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Tag Archives: celebrities
Charitable Group Offers “Concierge” Access to Stars
( June 9, 2012 ) Tags: celebrities, philanthropy, USPhilanthropic group Charitybuzz, best known for online celebrity auctions, on Tuesday is launching an effort it calls “Do Good Dream Big,” which it describes as a sort of “celebrity concierge” service with access to the stars for the right price.
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People Take no Notice of Celebrities Who Promote Charity Messages, According to New Research
( June 5, 2012 ) Tags: celebritiesMajority of poll respondents have never been prompted to support a cause by a famous person’s endorsement or have been put off by it according to new research.
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81 Billionaires are Now Committed to Giving at Least Half of Their Fortunes to Charity
( April 23, 2012 ) Tags: celebrities, giving pledge, philanthropyThere are now 81 billionaires committed to giving at least half of their fortunes to charity, thanks to 12 new families and individuals who have signed on to Bill Gates’ and Warren Buffett’s “Giving Pledge.”
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Obamas Gave 22% of Their Income to Charity
( April 16, 2012 ) Tags: celebrities, philanthropyPresident Obama and his wife, Michelle, gave nearly 22 percent of their income to charity in 2011, according to tax returns made public today.
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Gates Attacks Outdated UN Food Agencies
( February 26, 2012 ) Tags: celebrities, effectiveness, philanthropyBill Gates, the Microsoft founder turned philanthropist, has broken a taboo in the development community by publicly accusing UN agencies of allowing infighting and inefficiency to undermine the battle against hunger.
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GOP reps: Targeting conflict minerals bad for business 
@AMprog study shows the rise of expenditures in #disasterrelief has been startling http://t.co/pUDcifbwXS
RT @EFAReport: @APiebalgsEU Great to hear our statistics in your speech earlier: http://t.co/OBgZOD22KE
What are #Africa's growth forecasts for 2013-14? Find out on 27 may! http://t.co/zGgYkzlOLo #AEO2013
RT @NewsHour: RT @ap: BREAKING: Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys as Scouts; ban on gay adult leaders remains
RT @MSFTctzAPAC: Sharing - #Nonprofits Pioneer #Apps for #Windows Phone: http://t.co/SorDQRjiZC by @nonprofitorgs
Bangladesh's garment industry still offers women best work opportunity http://t.co/xtAQzsydhG via @GdnDevelopment
Fascinating how many people are framing Compartamos results positively. Few years ago, would have been perceived very negatively
Breaking News: @boyscouts vote to end ban on gay youth members. Read the full story on our website http://t.co/2GUXp3Ts3U #nonprofit
RT @EFF Our new cartoon explains why the TPP might be the biggest threat to the Internet you've never heard of: http://t.co/6nJejaglnX
Help for Heroes offers condolences to murdered soldier's family: 
@DGateway: DG Tech Series: Why We Are Building Web Applications with Backbone and Require JavaScript http://t.co/97QLVVzD9Z #opendev
#Obama: "I know that foreign aid is one of the least popular expenditures. But...It is fundamental to our national security."
Good Data: The Foundation of Open Government - [Joint blog by George Ingram & Sally Paxton - also posted here] ... 
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