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Sightsavers: $105 Million Disease Fund Launched at Nelson Mandela Concert Dec 5, 2018

Leading philanthropists have set up a $105 million fund to help end a disease that has plagued humanity since antiquity. More →

Charitybuzz Announces 2nd Annual Holiday Givt Guide Nov 30, 2016

Online luxury auction house Charitybuzz today announced its 2nd Annual Holiday Givt Guide, to highlight the importance of giving when gifting. More →

Sir Richard Branson Talks About The Importance Of The Elders Jan 26, 2016

Sir Richard Branson has revealed that one of the accomplishments he is most proud of is helping to establish The Elders. More →

Richard Branson Delivers Gift Of Hearing In Kenya And South Africa Nov 25, 2015

Last week, Richard Branson and Virgin Unite joined Starkey Hearing Foundation in their quest to bring the gift of hearing to people in need all over the world. More →

Richard Branson Supports Crisis Text Line Jul 16, 2015

Richard Branson recently blogged about Nancy Lublin, founder of Crisis Text Line. More →

Play Golf With Greg Norman In The 2015 Necker Open Pro-Am Apr 7, 2015

Double major winner and former World No.1 Greg Norman will be participating in the 2015 Necker Open. More →

Richard Branson Launches Study To Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Dec 16, 2014

Richard Branson and Virgin Unite have launched a new study aimed at reversing Type 2 Diabetes. More →

Rafael Nadal To Play Tennis At Richard Branson's Necker Cup Aug 6, 2013

Rafael Nadal, Ana Ivanovic, Stefan Edberg, Martina Navratilova and Daniela Hantuchova will be joined by leading, current and past, ATP/WTA players along with Sir Richard Branson in the 2nd annual Necker Cup Pro-am on Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands. More →

Richard Branson And Bill Clinton Help Launch Haiti Forest Initiative Mar 18, 2013

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, founder of Yunus Social Business, Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Unite, and U.S. President Bill Clinton, founder of the Clinton Foundation, announced last Sunday the launch of a new social initiative called Haiti Forest. More →

Keep A Child Alive Black Ball REDUX Raises $2.9 Million Dec 10, 2012

Keep A Child Alive CEO Peter Twyman has announced that the Black Ball REDUX, held last week at “Harlem’s World Famous Apollo Theater,” raised over $2.9 million – funds that will go to providing lifesaving HIV treatment, care and support to children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India. More →

Tennis Stars To Play At Pro-Am On Richard Branson's Necker Island Oct 25, 2012

UNICEF ambassador for Serbia, five-time Grand Slam champion and world No. 2 Novak Djokovic of Serbia has entered the 2012 Necker Cup, the world’s most exclusive Pro-Am, to be held on Sir Richard Branson ’s private island Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands Dec. 9-13 . More →

Richard Branson Announces Winners At Charity Summit May 16, 2012

From more than 500 inspirational entries, Sir Richard Branson and his non profit foundation Virgin Unite have announced that the global winner of the 2012 ‘Screw Business As Usual’ competition is Raise5, a new fundraising platform that creatively uses free time and talents to raise money for charity. More →

Richard Branson To Screw Business As Usual With Jamie Oliver May 1, 2012

Sir Richard Branson will soon be helping Jamie Oliver in the kitchen (well, just lending a hand with the starters!) when they team up for the Screw Business As Usual Summit on May 14th at Jamie’s Flagship restaurant, Fifteen London. More →

Jewel Supports Give A Drop Campaign Apr 24, 2012

Sending aid to Africa only takes a quick text message. Simply text DROP to 85944 on any U.S mobile phone and you can automatically donate $5 to the Give A Drop campaign. More →

Your Last Chance To Help Richard Branson Screw Business As Usual Apr 17, 2012

An inspiring line-up of judges has been announced for Virgin Unite and Sir Richard Branson's Screw Business As Usual competition. More →

Help Richard Branson Screw Business As Usual Feb 24, 2012

Richard Branson is on the hunt for an ethical entrepreneur to help him Screw Business as Usual! More →

Download To Do Good With Virgin Unite Jan 9, 2012

Richard Branson's Virgin Unite, the non-profit foundation of the Virgin Group, has joined other leading charities to partner with Fairsharemusic.com, the music download store where the music you buy really does make a difference. More →

Richard Branson Helps Bring Hearing Aids To Africa Dec 21, 2011

Starkey Hearing Foundation, which strives to change the social consciousness of hearing and hearing health care, wrapped up its first-ever hearing mission in Bushridge, Mpumalanga, South Africa last week with the help of Sir Richard Branson and his not-for-profit organization, Virgin Unite. More →

Richard Branson's Charity To Distribute 100,000 Condoms In South Africa Dec 1, 2011

Richard Branson's Virgin Unite will help people in the fight against the spread of HIV AIDS this week by distributing 100,000 free condoms to the Bhubezi and Ndlovu Clinics in the Bushbuckridge area in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, one of the most impoverished rural areas of South African, where an estimated 20% of the 500,000 people in the community are HIV positive. More →

Mary J. Blige To Headline Richard Branson's Rock The Kasbah Nov 15, 2011

Richard Branson will join his mother, Eve Branson, as host of the fifth annual Rock The Kasbah charity event to benefit Virgin Unite and The Eve Branson Foundation on November 16. More →

Bid On The Chance To Live Like Richard Branson For Charity Nov 11, 2011

Take the winter getaway of a lifetime with a South African adventure developed by Sir Richard Branson. More →

Join Richard Branson In India And Help Save Tigers Oct 11, 2011

WildAid has partnered with Virgin Unite, the non-profit foundation of the Virgin Group, to offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join Sir Richard Branson on a Connection Trip to India. More →

Yao Ming And Richard Branson Say No To Shark Fin Soup Sep 26, 2011

International conservation organization WildAid, Chinese basketball star and WildAid Ambassador, Yao Ming, and leading Chinese entrepreneur Zhang Yue have joined forces with British entrepreneur, Sir Richard Branson and his non-profit foundation Virgin Unite, in a global campaign to save sharks. More →

Glee Star Supports Homeless Young People In London Jun 28, 2011

Glee star and Virgin Unite ambassador Cory Monteith, has visited Foyer Centre in London to meet with young people being supported by the charity, which provides affordable and safe accommodation linked to employment, training opportunities and a range of other services. More →

Glee Star Helps Virgin Unite Find Special Youth Ambassadors May 26, 2011

Virgin Unite, the non-profit foundation of the Virgin Group, and Glee star Cory Monteith have announced their search for six ‘special youth ambassadors’, who for three months will help promote the work of three youth charities that all support at-risk and homeless young people in the UK: Foyer Federation, The Albert Kennedy Trust and Depaul UK. More →

Help Free The Children With Richard Branson May 25, 2011

CharityBuzz.com is currently running a celebrity charity auction that will see two lucky people join Richard Branson at a special cocktail party in Miami on June 25. More →

Join Richard Branson And Mario Batali For Celebrity Charity Dinner Nov 12, 2010

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for foodies is on the celebrity charity auction block – an ultimate evening of glorious food, vintage wine and witty banter. More →

Join Charlize Theron, The Dalai Lama And Richard Branson For Living Peace Talks Nov 11, 2010

Charlize Theron, Richard Branson and the Dalai Lama will take part in a special lecture series aimed at making the world healthy, sustainable and compassionate place. More →

Miranda Kerr Raises Awareness Of Birth Complications Nov 10, 2010

Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr is fronting a new campaign to raise awareness of a common birth complication. More →

Richard Branson To Rock The Kasbah With Celebrity Charity Event Nov 10, 2010

Sir Richard Branson will host his 4th annual Rock The Kasbah celebrity charity fundraising event in Los Angeles on Thursday, November 11. More →