Charity

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Country Star Jo Dee Messina Gives Free Concert To Benefit Neighborhood Charity

Posted 11.20.2009 | Impact

Read More: Inner City, Nashville, Jo Dee Messina, Harvest Hands, Charity, Brentwood United Methodist Church, Impact News

Jo Dee Messina, is a country singer with a big heart. She's been actively raised money and awareness for organizations like St. Jude's Children's Rese...

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Goldman Sachs's Drop In The Bucket

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 11.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Charity, Goldman Sachs Bonuses, Goldman Sachs, Tim Geithner, Aig, Business News

On Tuesday, Goldman Sachs announced it would commit $500 million to help small businesses, garnering the financial giant headlines and buzz for its al...

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Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchu Tum and PEACEJAM on Global Healing

Lys Anzia | Posted 11.18.2009 | Impact

Read More: Women, Globalgiving, Charity, Grassroots, Non-Profits, Peace, Philanthropy, Guatemala, Imapact News, Volunteering, Causes, Activism, Service, Nobel Laureate, Giving, Spirituality, Impact News

"During my most difficult moments and complex situations I have been able to dream of a more beautiful future," Menchu Tum says with conviction.

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Man Pledges A Million Foul Shots For Charity

Posted 11.16.2009 | Impact

Read More: Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, Hoops for Heroes, Basketball, Dave Cummings, Charity, Foul Shots, Impact News

Dave Cummings, a 42-year-old New Hampshire resident, has found his charitable calling in foul shots, Tonic reported. He has vowed to make one million ...

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To Give Is To Gain: Bobby Sager's Philosophy Of Philanthropy

Michael Macher | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Darfur, Sting, Philanthropy, Afganistan, Charity, Developing Countries, The Power of the Invisible Sun, Children, The Giving Life, War, Donna Karan, Bobby Sager, Travel, Development, Rwanfa, Triumph, Living News

Bobby Sager is on a mission to change our understanding of what it means to give. Rather than teach an ethics of guilt, he shows how we might use philanthropy as a strategy for leading a fuller life.

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Goldman Sach's Charity Filings Reveal Foundation's Complex Trades

New York Times | GERALDINE FABRIKANT | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business

The 2008 tax filing for the Goldman Sachs Foundation, a copy of which was provided by the firm late Wednesday, provides a glimpse of the legendary tra...

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Calling on Kids of Investment Bankers, for Kids Who Aren't

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 11.11.2009 | Impact

Read More: Wall Street Bonuses, Charity, Diarrhea, Pneumonia, Horace Mann, Dalton, Bill Gates, Save the Children, Vaccines, Pneumonia and Diarrhea, Gavi, Impact News

If you're at a school where your parents and your parents' friends might be investment bankers, ask them this week if they have ever considered investing in the life of a child in the developing world.

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Celebs Donate Shoes To Charity Auction

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 11.04.2009 | Impact

Read More: Macmillan Cancer Support, Kevin Spacey, Charity, Kylie Minogue, Rod Stewart, Cindy Crawford, Cancer, Shoes, Simon Le Bon, Impact News

Have you ever wanted to walk a mile in Kevin Spacey's shoes? How about Kylie Minogue's or Cindy Crawford's? Now you can, thanks to a charity auction t...

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What Better Things Should Mayor Bloomberg Have Spent $100 Million On? (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

Read More: Philanthropy, 100 Million, Mayor Bloomberg, Charity, Michael Bloomberg, Campaign Spending, Slidepoll, Nyc Election Results, Bloomberg Campaign Spending, Bill Thompson, New York News

When all is said and done, Michael Bloomberg is expected to have spent over $100 million to get elected mayor of New York City for a third time. His ...

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Think It's Over Once You're 60? Check Out The Purpose Prize

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Philanthropy, Therapy, Purpose Prize, Charity, Child Soldiers, War, The Giving Life, 9/11, New Radicals, Psychology, Uganda, September 11th, Julia Moulden, Peter-C-Alderman-Foundation, Living News

This is the true story of a couple of ordinary Americans who thought, once they turned 60, that life would be uneventful. Instead, they've just won a prestigious award that honours their world-changing work.

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Volunteering to Change the World: Top 15 Reasons People Join

Patricia Martin | Posted 10.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Giving, Charity, Volunteering, Causes, Business Networking, Chicago Volunteering, Business, Networking, Chicago News

What drives people to pour hours of their precious time into charity work? There's a big carrot enticing many people to roll up their sleeves for charity -- a shot at playing a leadership role.

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Andre Agassi's Legacy Will Not Be Tarnished by Meth Use Admission

2morrowknight | Posted 10.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Charity, Men's Tennis, Tennis, Andre Agassi Crystal Meth, Andre Agassi, Agassi's Legacy, Charitable Work, Agassi Foundation, Tennis Greats, Oprah Drug Use, Oprah, Agassi Drug Use, Entertainment News

All of us have demons we have fought off, and have experienced low points in our lives we would love to forget. I don't believe the admission of drug use should define Agassi.

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Greenville, NC Locals Rally Against Cancer With Dinner And Auction

Posted 10.27.2009 | Impact

Read More: Aid, Cancer Research, Donations, Cancer, Charity, Beau's Buddies Cancer Fund, Impact News

It's the local stories of cities and communities coming together for a shared cause that resonate the most here at Impact. Beau's Buddies Cancer Fund'...

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16 Amazing Men on Twitter and the Awesome Charities They Support

2morrowknight | Posted 11.01.2009 | Impact

Profiles of sixteen men doing extraordinary work, and who value service and volunteerism. And, an inside look at which nonprofits are making a difference and positively impacting our planet.

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Are Microloans Poverty's Quick Fix?

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: Microloans, How to Help, Donations, Charity, Kiva, Slate, Microlending, Lend, Impact News

This week, Slate posted an earnest Q & A about the interest rates that Kiva and other microlending sites charge to help alleviate poverty around the w...

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Gregory Maguire's New Novel Is Free

Entertainment Weekly | Thom Geier | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Charity, Gregory Maguire, Wicked, Free Books, Books, Gregory Maguire Wicked, Walmart, Price Wars, Free Book, Concord Free Press, Sears, Donations, Target, Amazon, Books News

The Next Queen of Heaven, a new novel by Wicked author Gregory Maguire, is available starting today for the low, low price of $0.00. That's not a typo...

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Mario Lopez Bares Chest, Gets Dunked on 'Ellen' For Charity

Posted 10.21.2009 | Impact

Read More: Susan G. Komen, Charity, Breast Cancer, Mario Lopez, Ellen Degeneres, Breast Cancer Awareness, Impact News

After much pleading and cajoling from Ellen DeGeneres, Mario Lopez finally agreed to take his shirt off on Ellen's show -- for a good cause, of course...

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Shaq Teams With Toys For Tots To Bring Holiday Cheer

Posted 10.20.2009 | Impact

Read More: Holiday, Charity, Toys for Tots, Children, Holiday Gifts, Toys R Us, Donations, Shaquille O'Neal, Giving, Gifts, Impact News

Shaq-A-Claus is coming to town. That's right, NBA champion Shaquille O'Neal is teaming up with Toys R Us as the spokesman of the annual Marine Corps' ...

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How First Candle is Fighting SIDS

Emma Byrne Rooney | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Birth, First Candle, National SIDS Alliance, Charity, Children, Motherhood, Sids, Babies, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, The Giving Life, Living News

Every year, First Candle celebrates another year of helping babies survive and thrive with a beautiful evening of dinner and dancing under the stars.

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Explore War and Rethink Afghanistan

Joel Epstein | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

Read More: Vietnam, Military, Ptsd, Charity, Iraq, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Veterans, Fish Out of Water Film, Veteran's Day, Annenberg Foundation, World News

Sun Valley Adaptive Sports (SVAS) is a nonprofit project funded by the Annenberg Foundation to support wounded warriors with their recovery and reintegration into society.

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The Problem of Charity

K'naan | Posted 10.19.2009 | Impact

Read More: Donating to Charity, Charity, K'naan, Impact News

In our crooked humanity and its glory, I do think that certain selfishness is good selfishness. In fact, we can say it is necessary to be selfish in order to give.

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Book Club Activists Unite!

Linda Mason | Posted 10.16.2009 | Books

Read More: Charity, Half the Sky, Women, Reading, Pakistan, Activism, Book Clubs, Books, Empowering Women, Fundraising, Books News

Many Americans know about the inspiring book clubs of female media celebrities like Arianna Huffington and Oprah Winfrey. Most have not heard about unsung book club heroes like Rufi Natarajan.

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Education Matters

Joel Epstein | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: McDermont Field House, Charity, Citrus, Education, Agriculture, Water, Los Angeles, Central Valley, Chelsea Piers, California, Living News

I first visited Lindsay, California about four years ago when, as my company's director of charitable giving, I was looking to make an educational investment in a local elementary school.

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Announcing HuffPost Impact: Where News Turns Into Action

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.17.2009 | Impact

Read More: Huffington Post Impact, Community Service, Huffpost Impact, All for Good, Charity, Barack Obama, Create the Good, Causecast, Obama Call to Service, Impact, Impact News

At HuffPost Impact, reaching the end of a story is just the beginning of the chance to make a difference. READ MORE A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to Talk About Afghanistan The New York Review of Books' Adventures in New Media Why Joe Biden Should Resign WATCH: Arianna Discusses Her Biden Post on Larry King Live WATCH: Arianna Explains Why Joe Biden Should Resign On CNN's The Situation Room WATCH: Arianna on Charlie Rangel, Ethics, and the Risk to Democrats on This Week

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The Tweet That Keeps on Giving

Shira Lazar | Posted 10.15.2009 | Impact

Read More: Cancer Research, Live Strong, Celebrity Charity, Philanthropy, Twitter, Drew Carey, Charity, Impact News

Celebs tend to get a bad rap when their philanthropic gestures make headlines. However, can't using Twitter and online tools for social good be looked at as the modern day marathon?

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