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Black Eyed Peas And Sting Raise Millions For Charity Oct 4, 2011

New Yorkers joined together over the weekend to help millions of their less fortunate neighbors. More →

Sting's 60th Raises Millions For Charity Oct 3, 2011

A host of stars – including Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, and Mary J. Blige – helped celebrate Sting's 60th birthday on Saturday night, and raised $3.7 million for charity in the process. More →

Sting To Host Celebrity Charity Birthday Party Sep 30, 2011

Sting will be joined onstage by a number of musical legends this weekend at a special charity concert celebrating his 60th birthday. More →

Celebrity Activists Support Wall Street Occupation Sep 28, 2011

Protesters in New York have received encouragement from a number of celebrities who support their ongoing occupation of Wall Street. More →

Bill Clinton To Celebrate Charity Anniversary With U2 And Lady Gaga Sep 14, 2011

Bill Clinton will celebrate 10 years of his William J Clinton Foundation next month with a special celebrity charity concert at the Hollywood Bowl. More →

Sting To Celebrate 60th Birthday With Massive Celebrity Charity Concert Aug 30, 2011

On October 1, 2011, join Sting at the Beacon Theater in New York City as he celebrates the 25th anniversary of his solo career on the eve of his 60th birthday with a very special concert event to benefit the Robin Hood Foundation. More →

Black Eyed Peas Reschedule Charity Concert Aug 22, 2011

Robin Hood, The Black Eyed Peas, Chase, DAS Communications, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, and the Central Park Conservancy are pleased to announce a rain date for The Black Eyed Peas live concert in Central Park, called the Concert 4 NYC, on Friday, September 30, 2011. The previous concert scheduled for June 9th was canceled due to extreme weather conditions. More →

Ben Stiller And Bill Clinton Co-Chair Charity Gala For Haiti Aug 9, 2011

President Bill Clinton – founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States – actor and director Ben Stiller, and gallerist and art dealer David Zwirner have announced that they will co-chair an exclusive fundraising event on Friday, September 23rd in New York to benefit The Stiller Foundation. More →

Harry Chapin's Charity Legacy Lives On Aug 2, 2011

July marked the 30th anniversary of musician and social activist Harry Chapin's untimely death. More →

Celebrities Call On World Leaders For Urgent Horn Of Africa Funds Jul 26, 2011

A group of global artists, activists and business leaders have signed a joint letter urging world leaders to step up their response to the famine in the Horn of Africa. They call on them to act “without reservation, prevarication or equivocation” when they meet at an emergency summit in Rome. More →

Willie Nelson To Be Honored For Charity Work Jul 26, 2011

Country music legend Willie Nelson is to be inducted into the Agricultural Hall of Fame for his role as founder and president of Farm Aid. More →

Big Stars Align For Farm Aid Celebrity Charity Concert Jul 13, 2011

Farm Aid 2011- the celebrity charity concert for farmers – will take place at the LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in Kansas City on August 13. More →

John Legend To Front Education Campaign Jul 1, 2011

John Legend is set to front a new initiative to help lower the rate of high school dropouts. More →

Run With Pamela Stephenson For Women In The Congo Jun 14, 2011

Physiologist and TV personality Dr Pamela Stephenson-Connolly will take part in a special 10K run in London next month to benefit Women for Women International – and you can join her. More →

Natalie Portman And Zoe Saldana Lend A Hand To FINCA Jun 11, 2011

FINCA International, a charitable micro-finance organization, is launching a new video public service announcement campaign for FINCA’s online donation community, Lend A Hand, which features spokeswomen Academy Award winner Natalie Portman, and leading Hollywood actress Zoe Saldana. More →

John Legend Wants Equality In Education Jun 11, 2011

John Legend has talked about his mission for education equality for all children in a MediaPlanet supplement to the Chicago Sun-Times. More →

Stars Celebrate Father's Day With Charity Auction Jun 10, 2011

Charitybuzz, the leading destination for luxury online charity auctions, presents the 2011 Dads and Grads Auction, featuring once-in-a-lifetime experiences and covetable gifts that showcase the best of entertainment, sports, food and travel to benefit more than 75 nonprofit organizations around the globe. More →

Bill Clinton Honored At Celebrity Charity Hope For Children Gala Jun 8, 2011

Regis Philbin honored Bill Clinton at a special celebrity charity event on Tuesday, June 7, in New York. More →

Christina Hendricks To Step Up For Charity May 31, 2011

Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks and Twilight/Red Riding Hood director Catherine Hardwicke will be honored by the Step Up Women's Network at the 8th annual Inspiration Awards on June 10. More →

Be On Stage With The Black Eyed Peas For Charity May 27, 2011

Fergie, Taboo, apl.de.ap and will.i.am are pulling out all the stops for two lucky fans this summer in a bid to raise funds for the Robin Hood Foundation. More →

Annie Lennox Makes A Difference At Celebrity Charity Gala May 9, 2011

With Annie Lennox being given a Making a Difference Award , Sophie Ellis-Bextor performing and Pamela Stephenson MCing, Women for Women's Gala was always bound to be a success. But the charity which helps traumatised women in war-torn areas was delighted that £860,000 was raised, which will help thousands more women in countries from Afghanistan to the Congo to receive support and develop their skills, so they can rebuild their lives and support themselves and their families. More →

Meet Meryl Streep At Iron Lady Premiere For Charity May 6, 2011

Meryl Streep is helping to raise funds for the women survivors of war by providing two VIP tickets to bid for on eBay to attend the London premiere of her new film, THE IRON LADY. It will be an incredible to experience this event and also support the work of Women for Women International. More →

Annie Lennox To Attend Celebrity Charity Gala Tonight May 5, 2011

A number of stars will be present to help Women for Women International celebrate five years in the UK at a special gala event in London tonight, May 5. More →

Black Eyed Peas To Play Charity Concert In The Park May 3, 2011

The Black Eyed Peas – apl.de.ap, will.i.am, Taboo and Fergie – will perform a special charity concert to benefit Robin Hood, NYC’s largest poverty fighting charity, next month. More →

Lady Gaga Launches Celebrity Charity Facebook Challenges For Robin Hood Apr 26, 2011

Lady Gaga will be performing at the annual Robin Hood Foundation Gala on May 9 – and to celebrate, the charity has launched two Facebook initiatives. More →

Get Tickets To Private Tim McGraw Show In Charity Auction Apr 25, 2011

WhyHunger is auctioning off two tickets to see Tim McGraw in a rare and private concert at the Beacon Theater in New York this week, but you must be quick to make a bid – the auction only has a few more hours to run! More →

Annie Lennox To Be Honored For Making A Difference Apr 20, 2011

Annie Lennox will be among the guests at the Women for Women International May Gala in London next month, where she will be honored with a special Making A Difference Award. More →

Bill Clinton And Sting Honored At Charity Fisherman's Ball Apr 14, 2011

Hundreds of clean water supporters gathered on the Hudson River last night for Riverkeeper's Annual Fishermen’s Ball to honor the environmental advocacy of President Bill Clinton and Trudie Styler and Sting. More →

Janet Jackson To Host Celebrity Charity Life Ball Apr 4, 2011

Janet Jackson will host this year’s amfAR Life Ball in Vienna. More →

Pamela Stephenson Runs For Congo Women Apr 4, 2011

On Mother’s Day in the UK on Sunday, a hundred runners, including psychologist and TV personality Dr Pamela Stephenson-Connolly, wife of Billy Connolly and who has recently returned from the Congo, took part in Women for Women International's Run for Congo, to support mothers in the eastern provinces of the Congo who have been brutalised by war. More →