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Jack Dorsey and Rihanna Support COVID-19 Response Efforts In Michigan and Other States May 11, 2020

A consortium of funders, led by Twitter & Square CEO Jack Dorsey’s #startsmall, has donated an additional $3.2 million for COVID-19 response efforts, this time focused on supporting community-based organizations in the cities of Detroit and Flint, Michigan. More →

More Than 50 Women Stand #TogetherForHer to Address Gender-Based Violence During COVID-19 May 11, 2020

According to The United Nations Population Fund, six months of lockdowns could result in an additional 31 million cases of gender-based violence across the globe. More →

UNICEF USA Takes Audiences Around The World In Upcoming COVID-19 Virtual Special May 7, 2020

UNICEF USA will host their first ever streaming event on Saturday, May 9th at 8pm ET. “UNICEF Won’t Stop” will highlight UNICEF’s COVID-19 response, frontline workers and experts and the children UNICEF serves. More →

Global Online Retailer SHEIN Announces SHEIN TOGETHER Featuring Performances By Katy Perry And Lil Nas X May 6, 2020

Global industry-leading e-retailer SHEIN announces the brand’s first-ever digital entertainment festival, SHEIN Together, on May 9, 2020. More →

Stars To Take Part In Graduate Together: America Honors The High School Class Of 2020 May 5, 2020

XQ Institute, The LeBron James Family Foundation, and The Entertainment Industry Foundation announced today that they are joining together to pay tribute to the Class of 2020 in a one-hour multimedia special event, Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020, on Saturday, May 16 (8 PM ET/PT, 7 PM CT). More →

Make-A-Wish Launches Wishes Need Stars Like You in Conjunction with 40th Anniversary May 4, 2020

April 29 marked the 40th anniversary of the wish that inspired the founding of Make-A-Wish Foundation, the organization that grants life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses worldwide. More →

Celebrities and Influencers Unite for Take 5 Together #forStJude May 4, 2020

For #GivingTuesdayNow on Tuesday, May 5, the general public is invited to a livestream event from 1-5 p.m. CST to “Take 5 Together #forStJude” and enjoy time to sing, dance, cook, stretch, laugh and give back to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. More →

World’s Most Defiantly Joyful Song Rereleased By UNICEF Apr 28, 2020

Once called the “world’s most defiantly joyful song”, Miriam Makeba’s ‘Pata Pata’ has been rerecorded by UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo, to spread information and hope in a time of Coronavirus. More →

Open Hearts Foundation Establishes Emergency Relief Fund Apr 17, 2020

The Open Hearts Foundation, co-founded by actress/philanthropist Jane Seymour, announced the creation of an Emergency Relief Fund to provide grants to non-profits on the frontlines who are serving women and children during the COVID-19 pandemic. More →

Rihanna, Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z Co-Fund Over $6 Million In COVID-19 Grants Apr 16, 2020

The Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF), Twitter & Square CEO Jack Dorsey’s #startsmall and Jay-Z's Shawn Carter Foundation (SCF) today announced additional joint grants dedicated to supporting COVID-19 rapid response efforts in the United States and across the globe. More →

Rihanna and Jack Dorsey to Fund Grant Supporting Domestic Violence Victims in L.A. Apr 14, 2020

The Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF) and Twitter/Square CEO Jack Dorsey today announced a joint grant to the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles to address the current crisis for domestic violence victims in Los Angeles as a result of the COVID-19 “stay at home” order. More →

Rihanna and Jay-Z's Foundations Each Donate $1 Million To COVID-19 Response Efforts Apr 1, 2020

The Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF) today announced that an additional $1 million in grants towards COVID-19 response efforts will be matched by Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation (SCF). More →

George Harrison's Material World Foundation Donates To Charities During COVID-19 Pandemic Mar 26, 2020

The Material World Foundation, created by George Harrison in 1973, is today donating $500,000 to the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund, Save the Children, and Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) charities, which are providing much needed aid and care during this COVID-19 pandemic. More →

Make-A-Wish Finds Ways to Bring Hope and Joy During Uncertain Times Mar 24, 2020

Make-A-Wish Foundation chapters nationwide face a record number of wishes waiting to be granted as a result of the recent need to postpone all wishes that involve travel due to the public and medical concerns of COVID-19. More →

Rihanna's Clara Lionel Foundation Gives $5 Million To COVID-19 Response Mar 23, 2020

The Clara Lionel Foundation announced today that it has given $5 Million to COVD-19 rapid response efforts in the United States and across the globe. More →

Alzheimer’s Association Unveils Star-Studded Compilation Album and Video Series Mar 19, 2020

Today the Alzheimer's Association released “Music Moments,” a collection of new recordings and unreleased tracks by award-winning artists honoring the personal, emotional connection between music and life’s most important moments that we would never want to lose to Alzheimer’s and all other dementia. More →

Newman's Own Foundation Supports Leadership Development Mar 16, 2020

Newman's Own Foundation, founded by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, announced grants supporting internal professional and leadership development for nutrition-focused nonprofits. More →

Neil Diamond Gives Surprise Performance at Keep Memory Alive's 24th Annual Power of Love Gala Mar 12, 2020

Keep Memory Alive's 24th annual Power of Love gala at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday, March 7 brought top artists and performers Billy Ray Cyrus, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Kelsey Grammer, Sammy Hagar, Derek Hough, Chris Isaak, Jimmy Kimmel, Katlyn Nichols, Greg Phillinganes and more together to honor music legend Neil Diamond and raise crucial funds and awareness for Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. More →

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Adopts Open Access Publication Policy Mar 11, 2020

In keeping with its core values of transparency and scientific collaboration to accelerate the development of new treatments, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) is adopting a formal policy requiring that all articles resulting from work it has funded be published in a preprint repository then an open access forum. More →

Your Chance To Go To a Game With David Ortiz in Boston and Win $100,000 Mar 6, 2020

Here’s your chance to go to a game in Boston with David Ortiz, and win $100,000. More →

Shop Kristen Bell’s Favorite Items on Verishop in Support of the Prostate Cancer Foundation Mar 3, 2020

Inspired by the Prostate Cancer Foundation's TRUE campaign to support the caregivers of men with prostate cancer, Verishop is partnering with the foundation to help raise awareness and support for the cause. More →

The Michael J. Fox Foundation Relaunches Parkinson's Clinical Study Matching Tool Feb 28, 2020

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) has unveiled the redesign of Fox Trial Finder — the Foundation’s online tool to match patients and families to Parkinson’s clinical studies that need them. More →

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Honors Basketball Legend Penny Hardaway Feb 26, 2020

During the 5th annual St. Jude Spirit of the Dream, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital honored Penny Hardaway with the Spirit of the Dream Award, which is presented to a person who embodies the mission of St. Jude and its founder, Danny Thomas. More →

Blake Shelton Joins the Lineup for the 2020 iHeartCountry Festival Presented by Capital One Feb 25, 2020

iHeartMedia, the leading audio company in America which also has a greater reach in the U.S. than any other media outlet, announced today that Blake Shelton will join the lineup for the 2020 ‘iHeartCountry Festival Presented by Capital One’ on Saturday, May 2 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. More →

Sharon Stone To Receive Elizabeth Taylor Legacy Award Feb 24, 2020

The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) today announced that Golden Globe and EMMY Award-winning actress, producer, activist and humanitarian Sharon Stone will receive the Elizabeth Taylor Legacy Award at the Foundation’s inaugural fundraising gala The Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS on April 30, 2020. The gala will be held on the backlot of Fox Studios and will be generously supported by title sponsors Gilead Sciences and BVLGARI. More →

Las Vegas Sands Announces Sheryl Crow Will Headline Sands Cares INSPIRE Feb 20, 2020

Las Vegas Sands has announced nine-time GRAMMY award winner and American music icon Sheryl Crow will headline the 2020 Sands Cares INSPIRE charity concert benefiting members of its Sands Cares Accelerator on May 28 at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas. More →

Gloria Gaynor Performs At amfAR's Mexico City Dinner Feb 19, 2020

On Tuesday, February 4, amfAR hosted its second annual amfAR Mexico City Dinner. More →

Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation Announces Inaugural Ball Feb 18, 2020

The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) today announced it will host its inaugural fundraising gala The Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS on the backlot of Fox Studios – home to the storied film “Cleopatra” starring Elizabeth Taylor – on April 30, 2020. More →

Prostate Cancer Foundation Recruits NBA And NHL Teams For PCF Black History Month Assist Challenge Feb 14, 2020

The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) has drafted teams from the NBA and NHL to help fight prostate cancer with the 2nd Annual PCF Black History Month Assist Challenge. More →

Sofia Vergara Hosts Record Crowd at LA Art Show's Patron Reception for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Feb 12, 2020

Actor, comedian and producer Sofia Vergara drew a record crowd to the Los Angeles Convention Center during opening night of the LA Art Show on February 5. Vergara hosted a private reception for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to raise awareness and support for its lifesaving mission: Finding cures. Saving children. More →