Angelina Jolie And Hillary Clinton Join For World Refugee Day

Angelina Jolie And Hillary Clinton Join For World Refugee Day Jun 21, 2010

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took part in a unique live video event linking four locations around the world to mark World Refugee Day on Friday. More
Alfre Woodard To Be Honored At Charity Mother's Awards

Alfre Woodard To Be Honored At Charity Mother's Awards Apr 16, 2010

The 32nd Annual Outstanding Mother Awards will take place on May 6 in New York to benefit Save the Children's US programs, and will be hosted by CNN’s Soledad O'Brien. More
Ellen DeGeneres Gets The Comic Book Treatment For Charity

Ellen DeGeneres Gets The Comic Book Treatment For Charity Apr 1, 2010

A comic book depicting the life of Ellen DeGeneres is on sale now, with some of the proceeds going to charity. More
Jennifer Aniston And Courteney Cox Join Up For The Congo

Jennifer Aniston And Courteney Cox Join Up For The Congo Nov 10, 2009

“Friends” co-stars Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox have teamed up to head a campaign to fight for women’s rights in the Congo. More
Angelina Jolie Speaks At World Refugee Day Event

Angelina Jolie Speaks At World Refugee Day Event Jun 19, 2009

At an event marking the launch of activities in the United States for World Refugee Day, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie appeared alongside UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres to call on the world to recognize millions of victims of conflict around the world not as a burden but as a potential gift. More
Celebrities Join African First Ladies At Health Conference

Celebrities Join African First Ladies At Health Conference Apr 21, 2009

Fifteen first ladies from African nations have joined a host of celebrities in attending a two-day summit in Los Angeles on health, women’s issues and HIV/AIDS. More
Hillary Clinton Receives Vital Voices Award

Hillary Clinton Receives Vital Voices Award Apr 1, 2009

Several celebrities attended the Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards ceremony earlier this month in order to present awards to five of the world’s outstanding female leaders. Speakers such as actresses Candice Bergen and Sally Field were among the award presenters, but the speakers weren’t all female. More
American Idol Gives Back $67 Million

American Idol Gives Back $67 Million Nov 13, 2008

David Beckham, Bono, Annie Lennox and Carrie Underwood have all accepted cheques from April’s Idol Gives Back event on behalf of the charities they support. More
Oceana Awards To Honor Clinton And Sting

Oceana Awards To Honor Clinton And Sting Oct 14, 2008

Bill Clinton, Sting, and Trudie Styler will be honored at the annual Oceana Partners Awards this weekend. More
Paul Newman - A Life Spent Giving

Paul Newman - A Life Spent Giving Sep 29, 2008

Actor and philanthropist Paul Newman leaves behind a legacy modern celebrities will find hard to match. More
Honeys We Love: Eric DeArmon

Honeys We Love: Eric DeArmon Aug 8, 2008

For this week’s Honeys We Love interview, Look To The Stars caught up with Eric DeArmon. Frontman for The Truthseekers – an 8-piece, New York-based “funk-n-soul machine” – Eric recently contributed a refreshingly original song, “Brighter Day”, to Amy Sewell and Susan Toffler’s documentary “What’s Your Point, Honey”. More
Look To The Stars Asks Amy Sewell

Look To The Stars Asks Amy Sewell Jun 13, 2008

Amy Sewell is the creator/writer/producer of Paramount’s 2005 crowd-pleasing documentary, Mad Hot Ballroom_. Her directorial debut, "_What’s Your Point, Honey?":http://www.whatsyourpointhoney.com/front, puts a new face on political leadership by introducing seven possible female contenders coming down the pipeline, while revealing inequalities that still exist today. What’s Your Point, Honey? is now showing in theaters across the US in special ‘one-night only exclusive’ events. More
Elton John Joins The Presidential Race

Elton John Joins The Presidential Race Apr 14, 2008

Elton John has hit the campaign trail for AIDS… and a new President of the United States. More
Idol Gives Back On Wednesday

Idol Gives Back On Wednesday Apr 8, 2008

It will be raining philanthropic celebrities on Wednesday night when American Idol Gives Back airs on the Fox Network. The “star clouds” are set to burst with a gala of music, fun, appearances, and surprises – all in the name of charity. More
Victoria Rowell - Building A Better World For Foster Children

Victoria Rowell - Building A Better World For Foster Children Apr 4, 2008

When Victoria Rowell was eight years old, her foster mother enrolled her in a classical ballet school. It was an act of love that led to bigger and better things – not only did dancing teach her to live her life with poise and grace, it also gave her the discipline to face the many challenges she has encountered. From ballet to acting, Rowell has lived a life of passion, a merit that eventually led her to establish the Foster Children Positive Plan. More
Gates Talks Innovation, Philanthropy and Post-Retirement Plans

Gates Talks Innovation, Philanthropy and Post-Retirement Plans Feb 27, 2008

Microsoft frontman Bill Gates spoke to students at Stanford earlier this month, praising young people for their innovation, and raising awareness for philanthropic work. More
Celebrities Put Their Votes Where Their Hearts Are

Celebrities Put Their Votes Where Their Hearts Are Feb 7, 2008

Celebrity endorsement and music have been essential features of political campaigns for the last 70 years. One of the earliest examples dates back to 1932, when Franklin D. Roosevelt used “Happy Days Are Here Again” as the theme song to his first presidential campaign. It eventually became the unofficial anthem for the Democrats, was used for years afterwards, and set a new standard in the way elections were campaigned. More
VH1 Save the Music Celebrates 10th Anniversary

VH1 Save the Music Celebrates 10th Anniversary Aug 17, 2007

Music television channel VH1 will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their charitable arm, VH1 Save The Music Foundation, on September 20 by hosting a celebrity gala in New York. More
Lil' Kim Cares About Charity

Lil' Kim Cares About Charity Aug 13, 2007

There’s more to Grammy Award winner Lil' Kim than music; she is also an established philanthropist. Often taking time to give back, she understands her social responsibility to the community and is committed to using her influence to inspire people. More
GLAMOUR Making A Charity Star

GLAMOUR Making A Charity Star Jul 26, 2007

GLAMOUR Magazine is gearing up to honor an every-day woman and support her charity with their “Woman of Your Year” search. From now until August 19, anyone can nominate an inspiring colleague, friend, or community leader at glamour.com/woty. GLAMOUR’s Woman of Your Year contest pays tribute to a real-life woman who uses her strength, agility, and compassion to incite major change in her community. GLAMOUR readers will help choose the winner by voting online. More