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Welcome To EAT (RED) SAVE LIVES 2017 Jun 2, 2017

Today, EAT (RED) SAVE LIVES – led by Chef Mario Batali – brings the culinary world to the table to raise money for The Global Fund and awareness around the AIDS fight, with activations across the United States and around the world on social media. More →

Lisa Ling to Speak at MGM Resorts Foundation Women's Leadership Conference Jun 2, 2017

Lisa Ling, executive producer and host of the investigative documentary series “This is Life” on CNN, will speak at The MGM Resorts Foundation’s 11th annual Women’s Leadership Conference (WLC) Aug. 7-8 at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. More →

Sesame Street Theme Songs And Hollywood Movie Royalties For Sale In Charity Auction Jun 2, 2017

Royalty Exchange, the world’s first online marketplace for royalties, is offering a rare chance to buy a stake in music and screenwriter royalties from several popular Sesame Street shows and hit Hollywood movies. More →

FAME 35th Anniversary Reunion Concert To Benefit The Actors Fund Jun 2, 2017

The Actors Fund announced today that cast members from the hit 1980s musical television series “Fame” will reunite for a 35th anniversary concert to benefit the national human services organization that helps everyone in performing arts and entertainment in times of need, crisis or transition. More →

The Elders Condemn US For Quitting Paris Climate Agreement Jun 1, 2017

The Elders condemned the decision by President Trump to quit the Paris Agreement on climate change. They insisted that the decision does not mean the demise of the Paris Agreement, and urged other signatories to continue to respect its provisions. More →

More Than 100 Authors Sign Greenpeace's Pledge for Free Speech and Forest Protection Jun 1, 2017

More than 100 authors from around the world, including Nobel Prize winner John Maxwell Coetzee (Disgrace); writer and comedian Stephen Fry (More Fool Me); Man Booker Prize winners Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Yann Martel (Life of Pi); and thought leaders Michelle Alexander (The New Jim Crow), Rebecca Solnit (Men Explain Things to Me) and Naomi Klein (The Shock Doctrine) signed a pledge with Greenpeace to support free speech and stand up for forests. More →

Maggie Q On A Quest To Save Elephants With The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Jun 1, 2017

US Actress and wildlife campaigner Maggie Q (Nikita, Divergent, Designated Survivor) has been in Kenya with leading conservation charity The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT) on a mission to raise awareness of the threats facing elephants and efforts being made to protect them. More →

Join Tom Brady At The 18th Annual Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port Jun 1, 2017

Best Buddies International, a nonprofit dedicated to creating opportunities for friendship, employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is pleased to announce that the 18th Annual Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port, presented by Pepsi-Cola, Shaw’s Foundation and Star Market Foundation, will take place June 2-3. More →

Prince Harry Meets UK Team For The Invictus Games 2017 Jun 1, 2017

Prince Harry was at The Tower of London today at the launch of the team selected to represent the UK at the Invictus Games Toronto 2017. More →

Gene Simmons To Be Honored By American Society For Yad Vashem And The Jewish Life Foundation Jun 1, 2017

American Society for Yad Vashem, the organization dedicated to advancing Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem and The Jewish Life Foundation, which funds the creation of Jewish-themed cultural and educational programs on Jewish Life Television (JLTV) hosts their fourth annual benefit gala, Salute to Hollywood, Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at The Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills. More →

Stars To Attend Tower Cancer Research Foundation Cancer Free Generation Poker Tournament and Casino Night May 31, 2017

Dozens of stars from TV, sports, music and film will ante up and bet big to support talented young cancer researchers and change the future of cancer at Tower Cancer Research Foundation's (Tower) 4th Annual Ante Up for a Cancer Free Generation Poker Tournament and Casino Night on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at the Sofitel Hotel, Riviera 31, 8555 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048. More →

Sam Simon's Charity Legacy Lives On With Launch Of Charitable Giving Foundation May 31, 2017

The estate of long time animal lover and philanthropist, Sam Simon, today announced the formation of The Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation and a $1 million grant to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). More →

Kate del Castillo Hits Miami TV in Anti-Seaquarium Ad May 31, 2017

Just in time for the summer tourist season, Kate del Castillo is making a splash on Miami television with a PETA ad in which she calls on travelers to stay away from the Miami Seaquarium, where the orca Lolita has been held for decades — and without orca companionship since her companion, Hugo, died in an apparent suicide after ramming his head into the tank wall in 1980. More →

Prince Harry Hosts Not Forgotten Garden Party At Buckingham Palace. May 31, 2017

Prince Harry met injured and ill servicemen and women and veterans at The Not Forgotten Garden Party at Buckingham Palace on 30 May 2017. More →

Sir Lenny Henry Named Comic Relief Honorary Life President May 31, 2017

Comic Relief has appointed Sir Lenny Henry and former CEO Kevin Cahill CBE as the charity’s first Honorary Life Presidents, in recognition of the crucial role they played establishing Comic Relief and their ongoing support for the organisation as it prepares for the future. More →

Ariana Grande Announces Star-Studded Benefit Concert In Manchester May 30, 2017

Ariana Grande is returning to Manchester to headline a special One Love Manchester benefit concert on Sunday 4 June to honour and raise vital funds for the victims and families who were tragically affected by the Manchester attack after her show last week. More →

Winner Of $1.1 Million Aurora Prize For Awakening Humanity Announced May 30, 2017

The $1.1 Million Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity was awarded this week to Dr. Tom Catena, a Catholic missionary from Amsterdam, New York who has saved thousands of lives as the sole doctor permanently based in Sudan’s war-ravaged Nuba Mountains. More →

Prince Charles Attends Launch Of New Plastics Economy Innovation Prize May 30, 2017

The Prince of Wales has attended the launch of the New Plastics Economy Innovation Prize, a competition that encourages innovators to find new ways of designing packaging to help keep plastics out of the ocean. More →

generationCURE Solstice 2017 Set For June 20 May 30, 2017

On Tuesday, June 20, amfAR will present its sixth annual generationCURE Solstice event at Mr. Purple on New York’s Lower East Side. More →

Bill Gates Hears Young People Debate Tough World Issues May 30, 2017

Last month, global entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Gates surprised students by sitting in the audience as they debated some of the most challenging global issues facing their generation. More →

Angiogenesis Foundation Mourns Special Advisor Sir Roger Moore May 30, 2017

With great sadness and a profound sense of loss, the Angiogenesis Foundation mourns the passing of Sir Roger Moore on May 23, 2017, at the age of 89. More →

The Queen Visits Victims Of Manchester Concert Attack May 29, 2017

The Queen visited Manchester on 25 May 2017 to meet victims of the Manchester Concert Attack. More →

Rita Ora Performs At Star-Studded amfAR Gala Cannes May 29, 2017

The 24th annual amfAR Gala Cannes raised more than $20 million last week in support of amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, and its pursuit of a cure for HIV/AIDS. More →

The Elders Condemn Political Paralysis In South Sudan In The Face Of Famine May 29, 2017

The Elders today condemned the political paralysis and failure of leadership at all levels in South Sudan in the face of worsening famine and humanitarian disaster. More →

Stars Attend Women's Choice Awards Show May 29, 2017

On Wednesday, May 17, 2017, six hundred girls and women gathered at the legendary Avalon Hollywood for a star-studded and inspiring celebration of fierce women. More →

Los Angeles Dodgers Visit Gentle Barn May 29, 2017

The Gentle Barn Foundation is excited to announce the addition of athletes and celebrities in support of The Gentle Barn opening its third location in St. Louis, MO. More →

Stars Attend Sugar Ray Leonard's Big Fighters, Big Cause Charity Boxing Night May 26, 2017

Hollywood came out in full force to catch a night filled with action-packed boxing matches, live performances and more at the B. Riley & Co. 8th Annual “Big Fighters, Big Cause” Charity Boxing Night at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, CA. More →

#GirlsAre Returns To Inspire Girls And Women Across The United States May 26, 2017

Girls today in the United States are far less likely than boys to achieve the recommended amounts of physical activity. By age 14, girls are dropping out of sports at two times the rate of boys. More →

YWCA USA To Host Women of Distinction Awards Gala Celebrating Extraordinary Women Leaders May 26, 2017

YWCA USA will celebrate the achievements of extraordinary leaders and organizations who serve as role models for women and girls at the Women of Distinction Awards Gala during the YWCA USA National Conference on Friday, June 16, 2017, at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. More →

Arsenal Foundation Funds New Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy Room May 26, 2017

The Arsenal Foundation is very kindly supporting the work of music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins with children, young people and their families, who deal with some huge challenges in life – and for whom music therapy is a life-changing experience. More →