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Amy Winehouse Provides Music For Charity Film Jul 7, 2010

The YouTube channel dedicated to The Global Fund's Born HIV Free campaign, which was launched seven weeks ago, has already been seen by more than 11 million viewers. The channel features an exceptional animation film called “Baby in the Sky”, created by the design team Les Bonzoms and with music of Amy Winehouse. More →

Dodgers Legend To Host Celebrity Charity Fun Festival Jul 7, 2010

A host of celebrities will join Dodgers legend Steve Garvey for his special Celebrity Softball Classic and Family Fun Festival this Saturday. More →

Warren Buffett Makes Annual Charity Donation Jul 7, 2010

Billionaire Warren Buffett has given away $1.93 billion in company shares to charity this year, after pledging to give away 99% of his wealth to good causes in 2006. More →

Five For Fighting To Rock Charity Half Marathon Jul 6, 2010

On Saturday, August 1, 2010, more than 25,000 runners, walkers and spectators will celebrate the second annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon benefiting the American Cancer Society, to the sounds of Five For Fighting. More →

Bill Gates Clarifies The Issue Of Overpopulation Jul 6, 2010

During a Q&A at TED, philanthropist Bill Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was asked if his charity, by saving millions from dying of malaria and other diseases, is contributing to the problem of overpopulation in the world. More →

British Royalty Opens Clarence House Doors For Charity Jul 6, 2010

The Duchess of Cornwall has auctioned a private tour of Clarence House, where she lives with Princes Charles, William and Harry, to raise money for a French medical clinic in London. More →

Formula 1 Drivers Sign StarCards For Charity Jul 5, 2010

The drivers and teams of the Formula One world have again supported the annual StarCards F1 charity auction, supporting Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. More →

Rachel Bilson Selects Bags For Charity Sale Jul 2, 2010

Rachel Bilson has teamed with Coach handbags to raise money for charity. More →

Design A Banana Split For Kelly Ripa And Charity Jul 1, 2010

Kelly Ripa has launched her latest charity initiative with Electrolux to raise money for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. More →

Elijah Wood Coordinates Celebrity Charity Album Jul 1, 2010

Lord of the Rings star and celebrity DJ Elijah Wood has brought together some of his favorite artist for a charity album benefiting The Art of Elysium. More →

Paul McCartney Scores A Hit With YouTube Charity Show Jun 30, 2010

During the weekend of 26-27 June 2010, the Born HIV Free campaign featured in a number of headline awareness raising events, in particular a performance by Paul McCartney in London’s Hyde Park exclusively broadcast on the Born HIV Free Youtube site, as well as an exhibition tent at the Solidays festival in France, and the opening of a dedicated online boutique selling specially designed items in support of the campaign. More →

Bill Nighy Blogs About G8 Meeting In Canada Jun 29, 2010

British actor Bill Nighy was in Canada this week for the G8 meeting, and took the opportunity to blog about his experience. More →

Maroon 5 To Perform For Charity Jun 29, 2010

Fuse, Madison Square Garden’s national music television network, has announced that three-time Grammy Award winning band Maroon 5 will perform at the Beacon Theatre on Tuesday, July 27 at 9pm ET to celebrate the release of Hands All Over, the band’s first studio album in three years. More →

White Ties And Tiaras Dominate Elton John's Charity Ball Jun 28, 2010

Over 700 guests – including Peter André, David Walliams, Lara Stone, Lily Cole and Paloma Faith – attended Elton John's annual White Tie and Tiara Charity Ball last week. More →

Kylie Minogue Hosts Charity Inspiration In Paris Jun 28, 2010

Kylie Minogue was in Paris on Friday to host amfAR's Inspiration Night. More →

Paul McCartney To Stream Concert Online For Charity Jun 25, 2010

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria are proud to announce that singer/songwriter Paul McCartney is throwing his support behind the BORN HIV FREE campaign. More →

Annie Lennox: London Ambassador For HIV Jun 24, 2010

Annie Lennox met with the Mayor’s Advisor on Health and Youth Opportunities Pam Chesters at City Hall in London yesterday, as part of a roundtable bringing together representatives of HIV organizations and people living with HIV. More →

Larry King Launches Celebrity Charity Auction For The Gulf Coast Jun 23, 2010

Charitybuzz, the leading destination for online charity auctions, announces “Disaster in the Gulf: Support the Waters with Charitybuzz,” a special online charity auction that launched in conjunction with Larry King Live’s two-hour Gulf Coast relief telethon on June 21, at 8 pm Eastern. More →

One Tree Hill Stars Visit The Gulf Oil Spill For Charity Jun 22, 2010

Global Green CEO and President Matt Petersen and New Orleans Director Beth Galante are guiding a group of young Hollywood actors, including One Tree Hill’s Sophia Bush and Austin Nichols, to Grand Isle in New Orleans this week. More →

Jenson Button Grants A Charity Wish Jun 22, 2010

A youngster fighting a life-threatening illness has been granted his wish to meet his motor-racing hero. More →

Sting And Bobby Sager Help Charity At FIFA World Cup Jun 21, 2010

On 8 June 2010, just three days before the 2010 World Cup began in South Africa, an international partnership made a compelling case for soccer as an agent of social change. International philanthropist and entrepreneur Bobby Sager and his friend Sting rolled out their newest project, Hope is a Game-Changer, which will commence delivery of 10,000 indestructible soccer balls to six countries in Africa combined with the start of Grassroot Soccer’s (GRS) campaign to reach 1 million youth by the start of the World Cup in 2014. More →

Lady Gaga Auctions Necklace For Charity Jun 21, 2010

Singer/ Songwriter Lady Gaga is donating a necklace seen in her #1 Single “Poker Face” video for an auction to benefit the Lupus Foundation of America. More →

Cheryl Hines Helps Celebrate Charity Event Jun 21, 2010

United Cerebral Palsy (UCP), a leading service provider and advocate for children and adults with disabilities, along with UCP affiliate Capability Scotland, and by kind permission of the British Ambassador and Lady Sheinwald, commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the 15th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) in the United Kingdom last week. More →

Stars Make Wishes Come True In The UK Jun 19, 2010

British actress Kara Tointon was one of a number of stars who helped raise £100,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation in the UK last weekend. More →

Holly Robinson-Peete To Receive Humanitarian Award Jun 17, 2010

Actress, author, activist and philanthropist Holly Robinson-Peete has been selected by the Professional Beauty Association (PBA) as the 2010 PBA Beautiful Humanitarian Award recipient. More →

Football Stars Kick Out Poverty At FIFA World Cup Jun 17, 2010

To kick-off the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassadors Didier Drogba and Zinedine Zidane launched an anti-poverty TV spot appealing for the world to live up to the challenge and join the team that will beat poverty. More →

Paul Newman’s Charity Donates Fire Trucks to Australia Jun 17, 2010

Australia’s bushfire-ravaged communities will get a lift in fire fighting efforts thanks to a donation from Newman's Own Foundation. More →

Ryan Sheckler Skates For Charity Jun 17, 2010

Skateboarder Ryan Sheckler recently organized a ‘Skate for a Cause’ charity event to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. More →

Eclipse Stars Come Out For Charity Jun 16, 2010

Young stars of the latest Twilight movie, Eclipse, were out and about for charity last week. More →

Rihanna Supports Cancer Charity’s $250,000 Prize Bid Jun 16, 2010

Music star Rihanna is urging her fans to support DKMS Americas in winning a $250,000 Pepsi Refresh Everything grant. More →