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Iman To Be Honored At 4th Annual Save the Children Illumination Gala Sep 26, 2016

Save the Children, the leading organization investing in childhood, has announced that the 4th Annual Save the Children Illumination Gala will honor supermodel and activist Iman; gamer, philanthropist and activist Bachir Boumaaza aka “Athene;” writer and Red Nose Day co-founder Richard Curtis; and the organization’s philanthropic corporate partner Toys"R"Us. More →

Sally Field To Host 2016 Women's Media Awards Sep 26, 2016

The Women’s Media Center is proud to announce our host and honorees for the 2016 Women’s Media Awards, to be held on September 29, 2016, at Capitale in New York City. More →

Global Goals Awards Honor Champions For Women's And Girls' Rights Sep 26, 2016

The first annual UNICEF Global Goals Awards last week honoured a lawyer who fights against child marriage in Tanzania, a Syrian teen and Olympic swimmer who saved fellow refugees from drowning, and an organization that brings health care to vulnerable girls and women in Pakistan. More →

UNICEF Launches World Version Of John Lennon's Imagine Sep 26, 2016

UNICEF has launched the world version of John Lennon's classic song Imagine today with the support of Yoko Ono, David Guetta and people from over 140 countries around the world. More →

Rihanna Appointed Global Ambassador To Champion Education Sep 26, 2016

Rihanna is to join a campaign to ensure that girls and boys in the world’s poorest countries can get a quality education. More →

Heather Graham Attends Star-Studded amfAR Milano Gala Sep 26, 2016

Heather Graham, Adriana Lima, Karolina Kurkova, Sara Sampaio, Dita Von Teese, Natalie Ludwig, Lottie Moss, Carlo Cracco, Jasmine Sanders, amfAR Global Fundraising Chairman Milutin Gatsby, amfAR Chairman of the Board Kenneth Cole, and many others joined the Italian fashion community in Milan to help raise funds for amfAR's innovative AIDS research programs. More →

Clinton Global Initiative Concludes Final Annual Meeting and Celebrates Legacy of Impact Sep 23, 2016

President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton concluded the 12th and final Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting this week and recognized the impact of the CGI community in creating more than 3,600 Commitments to Action, which have improved the lives of over 435 million people worldwide. More →

Johnny Depp To Be Presented With Rhonda's Kiss Healing And Hope Award Sep 23, 2016

Rhonda’s Kiss, an organization that helps cancer patients in need, has announced that Academy Award-nominee Johnny Depp will be presented with the first “Healing & Hope Award” at their annual concert event on Thursday, November 3 at The El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. More →

Molly Sims To Co-Host Star-Studded Fashion Gala For Autism Speaks Sep 23, 2016

Autism Speaks Southern California presents La Vie En BLUE Fashion Gala, a night of fashion and philanthropy produced by Metropolitan Fashion Week, hosted by Kevin Frazier and Molly Sims. More →

Michelle Yeoh Announces Names Of Panda Ambassadors Sep 23, 2016

What do two panda cubs and two Fijian girls have to do with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals? More →

Common To Host EncouragHERS Sep 23, 2016

Marriott International has announced its partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), and its role as the grand opening hospitality sponsor. More →

Sean "Diddy" Combs Pledges One Million Dollars To His Alma Mater Howard University Sep 23, 2016

Sean "Diddy" Combs, the Chairman, CEO and Founder of Combs Enterprises, made a one-million-dollar ($1,000,000) pledge to the School of Business at Howard University. More →

Imagine Dragons To Perform At Tyler Robinson Foundation 3rd Annual Gala Sep 22, 2016

On Friday, Sept. 30, the Grammy Award-winning band, Imagine Dragons will perform at the third annual gala benefiting the Tyler Robinson Foundation (TRF). More →

Joanna Lumley Slams CITES’ Rhino Horn Proposal Sep 22, 2016

National treasure Joanna Lumley has teamed up with Animal Defenders International (ADI) for this month’s CITES conference (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) in Johannesburg, to voice her dismay at a proposal to allow trade in rhino horn from the Southern white rhinoceros. More →

Little Kids Rock To Honor Smokey Robinson And Kenny Loggins Sep 22, 2016

Sam Moore, Tracy Morgan, Tom Papa, Paul Shaffer, Nathan Sykes, and the cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash hit Broadway musical, School of Rock – The Musical are joining the nonprofit organization, Little Kids Rock to honor Smokey Robinson and Kenny Loggins at the 8th Annual Little Kids Rock Benefit, presented by The Hot Topic Foundation. More →

Waka Flocka Flame Named peta2’s Hottest Vegetarian Celebrity Sep 22, 2016

The competition this year was hotter than ever, but rapper Waka Flocka Flame and social media influencer Andrea Russett have been crowned the Hottest Vegetarian Celebrities of 2016 by peta2, PETA's youth division. More →

Stephen Curry Renews Commitment To Malaria Sep 22, 2016

Recently, Golden State Warriors point guard and two-time NBA MVP, Stephen Curry, took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco for the first time to talk about his passion projects including his work fighting malaria with the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign and his involvement with tech startup Slyce. More →

Emma Watson Helps Launch New UN Women HeForShe IMPACT Report Sep 22, 2016

At the sidelines of the 71st United Nations General Assembly this week, UN Women unveiled the first-ever HeForShe IMPACT 10×10×10 University Parity Report. More →

Dakota Fanning To Light Empire State Building For International Day Of The Girl Sep 21, 2016

Save the Children has announced that actress and Artist Ambassador Dakota Fanning will light the world-famous Empire State Building red on Tuesday, Oct. 11 in a special ceremony celebrating International Day of the Girl. More →

Ray Romano Returns As Host Of International Myeloma Foundation's 10th Annual Comedy Celebration Sep 21, 2016

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF), the oldest and largest organization dedicated to improving the lives of myeloma patients while working toward prevention and a cure – has announced the lineup for the 10th Annual Comedy Celebration, the foundation’s premier fundraising gala, taking place on Saturday, November 5 at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre. More →

80's Classics Rejuvenated For New Album Benefiting amfAR Sep 21, 2016

A collection of classic hits from the 1980s has been rejuvenated with re-imagined and updated versions by contemporary artists in The Time Is Now, a compilation album created specifically to benefit amfAR. More →

Sara Bareilles To Perform At NASCAR Foundation NYC Fete Sep 21, 2016

The NASCAR Foundation will host their first-ever NYC fete to celebrate 10 Years of Giving and to honor its Founder Betty Jane France, who passed away unexpectedly last month. More →

Deepwater Horizon Honored As A Got Your 6 Certified Project Sep 21, 2016

A day before the film’s U.S. premiere at New Orleans’ Orpheum Theater, Got Your 6 announced that Lionsgate’s “Deepwater Horizon” has been honored as a “6 Certified” project. More →

Ban Ki-moon And Bono Speak At Conference In Canada Sep 21, 2016

Praising The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria as a model of partnership that brings together people and development partners, governments, civil society, the private sector and people affected by diseases, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last week said such broad cooperation is also the key to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. More →

Terry Crews Accepts $10,000 Donation On Behalf Of Flint Water Crisis Ministry Sep 20, 2016

Actor and former NFL player Terry Crews recently accepted a $10,000 donation from Inspired By Media Group on behalf of Flint water crisis ministry Perfecting Community Development. More →

Robin Roberts To Receive Point Foundation Courage Award Sep 20, 2016

Point Foundation (Point) will honor Good Morning America Anchor Robin Roberts with the Point Courage Award at the organization’s annual Point Honors Los Angeles gala October 1. More →

Kiehl's And OCRFA LifeRide Finale Event To Honor Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month Sep 20, 2016

Maintaining its mission of philanthropy, Kiehl’s Since 1851, the venerable New York-based purveyor of fine quality skin and hair care, continues to expand its LifeRide motorcycle project and will ride through Los Angeles this September in honor of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month to support the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance. More →

Lin-Manuel Miranda Joins RiseUp AS ONE Sep 20, 2016

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media company serving Hispanic America, and the Fusion Media Group (FMG), a division of UCI serving the rising American mainstream, has announced the addition of Lin-Manuel Miranda to the list of notable honorary co-chairs for ‘RiseUp AS ONE’ (#RiseUpAsOne) – a two-day celebration of music, diversity and unity which will take place on October 14 and 15. More →

Jordin Sparks Helps Reading Is Fundamental Celebrate 50 Years Sep 20, 2016

Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the nation’s largest children’s literacy organization, celebrated its 50th anniversary of inspiring children to read, learn and grow by hosting a virtual birthday party at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School in Washington, D.C. More →

Eddie Vedder Joins Concert Across America To End Gun Violence Sep 20, 2016

Organizers of the Concert Across America to End Gun Violence have announced that Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam has joined the lineup for the nationwide concert’s headliner event at New York’s Beacon Theatre on September 25 – the Congressionally-designated date to remember murder victims. More →