, the USO and President Obama will once again honor, salute and celebrate those in uniform with the Fifth Annual “Salute to the Military” USO Concert Event on the South Lawn of the White House this Independence Day.
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Paul McCartney, Richard Branson, and Linkin Park are offering ultimate fan experiences to launch new fundraising and awareness platform THE URGENCY NETWORK.
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UN Women is partnering with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media on a global study to analyze the depiction and representation of female characters in family films.
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The George W. Bush Institute has kicked off the African First Ladies Summit, “Investing in Women: Strengthening Africa,” in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Just weeks after signing on with the Los Angeles Galaxy, Robbie Rogers — the first and only openly gay player in Major League Soccer — has started yet another chapter in his career, as a PETA spokesperson.
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Have you got style like Beyoncé? A new online auction is giving you the chance to see what it’s like to work backstage on the biggest show of the year—The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour!
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Inclusion in the Arts, a New York City-based national not-for-profit, announced today that legendary actor James Earl Jones will be the recipient of Inclusion in the Arts’ first-ever Champion of Diversity Award.
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To celebrate this Independence Day, Oral-B and NASCAR driver #39 Ryan Newman are excited to announce that they are teaming up with Hope For The Warriors, a national nonprofit organization that assists post-9/11 service members, to help veterans reintegrate into the civilian workforce.
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David Backes, captain of the St. Louis Blues and his wife, Kelly, who visited the nation’s largest no kill animal sanctuary recently, says their visit has inspired them to “dream big” in their own efforts to help homeless pets.
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Brides Against Breast Cancer (BABC) has announced that noted singer and songwriter Margo Rey has been named volunteer ambassador for the national non-profit organization.
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Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft charity, is joining in the celebration of July’s National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month.
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Music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins hosted the annual Silver Clef awards on Friday, honoring One Direction, Barry Gibb, Coldplay, The Clash, Vampire Weekend, Ray Davies, Alison Moyet, Labrinth, and Alison Balsom.
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US private Bradley Manning’s trial for “aiding the enemy” is under way and prosecutors are asking for a life sentence. Manning has pled guilty to leaking documents to WikiLeaks in 2010, but under question for many is the future of whistle-blowing.
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There was a lot of excitement on the campus of North Shore Animal League America's national adoption headquarters in New York when Renee Felice Smith of NCIS: Los Angeles loaned her time and talent to co-direct and film a Public Service Announcement for the Mutt-i-grees Curriculum.
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Usher's New Look, the non-profit organization founded by Usher Raymond IV committed to building future leaders, will host the President’s Circle Awards Luncheon on July 17, 2013 at the St. Regis, Atlanta.
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Demi Lovato has partnered with CAST Recovery to create The Lovato Treatment Scholarship in honor of her dad, Patrick Lovato, who passed away in part due to untreated mental health and addiction issues.
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This week’s “4th Annual Thirst Gala” helped put a spotlight on The Thirst Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to building fresh water wells and providing developing countries with clean water.
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Two of the hottest hosts in live television – Kelly Ripa and Lisa Robertson – appear in both print and television public service announcements promoting QVC Presents Super Saturday LIVE on QVC Saturday, July 27 at 2 PM (ET), with net proceeds benefitting Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF).
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It’s a year of “firsts” for Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard: the pair, who welcomed their first child in March, have just become the first couple to win the male and female divisions in PETA's annual Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity contest.
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