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Rhona Mitra Views Impact Of Gulf Oil Spill Jul 19, 2010

Actress Rhona Mitra, star of The Gates, joined national environmental group Global Green USA last week to see the impacts of the BP spill for herself. More →

Kristen Bell Gives Her Birthday To Charity Jul 15, 2010

Kristen Bell turns 30 years old this weekend, and she wants you to make the occasion perfect by donating to charity. More →

Jake Gyllenhaal Stands Up To Cancer Jul 14, 2010

The Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) television event is set to air live and commercial-free on FOX, September 10, 2010, at 8p.m. EST & PST / 7 p.m. CST. Joining ABC, CBS and NBC, FOX will donate one hour of live simultaneous commercial-free primetime for the nationally televised September 10th fundraising special, to be broadcast from Los Angeles. More →

Pink Floyd Legends Reunite For Charity Jul 13, 2010

A star-studded line-up hit the stage in Oxfordshire, UK, on Saturday to raise money for Palestinian children. More →

Alyssa Milano Blogs About Charity Trip To Kosovo Jul 9, 2010

UNICEF Ambassador Alyssa Milano traveled to Kosovo in May to participate in the commemoration of World Children’s Day, and she has blogged about her experiences. More →

Wyclef Jean Calls For Action On Haiti's Earthquake Anniversary Jul 9, 2010

It was just six months ago that the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake struck Haiti and five-year-old NGO Yéle Haiti moved the work of repairing and restoring the nation from that disaster to the top of its agenda. More →

Meet Chris Rock And Malaak Compton-Rock For Charity Jul 8, 2010

Actor, comedian & author Chris Rock and wife Malaak have teamed up with premiere auction website Charity Folks to raise money for their charity, Journey For Change: Empowering Youth Through Global Service. More →

Annie Lennox Blogs For Women's Rights Jul 8, 2010

Annie Lennox has just returned from an event for Amnesty International, focusing on the plight of women in the Congo, and has blogged about the experience. More →

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 →

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 →

Shakira Speaks Up About Charity Campaign Jul 7, 2010

Shakira has voiced her support for the 1GOAL campaign and discussed the importance of education in achieving peace and global security during a wide-ranging interview with YouTube as part of the campaign’s YouTube Interviews series. More →

Authors To Appear As Part Of Oxfam BookFest Jul 2, 2010

July 2009 saw the first ever Oxfam Bookfest – a fortnight packed with book events in Oxfam shops all over the UK. It was so successful — with over 350 events, a 40% rise in book donations and hundreds of thousands of pounds of poverty-busting sales — that the charity is doing it again in 2010. And they’re adding even more events, and selling even more books to make even more money to fund their work. More →

Bill Nighy Makes A Flying Start For Charity Jul 1, 2010

Following his charity trips to Nairobi and Canada last week, British actor Bill Nighy is now throwing his support behind a new charity partnership between Comic Relief and British Airways which aims to raise up to £8 million by 2013 for vulnerable and disadvantaged children in the UK and around the world. 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 →

50 Cent Hosts Charity Event In New York Jun 29, 2010

Music superstar 50 Cent and the G-Unity Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to improving the quality of life for low-income and underserved communities, hosted Forever Young in Queens, NY, on Saturday, June 26 at the Baisley Park Extension. More →

Pete Seeger Among Honorees At Charity Dinner Jun 29, 2010

On Tuesday, June 21st, WhyHunger held its annual Why-Chapin Awards Dinner. 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 →

Jennifer Garner Launches Charity Text Initiative Jun 26, 2010

Jennifer Garner was out and about in Washington DC on Thursday, June 24, to talk about the k2kUSA program at the Rayburn House Office Building. More →

Celebrities Pen Letter From Oxfam To G8 Leaders Jun 25, 2010

A group of celebrities have put their names to a letter on behalf of Oxfam addressed to the G8 leaders meeting in Canada this week. More →

Maria Sharapova To Make Charity Trip To Belarus Jun 25, 2010

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador Maria Sharapova will head straight from the 2010 Wimbledon tournament to Belarus to visit an area affected by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. 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 →

Christina Aguilera’s Signature Raises Money For Charity Jun 25, 2010

Music superstar Christina Aguilera raised $50,000 for charity by placing her signature on a 2010 Chrysler 300 Eco Style Edition car. 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 →

Rodney Atkins Meets Jeff Fisher At Charity Softball Game Jun 23, 2010

Recently, country music artist Rodney Atkins along with his wife, Tammy and son, Elijah, dropped by to visit with Jeff Fisher during the NFL Head Coach’s pre-game reception for his 10th Annual Comcast “Jeff Fisher & Friends” Charity Softball Game Presented by Pinnacle Financial Partners. More →

Ben Stiller Tweets New Charity Initiative Jun 22, 2010

Ben Stiller has launched a great new charity fundraising initiative to raise money to build schools in Haiti. 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 →

Maria Shriver Announces Women's Conference Lineup Jun 21, 2010

Maria Shriver has announced the lineup for this year’s Women’s Conference, to be held from Sunday, October 24 through Tuesday, October 26 at the Long Beach Convention Center. 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 →

Signed Perfumes From Halle Berry And Kim Kardashian Auctioned For Charity Jun 21, 2010

Makatto.com has some great new celebrity charity auctions. More →

Justin Bieber Makes Promises For Charity Jun 17, 2010

Arguably one of the hottest singers in this country, Justin Bieber has announced the dates of the remainder of his “My World” Tour. More →