Celebrity Causes

Why Some Mothers Plan To Disappear On Mother's Day

Lisa Belkin | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: No Mothers Day, Global Motherhood, Mother's Day, Christy Turlington Burns, Celebrity Causes, Maternal Mortality, Video, Parents News
Lisa Belkin

To shine a light on the missing, the charity Every Mother Counts is asking healthy, present mothers everywhere to "disappear" this Mother's Day.

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Courting Hollywood -- Building Successful Celebrity-Cause Partnerships

Laura Giangiulio | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Celebrities and Non-Profits, Celebrity Charities, Celebrity Cause Partnerships, Celebrity Causes, Celebrity Spokespeople, Celebrities and Ngos, Impact News
Laura Giangiulio

Hollywood stars have a unique gift. It's not the ability to make audiences laugh (or cry), or the free swag constantly bestowed upon them. Their gift comes from the power to promote whatever they support to millions of people.

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Can a Celebrity-Supported Fish Tank End Homelessness?

Joel John Roberts | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Third World America, Celebrity Causes, Celebrity Endorsement, Celebrity Charity, Celeb Causes, Celebrities Against Homelessness, Celebrity Nonprofit, Celebrity Philanthropy, Homelessness, Impact News
Joel John Roberts

For people who have lived in the celebrity-laden world of Los Angeles, celebrity-sighting is just an everyday occurrence. But I will always jump up, with eyes bulging, when a celebrity is sighted supporting a cause, like ending homelessness.

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Mandy Moore Takes Malaria And Clean Water Campaigns To Clinton Global Initiative

AP | By DAN SEWELL | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Video, Clinton Global Initiative, Ryan Adams, Mandy Moore, Celebrity Causes, Mandy Moore Charity Work, Malaria, Clean Water, Procter & Gamble, Population Services International, Impact News

By DAN SEWELL, Associated Press CINCINNATI -- Besides her careers as a singer-songwriter and actress, Mandy Moore has quietly carved out another ro...

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Deepak Dialogues With Activist Celebs: Mark Ruffalo, Fran Drescher and Russell Simmons

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Mark Ruffalo, Fran Drescher, Cancer Schmancer, Celebrity Causes, Celebrity Good Causes, Fran Drescher Cancer Schmancer, Fracking Mark Ruffalo, Russel Simmons, Mark Ruffalo Oil Sands, Russell Simmons Life Camp, Deepak Chopra, Impact News
Alison Rose Levy

Some celebrity performers are taking the spotlight off themselves and focusing the light on crucial matters that affect us all.

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Will Ferrell & 7-Eleven Offer A 'Cup With A Cause'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 7-Eleven Coffee, Will Ferrell, Coffee Cup With a Cause, Nonprofit News, Celebrity Causes, Cancer for College, Video, Impact News

Will Ferrell has used his impressive artistic abilities to design a winter-themed cup for 7-Eleven's charity drive, Coffee Cup With A Cause. Slashfoo...

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Molly Sims Stands 'United Against Malaria'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, Operation Smile, Molly Sims, Celebrity Causes, Malaria, Friends of El Faro, Five and Alive, United Against Malaria, Impact News

Cause Celeb highlights a celebrity's work on behalf of a specific cause. This week, we speak with model and actress Molly Sims about her involvement w...

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Fashion Models And Philanthropy: No Longer Strange Bedfellows

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Celebrity Giving, Philanthropy, Malawi, Tasha De Vasconcelos, Fashion, Gisele Bundchen, Celebrity Causes, Impact News

The allure of a fashion model, historically, is a result of their unattainability, their luxurious and elite facade. As a result, hypothesizes The New...

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No-Plumbing Disease

John Sauer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Children, International, Celebrity Causes, Latin America, Africa, Southeast Asia, Health, Public Health, Smart Power, Children's Health, Celebrities, World News
John Sauer

The most practical investment we can make in global public health is plumbing. If we recognize the illnesses caused by poor plumbing, we will save millions of lives each year.

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The Best Celebrity Advocate Videos

blogs.takepart.com | Gina Telaroli | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Celebrity Causes, Healthy Living News

It seems like more and more celebrities are using their influence to make awesome social action causes more present in the news. Often times they do t...

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