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Victoria Justice Wants To Lift Spirits This Valentine's Day Jan 8, 2014

DoSomething.org has announced it is joining forces with Mentor Up, a new way to make a difference by AARP Foundation, to launch Love Letters, which will encourage teens to make handmade Valentine’s Day cards to lift the spirits of older adults across the country during a peak time of isolation and depression. More →

The Top 25 Celebrity Charity Auctions Of 2013 Jan 7, 2014

CharityBuzz has announced their top 25 celebrity charity auctions from 2013. More →

Bill Gates Looks at 2013's Successes Dec 31, 2013

Bill Gates has taken a look at the last year, and compiled an uplifting list to offer hope for humanity in 2014. More →

Bill Clinton To Match Donations To Clinton Foundation Until End Of Year Dec 24, 2013

Bill Clinton will match every dollar donated to the Clinton Foundation until December 31. More →

BOVET 1822 Partners With Artists For Peace And Justice For Children In Haiti‏ Dec 24, 2013

BOVET 1822 (the Swiss luxury timepiece company) owner Pascal Raffy recently joined Artists for Peace and Justice's (APJ) New York City Holiday Gala to support fund raising efforts to create positive change for the future through education for children in Haiti. More →

John Savage Honored For Humanitarian Work Dec 17, 2013

Actor and activist John Savage (best known for “The Deer Hunter”) received a Golden Goody Award (aka Oscar for social good) for his humanitarian work on Sunday, December 15th, at the Malibu West Beach Club at a special Typhoon Haiyan holiday fundraiser hosted by actress/ humanitarian Cassandra Hepburn (“The Young and the Restless”). More →

Cat Deeley Visits Building Young Futures Program In India Dec 17, 2013

Earlier this year, UNICEF UK Ambassador and global TV personality, Cat Deeley, travelled to India to witness how the futures of adolescent girls are being transformed by the Building Young Futures programme. More →

Sarah Silverman Stands Up To Cancer With An Ugly Sweater Dec 16, 2013

Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), is happy to announce Sarah Silverman, Michael Cera, Tim & Eric, Reggie Watts and a monkey are adding a bit more humor to The Second Annual Ugly Sweater Fundraising Campaign. More →

Kofi Annan - What Nelson Mandela Taught Us Dec 12, 2013

Kofi Annan and The Elders want you to share your thoughts of Nelson Mandela and are asking what he means to you. More →

Stars Join Ewan McGregor For Syrian Appeal Video Dec 12, 2013

Superstars of Hollywood and the music industry have voiced grave concerns about the plight of Syrian children facing a third bitterly cold winter in refugee camps. More →

Get Ready To TRANS4M With will.i.am Dec 12, 2013

The i.am.angel foundation will once again present its TRANS4M Conference and Benefit Concert on January 23, 2014. More →

Bono And Bill Clinton Pay Tribute To Nelson Mandela Dec 11, 2013

Bono has paid tribute to Nelson Mandela through the ONE Campaign's website. More →

Peter Gabriel Remembers Nelson Mandela At WITNESS Benefit Dec 9, 2013

Human rights organization WITNESS celebrated its 9th Annual Focus For Change Benefit during the weekend at Roseland Ballroom, raising funds to support its programs to train and equip people worldwide using video to fight for human rights. More →

Photos: Yoko Ono Visits Tokyo For Imagine There's No Hunger Campaign Dec 9, 2013

Last week, Yoko Ono Lennon visited Hard Rock Cafe Tokyo to speak about childhood hunger and share details on worldwide efforts to combat the issue through Hard Rock’s 6th annual IMAGINE THERE’S NO HUNGER campaign, benefiting WhyHunger and grassroots partners combating childhood hunger and poverty worldwide. More →

Richard Branson To Join The Elders In South Africa For Nelson Mandela's State Funeral Dec 9, 2013

A delegation of The Elders is travelling to South Africa this week to honour the memory of their founder Nelson Mandela. More →

The Elders Honor Memory Of Their Founder, Nelson Mandela‏ Dec 7, 2013

The Elders are deeply saddened by the death of their founder, Nelson Mandela. They join millions of people around the world who were inspired by his courage and touched by his compassion. All will mourn his passing. More →

Mia Farrow Speaks About Trip To Central African Republic Dec 5, 2013

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow visited the Central African Republic last month to call attention to children’s needs in that conflict-torn country. More →

Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery Launches Oxfam Syrian Winter Appeal Dec 4, 2013

Downton Abbey actress Michelle Dockery has helped Oxfam launch a major appeal to help families affected by the Syria Crisis get through the harsh winter months – and beyond. More →

Ronnie Wood Joins Stars For WaterAid Auction Dec 4, 2013

This Christmas get your hands on a special edition Q Awards print, signed by the winners and guests at this year’s prestigious awards. More →

Katy Perry Named As UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Dec 3, 2013

At a special event today at UNICEF Headquarters, global pop superstar Katy Perry was appointed UNICEF’s newest Goodwill Ambassador, with a special focus on engaging young people in the agency’s work to improve the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children and adolescents. More →

Madonna Helps Build On Elizabeth Taylor's Charity Legacy Dec 3, 2013

The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) is pleased to announce a number of initiatives that build on Elizabeth Taylor's legacy and passionate commitment to raise awareness and find a cure for HIV/AIDS. More →

Ringo Starr Autographs Jackets To Benefit WaterAid Dec 3, 2013

Rock and roll icon and artist Ringo Starr joined today in the national #GivingTuesday movement by donating twenty-five autographed jackets to be sold on eBay in support of WaterAid beginning on Tuesday, December 3. More →

Bill And Melinda Gates Select Four Charities For Giving Tuesday Nov 29, 2013

Bill and Melinda Gates are supporting Giving Tuesday, a national day of giving on Dec. 3. More →

John Legend Plays It Forward Nov 29, 2013

Crackle, the multi-platform entertainment network, has announced the launch of its first original music series, “Playing It Forward,” presented by FedEx. More →

Photos: Lissie Helps Launch Imagine There's No Hunger Nov 28, 2013

Earlier this week, Lissie, Hard Rock's IMAGINE Artist Ambassador, performed in New York as part of the launch of Hard Rock’s 6th annual “Imagine There’s No Hunger” campaign benefiting WhyHunger and its grassroots partners combating childhood hunger and poverty worldwide. At the event, Lissie helped collect non-perishable food donations for the New York Common Pantry with Hard Rock matching the donations raised. More →

The Elders Welcome Geneva Interim Agreement With Iran Nov 28, 2013

The Elders this week welcomed the interim agreement reached in Geneva between the P5+1 group of countries and the Islamic Republic of Iran on Iran’s nuclear programme. More →

Book Review: True Grit By Bear Grylls Nov 27, 2013

Bear Grylls' new book, True Grit, is more than just another book about heroism and survival. It is a series of tales of how the ordinary had to step up to become extraordinary, and more importantly, how we can learn from their lessons in everyday life. More →

Rihanna And UNICEF Are There For The Philippines Nov 26, 2013

UNICEF today launched a new campaign—"There for the Philippines"—to support the immediate and long-term relief efforts for children and families whose lives were upended by Super Typhoon Haiyan. More →

Chris Martin Duets With Bono At Star-Studded Charity Auction Nov 26, 2013

On Saturday night at Sotheby’s in New York, a standing-room only crowd helped raise more than $26 million for The Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. More →

Ludacris Supports Relief Efforts To Help Victims Of Typhoon Haiyan Nov 25, 2013

American entertainer, rapper and actor Chris "Ludacris" Bridges today responded to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s call to help provide relief to survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan. More →