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Not On Our Watch Donates To Oxfam Jan 5, 2009

Not On Our Watch has announced a $500,000 grant to international aid agency Oxfam America to support their humanitarian response in eastern Chad, for victims of the violence in the Chad-Darfur region. More →

Angelina Jolie Tops Celebrity Charity Poll Jan 2, 2009

Angelina Jolie has been voted top celebrity humanitarian for the second year running in a Reuters AlertNet poll. More →

Ben Affleck Premieres New Film For The United Nations Dec 19, 2008

Ben Affleck attended the premiere of his new short film about the crisis in the Congo on Wednesday. More →

Ben Affleck Shows Gratitude For The Troops Dec 16, 2008

Ben Affleck and Patricia Heaton were on hand at the California National Guard Armory on Sunday, December 14, as part of Operation Gratitude. More →

George Clooney Hosts Charity Dinner For Darfur Dec 8, 2008

Actor George Clooney raised $14.57 million for charity when he hosted a fundraising party in London last Thursday, December 4. More →

Rev Run Wants Your Shoe Designs Nov 17, 2008

Run DMC co-founder Joseph Simmons – AKA Rev Run – recently hosted a charity event in New York for Soles4Souls. More →

Fergie Designs Star For Charity Auction Nov 13, 2008

Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie was in New York yesterday to unveil the new Swarovski star for the Rockefeller Christmas Tree, and now you can bid on a special Swarovski star designed by the songstress in a new charity auction. More →

Angelina Jolie Visits Afghanistan Oct 27, 2008

Angelina Jolie has returned home after visiting poverty-stricken families in Afghanistan last week. More →

Angelina Jolie Helps Kids In Need Of Defense Oct 20, 2008

Angelina Jolie appeared at a symposium on international law and justice at the Council on Foreign Relations headquarters in New York on Friday to announce the launch of a new initiative to provide legal assistance for immigrant children. More →

Hope North To Benefit From Celebrity Clothes Auction Oct 15, 2008

Clothes Off Our Back has just launched an exciting new auction to benefit Hope North. More →

British Stars Sign Favorite Books For Africa Oct 15, 2008

Some of Britain’s best loved stars have signed editions of their favorite books for a new charity auction. More →

A Big Concert For A Big Man With A Big Heart Oct 13, 2008

A charity concert honoring Luciano Pavarotti took place at the site of the ancient Jordanian city of Petra on Sunday night. More →

Join Timbaland For The Gentlemen's Ball Oct 13, 2008

Join GQ and The Gentlemen's Fund on October 15 for an exclusive fundraising event – The Gentlemen’s Ball – to celebrate and support all five 2008 Gentlemen’s Fund partner charities — MENC: The National Association for Music Education, The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation, The Alliance For Climate Protection, Hope North, and the Steve Nash Foundation. More →

Celebrity Apprentice 2 To Feature Annie Duke Oct 9, 2008

NBC will aim to repeat the success that was Celebrity Apprentice when a new series of the show premieres in January 2009. More →

Forest Whitaker Launches Hope North Mentor Campaign Sep 24, 2008

Forest Whitaker has officially launched the Hope North Mentor campaign in the latest issue of GQ Magazine. More →

Pavarotti To Be Honored With Charity Concert Sep 17, 2008

Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti is to be honored at a tribute charity concert in Petra, Jordan, a year after his death. More →

UN Praise For Pitt And Clooney Sep 2, 2008

In the first week of the Venice Film Festival, Brad Pitt and George Clooney have once again been combining film and philanthropy. More →

Brad Pitt And George Clooney Hold Fundraising Dinner Aug 26, 2008

Hollywood hunks Brad Pitt and George Clooney will kick off this year’s Venice film festival on Wednesday, August 27, with the world premiere of their latest film and a fundraising dinner for charity. More →

The Chips Are Up For Africa Jul 8, 2008

The Second Annual ‘Ante Up for Africa’ poker tournament was held on July 2nd in Las Vegas, and drew an impressive field of poker pro’s, celebrities and athletes – all of who helped make the event a success by raising over $400,000 for charity. More →

Jolie-Pitt Foundation Donates To War Children Jun 26, 2008

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated $1 million to support the education of war-affected children through their Jolie-Pitt Foundation. More →

Celebrities To Raise Stakes For Africa Again Jun 25, 2008

The 2008 ‘Ante Up For Africa’ Poker Tournament at the World Series of Poker will be held on July 2 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The tournament is the brainchild of actor Don Cheadle and poker pro Annie Duke, who created the event to raise money and awareness for the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. More →

Karaoke With The Stars Raises Much Needed Cash Jun 23, 2008

Gwyneth Paltrow might be about to outshine Coldplay-singing husband Chris Martin behind the microphone… but maybe not quite yet. The 35-year-old actress showed off her vocal talents at a charity karaoke show in London last Thursday, after a $90,000 bid prompted her to take to the stage. More →

Alliance for the Lost Boys Nominated for a ‘Stevie Award’ May 22, 2008

The 6th annual Stevie Awards will be presented on June 12 in New York City, and the Alliance for the Lost Boys of Sudan has been named as a finalist in the Public Relations category for its fundraising/awareness campaign video: “Mission
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Don Cheadle and Warner Take On The Darfur Genocide May 19, 2008

Warner’s documentary release, Darfur Now, is now on video priced at $4.99 – Warner Home Video is donating a portion of the proceeds to the Jewish World Watch's Solar Cooker Project. More →

Stars Call for Action on Disaster Relief May 15, 2008

Compassion is showing itself to be a universal language, as people from around the world are taking steps to help victims of the recent natural disasters in Asia. Celebrities are flocking to support the desperate nation of Burma/Myanmar, with Not On Our Watch, the charity started by Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, George Clooney and Jerry Weintraub, donating $500,000 towards rescue operations. More →

Time 100 - Tribute to Brad and Angelina by George Clooney May 14, 2008

As previously mentioned, this year’s “Time 100 List” is out. We would like to share with our readers some of Time’s chosen Heroes & Pioneers, celebrities who are making a difference. Below is the full tribute to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, written by George Clooney, and we’ll feature further tributes in the coming days: More →

Pitt and Jolie Among Time's Most Influential People May 8, 2008

TIME magazine placed Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie together in 21st place in its latest annual list of the world’s most influential people, and George Clooney stepped up to write a glowing tribute. More →

Iggy Pop Supports The Children's Society May 5, 2008

The Children's Society chose punk legend Iggy Pop's song “Lust for Life” as their theme for a garden entry in last year’s Chelsea Flower Show. The garden won a Silver medal at the London event, using as a main feature an arc of water which moved in rhythmic patterns to his song. More →

Buy George Clooney's Gift Bag For Darfur Apr 25, 2008

If you just can’t resist George Clooney -and let’s face it, who can – then you definitely won’t be able to resist checking out the new charity auction featuring the chance to pick up some of his unwanted bits and pieces. More →

George Clooney Keeps Air Rescue To Darfur Going Mar 31, 2008

When the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned earlier this month that their air transportations to help war-torn Darfur, Sudan, would soon stop due to lack of funds, George Clooney stepped up with his charity group Not On Our Watch by contributing $6.24 million to keep their air transport operations going. More →