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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 →

Maria Shriver And Equinox Sports Clubs Announce Expanded MOVE FOR MINDS 2017 May 26, 2017

Maria Shriver and Equinox Sports Clubs, the high performance lifestyle leaders in health and fitness, have a newly expanded MOVE FOR MINDS experience scheduled for Sunday, June 4, bringing together women across the country to increase awareness of Alzheimer’s as a women’s disease and raise necessary research funds to find a cure for it. More →

Imagine Dragons To Perform At TrevorLIVE New York May 25, 2017

Imagine Dragons will perform at The Trevor Project's TrevorLIVE New York fundraising gala June 19 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square, with the band’s singer, Dan Reynolds, set to be presented with the Trevor Hero Award. More →

Coco Jones And DoSomething.org Ask Who Has Their Eye On You? May 25, 2017

DoSomething.org, a global movement of over 5.5 million young people and truth, one of the largest and most successful national youth tobacco prevention campaigns, have teamed up with a new emoji compatibility quiz called “Who Has Their Eye on You?” to show teens how Big Tobacco is vying for their attention. More →

David Suzuki Talks Citizen Science May 25, 2017

“Canada’s Centre for Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph has the genomes of more than 265 thousand named species identified with barcodes in its database,” says David Suzuki. “The cost to analyze a sample against this free public database is about $10.” More →

The Elders Urge Continued US Support For Paris Climate Agreement May 25, 2017

The Elders called on the United States to reaffirm its support for the Paris Agreement on climate change and show leadership and ambition in tackling the threat posed by global warming. More →

Veterans Group Got Your 6 Honors 13 Projects As 6 Certified May 25, 2017

Got Your 6 today announced the awarding of 13 new projects with its 6 Certified designation, reserved for films, television, theatrical, and digital content that normalizes depictions of veterans as leaders and community assets. More →

Sara Bareilles Named As Ambassador Of First Ever CharityBuzz Broadway Auction May 24, 2017

Charitybuzz is pleased to announce the first ever curated Broadway Auction, part of the successful Charitybuzz Curates program, featuring bidding opportunities to meet Broadway’s biggest names, exclusive backstage access at the Great White Way’s hottest shows, VIP seats to standing-room-only engagements, and more — all to benefit charity. More →

Karina Smirnoff To Take Part In Dance For Africa Event May 24, 2017

RIDE Foundation (Robyn & Italo Dance Events), formed by Pro-Am ballroom dance partners, Robyn Shreiber and Italo Elgueta, has announced that its inaugural gala, DANCE FOR AFRICA, will benefit the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF). More →

The Elders Welcome Iran Election Result As Spur For Peace And Tolerance May 24, 2017

The Elders welcomed the re-election of President Hassan Rouhani in Iran as a sign that the Iranian people clearly desire peaceful relations with the outside world and a more tolerant society at home. More →

Michael Moore’s One-Man Challenge To Trump May 24, 2017

Film-maker and activist Michael Moore has rethought his strategy on how to get Trump out of the White House. He’s not about to launch a new movie disclosing cover-ups and shady deals. He’s about to get on stage in Broadway and perform his new one-man show of humor, called The Terms of My Surrender, a few blocks from Trump Tower in New York City. More →

Malaika Celebrates 10 Years Of Empowering Congolese Girls May 24, 2017

Last week in New York City, international model and founder of the Malaika organization, Noella Coursaris Musunka hosted Malaik10, a fundraising cocktail party celebrating 10 years of empowering Congolese girls and their communities through education and health initiatives. More →

The Elders Condemn Terror Attack In Manchester May 23, 2017

The Elders condemned the terror attack in Manchester and expressed their deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those killed and injured, and to all the people of the United Kingdom. More →

Sir Roger Moore's Charity Legacy May 23, 2017

UNICEF UK today paid tribute to its long-term supporter and Goodwill Ambassador, Sir Roger Moore, who has died at the age of 89. More →

GLIDE’s 18th Annual eBay Auction for Power Lunch with Warren Buffett May 23, 2017

Glide is pleased to announce the 18th Annual eBay for Charity Auction for Power Lunch with Warren Buffett. More →

Michael Phelps Foundation Helps Families Stay Safer In And Around Pools May 23, 2017

At a poolside press event over the weekend, hosted at a Boys & Girls Club in Chicago, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) Pool Safely campaign and the Michael Phelps Foundation announced a new partnership focused on addressing a serious public health crisis: child drownings. More →

Petco Foundation Honors Animal Welfare's Best In Show May 23, 2017

The Petco Foundation gathered approximately 500 guests at this year’s “Celebration of Love” awards gala, which recognized seven organizations and individuals from across the country for their dedication, determination and actions to create lifesaving impacts for pets in need. More →

The Elders Urge Italy To Push For Climate Solidarity And Unity At G7 Summit May 23, 2017

The Elders have written to Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni to express support for his country’s leadership on climate issues as President of the G7 group of industrialised countries. More →

Dr Jill Biden Speaks At GLSEN Respect Awards - New York May 23, 2017

Last week in New York City, GLSEN – the leading education organization focused on ensuring safe and inclusive schools for all students – honored Carla Gugino, Ann Clark, Ryan Pedlow, Roland Park Elementary/Middle School and First Data at the annual GLSEN Respect Awards – New York. More →

The Duke of Cambridge Marks 10 years As President Of The Royal Marsden May 22, 2017

The Duke of Cambridge, President of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, visited the hospital’s facilities in Sutton this week. More →

Forest Whitaker Opens Education Center For Refugees May 22, 2017

Film star Forest Whitaker is putting refugee education and peacekeeping training in the spotlight. More →

Mario Batali Leads EAT (RED) SAVE LIVES May 22, 2017

June marks the fourth annual EAT (RED) SAVE LIVES campaign to raise money for The Global Fund and awareness for the fight to end AIDS, with tickets going on sale today to the first-ever EAT (RED) Food & Film Fest. More →

Jerry Lewis To Honor Robin Williams At Legionnaires Of Laughter Awards May 22, 2017

Jerry Lewis, founder of Legionnaires of Laughter and co-founder of Jerry’s House announced today the inaugural dinner to celebrate the life and work of Robin Williams at Cipriani, 55 Wall Street, NYC on June 19th 2017. More →

William Shatner Presents 2017 Hollywood Charity Horse Show Sponsored by Wells Fargo May 22, 2017

For nearly three decades, prominent actor and equine lover William Shatner has taken on perhaps his most significant role, not on TV or in film, but in real life as a tireless advocate for underrepresented communities, raising tens of millions of dollars to support hundreds of worthy charitable organizations by way of his annual philanthropic horse show event. More →

Prince William And Prince Harry Present The Diana Awards May 19, 2017

The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry presented The Inugural Legacy Award to twenty exceptional young people from across the world who have shown inspiring kindness compassion and service, at The Diana Awards this week. More →

Gloria Steinem Joins Winning Play$: Black Women, Feminism & Empowerment Event May 19, 2017

Winning Play$: Black Women, Feminism, & Empowerment will be held Monday, June 26th 2017 at the Paley Center for Media in New York City. More →

Robert Patrick Joins PBS' National Memorial Day Concert May 19, 2017

Joining the all-star line-up for PBS’ NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT, broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, are acclaimed actor Robert Patrick (SCORPION) and Tony-nominated actress and star of TV’s IN PLAIN SIGHT and THE WEST WING, Mary McCormack. More →

Arsenal Legend Opens New Football Pitches In Indonesia With Save The Children May 19, 2017

Arsenal legend Ray Parlour officially opened one of three new football pitches in one of the most disadvantaged slum communities in North Jakarta, Indonesia last month, as part of a new Save the Children football programme, funded through The Arsenal Foundation. More →

Angela Bassett Joins For Your SweetHeart Campaign May 19, 2017

Award-winning actress Angela Bassett, along with 11 leading patient and professional organizations, is joining For Your SweetHeart: Where diabetes and heart disease meet — a nationwide movement to raise awareness of the critical link between type 2 diabetes and heart disease, the number one killer of people with type 2 diabetes. More →

Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services Launches Videos For Mental Health Awareness Month May 18, 2017

Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, the Los Angeles nonprofit that is home to the nation’s leading Suicide Prevention Center, today launches “Stigma,” a nationwide digital campaign that is aimed at erasing the stigma of mental illness. More →