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charity stories: 125 news summaries

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Goldman Pumps $500M Into Small Businesses

Blankfein apologizes— but not for the $16B payout to employees

Nov 18, 09 9:20 AM CST
(Newser) - In a move that definitely has nothing to do with spiraling public hostility, Goldman Sachs has announced a $500 million small-business assistance program. Headed by an advisory panel that includes Warren Buffett and Lloyd Blankfein (he who works for God ), the so-called “10,000 Small Businesses” program will... More »

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Goldman Sachs • Warren Buffett • charity • bonuses • small business • Lloyd Blankfein

mj lives

 Zombies Unite 
 to Challenge 
 Thriller Record 

Undead throngs dance to honor Michael Jackson's memory

Oct 25, 09 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tens of thousands of people in dozens of cities around the world turned out last night to honor Michael Jackson with a world record for the number of people performing a single song simultaneously. The Thriller-a-thon, dubbed "Thrill the World," was an attempt to shatter the current record... More »

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dance • charity • Michael Jackson • Thriller • Guinness World Records • Guinness World Record

Katy Perry, watch out

 Charlize Kisses Girl for $140K 

Theron throws in a smooch to sweeten charity auction

Oct 23, 09 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Charlize Theron threw a smooch into the bargain to revive a flagging charity auction last night—and didn’t back down when a woman made the highest bid. The actress was selling a trip to South Africa, but bidding stalled at $37,000—after Jeremy Piven raised $280,000. Annoyed,... More »

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auction • charity • kiss • Charlize Theron • Jeremy Piven • OneXOne

 Prince William 
 Not Just an 
 'Ornament' 

Trying to make his 'own way', he and Harry throw themselves into charitable projects

Sep 23, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Prince William wants to be more than just an “ornament,” and is working with his brother on charities in an attempt to find his "own way," he tells the BBC. He and Prince Harry formed the Princes’ Charities Forum to help groups pool resources, and a... More »

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Prince William • Prince Harry • charity • British royals

 Dinner With 
 Sarah Palin: 
 eBay Bids 
 Start at $25K 
   

Charity auctions meal with GOP star

Sep 9, 09 3:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - For any wealthy Sarah Palin super-fans out there, this could be your chance: eBay is hosting an auction for a private dinner with the former Alaska governor and husband Todd—provided the winner passes a background check. Bidding starts at $25,000, and proceeds go to a charity that provides... More »

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Alaska • eBay • auction • charity • Sarah Palin • dinner

 US Troops Stormed  
 Afghan Hospital: Charity 

Civilian deaths, intrusive searches prompt rising resentment

Sep 7, 09 8:32 AM CDT
(AP) - A Swedish charity today accused American troops of storming through a hospital in central Afghanistan, breaking down doors and tying up staff in a search for militants. Soldiers were said to have forced their way into the charity's hospital without permission, violating the neutrality of a medical facility. The allegation... More »

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Afghanistan • US military • charity • US Army • hospital • Sweden • search • militant

OPINION

Privatize Abortion Funding to Save Health Care Reform

Independent fund could finance procedures, diffuse criticisms of govt. plan

Aug 13, 09 6:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Abortion threatens to derail the push for health care reform, as opponents use the prospect of subsidized procedures to turn pro-life Americans against the whole plan, writes Meredith Simmons for Slate. Progressives are indignant—abortion is a health procedure, they argue, and should be covered like any other. But excluding... More »

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abortion • privatization • charity • funding • health care reform • Blue Dog Democrats • poverty line

A Hundred Celebs, One Hotel Room

Book of portraits
raises money for human-rights charity

Jul 15, 09 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - During a four-month period in 2006 and 2007, 100 celebrities checked into Room 23 of Beverly Hills’ Peninsula Hotel. The result is photographer Deborah Anderson’s Room 23, a coffee-table book to raise money for a human-rights charity. “We wanted to portray anything and everything, from Minnie Driver reading... More »

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entertainment • Lindsay Lohan • photography • celebrity • charity • book • George Clooney • Minnie Driver • Jay-ZTV • Diana Jenkins • Roger Jenkins

 Kobe's Next Title: 
 '1-Man State 
 Department' 
 to China 

Lakers star makes inroads with new Chinese foundation

Jun 30, 09 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yao Ming may be an NBA star, but the most popular basketball player in China is Kobe Bryant—he's plastered on billboards and even once had his own reality show on Chinese TV. The Lakers guard has made a deliberate push in the world's largest nation, and he's now establishing... More »

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China • sports • NBA • Kobe Bryant • basketball • charity • Ping Pong diplomacy • cultural diplomacy

 How You 
 Can Shop 
 —and Help 
 the World 

A list of retail strategies to do good while you buy

Jun 24, 09 7:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Want to do some shopping and do some good—at the same time? Sandy Stonesifer, writing for Slate, offers some ways to buy for the betterment of humanity:
  • Go for products that donate a portion of proceeds to charity—like Product (Red) iPods, which give to the Global Fund,
... More »

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philanthropy • shopping • eBay • iPod • charity • online shopping • retail shopping • Gap • Product (Red) • Goodshop • TOMS • Nest • Aid to Artisans • Global Exchange • women's issues

(Newser) - A CD of Mikhail Gorbachev singing traditional Russian ballads has sold for $164,940 at a charity auction in London, the Guardian reports. The sole copy is now in the hands of an “anonymous British philanthropist.” The benefit was held to raise money for a foundation, named after... More »

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philanthropy • Russia • London • Soviet Union • auction • Mikhail Gorbachev • charity • album • Raisa Gorbachev Foundation • childhood cancer • benefit • ballad

Brangelina Donate $1M to Aid Pakistan Refugees

Couple give cash to UN refugee fund, Missouri hospital

Jun 18, 09 1:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been keeping busy with charity work between film shoots, People reports. The Pitt-Jolie Foundation yesterday gave $1 million to help refugees displaced by fighting in Pakistan, and a $1 million donation from "the Brad Pitt family" was made to the newly christened Jane... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Pakistan • Brad Pitt • charity • refugee • Jolie-Pitt Foundation

 Bono Charity Rips 
 Italy, France for 
 Stiffing Africa 

Anti-poverty group says broken aid promise should cost Italy right to host G8 summit

Jun 11, 09 4:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - An anti-poverty group founded by Bono has issued a report harshly condemning France and Italy for reneging on promises to boost aid to Africa, the BBC reports. The report from the organization One called France's performance "disappointing" and Italy's an "utter failure," which has dragged down... More »

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Africa • France • Italy • Bono • foreign aid • charity • Bob Geldof

Giving Away
Billions Feels Great: Gates

Microsoft founder
touts philan-therapy
for world's rich

Jun 3, 09 3:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Gates is touting the feel-good benefits of giving away money, telling a crowd in Oslo that “all billionaires should give away the vast majority of their fortunes.” Leave enough for the kids, he says, but, “I’m a great believer that great wealth should go from... More »

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philanthropy • Bill Gates • vaccine • charity • poverty • billionaire • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • AIDS vaccine

 Artists Get What 
 They Want 
 by Painting It 

New York couple makes wanting an art form

Jun 1, 09 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Justin Gignac and Christine Santora wanted a pair of gold aviators, they painted a picture of the sunglasses and sold it for $243.84—then went out and bought the pair, for $243.84. The New York artists have amassed other luxuries, like dinner at Nobu, in the same... More »

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entertainment • Barack Obama • art • painting • charity • artist • Jay-ZTV • Justin Gignac • Christine Santora

(AP) - Prince Harry reminded New Yorkers today how much his mother had loved their city, then climbed onto a pony for a rousing game of polo to raise money for impoverished children in Africa. The 24-year-old prince drew a crowd that included stars like Madonna, actresses Kate Hudson and Chloe Sevigny,... More »

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New York • Prince Harry • charity • Royal Family • polo

(Newser) - Twitter has unveiled an online currency of sorts, the “twollar,” aimed at boosting charitable giving, the Guardian reports. Twitter users start out with 50 twollars (the equivalent of $5), which they can award to other users for astute posts and the like. Twollars are currency, but only... More »

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social networking • Internet • charity • Twitter • charitable giving • twollar

Disgusted Mancow: Hannity Still Says It's Not Torture

"Sean, it is torture," wateboarded Mancow tells his buddy

May 27, 09 5:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Right-wing mouth Sean Hannity, who chickened out on a dare to be waterboarded for charity, still claims the procedure is not torture, says conservative shock jock Erich "Mancow" Muller, who discovered firsthand it "absolutely" is. Mancow again described his experience being waterboarded to Keith Olbermann last night... More »

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torture • charity • Keith Olbermann • Sean Hannity • waterboarding • Erich "Mancow" Muller

(Newser) - Habitat for Humanity has received a $100 million gift from a developer in the largest contribution in the charity’s history, the AP reports. J. Ronald Terwilliger said he hoped the gift would “inspire others to make the commitment to support affordable housing.” Habitat says the money will... More »

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philanthropy • charity • real estate development • donation • gift • Habitat for Humanity • home developer • Jay-ZTV

 Prince Harry   
 to Visit America 


Will be first trip to US since childhood

May 13, 09 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Attention anglophiles and royal watchers: Prince Harry is making his first formal visit to the United States on May 30, People reports. The ginger prince will compete in a polo classic benefiting charity on New York's Governor's Island, pay his respects to September 11 victims, and meet with wounded service... More »

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entertainment • Prince Harry • charity • US visit • polo

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