Tag: Charities
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Elon Musk Joins Buffett, Pledges Fortune to Charity
Warren Buffett has been working on promoting the Giving Pledge for a while now, trying to convince other billionaires to do what he and Bill Gates did by pledging most of their fortunes to charity.
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Solar Aid Cyclist Attempts Fastest Round-the-World Trip, Gets Hit By Truck
A brave cyclist attempting to circumnavigate the globe for charity is hit by a truck in Arkansas. But that's not likely to stop him.
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Proceeds From Disneynature’s "Chimpanzee" Will Benefit the Jane Goodall Institute
In time for Earth Day, a heartwarming film about an orphaned chimp leads to an unlikely bond, raising both awareness and hard cash.
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How U.S. Food Aid Can Reach 17.1 Million More People At No Extra Cost to Taxpayers
What if the U.S. spent the same amount of money on food aid, but made it more efficient by doing things like sourcing food locally?
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Charity: Water Birthdays Can Change the World
Pledge your birthday for safe, clean drinking water, worldwide.
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7 Ways Ian Somerhalder Proves Green is Sexy
He may be best-known for roles on "Lost" and "The Vampire Diaries," but actor Ian Somerhalder is also an environmental superstar, proving that green is sexier than ever.
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Adrian Grenier Joins the Celeb Entourage Driving the Chevy Volt to Global Green’s Pre-Oscar Party
The annual event also included living walls, electric bikes, and familiar celebrity faces from the likes of "Mad Men" and "American Horror Story."
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SustainU Clothing Hopes This Year's College Wide Clothing Drive Will Be Bigger Than Ever
Recycled t-shirt producer, Sustain U announces the One Shirt Challenge, the nation's largest campus run clothing drive.
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The Real Komen Controversy Remains After Planned Parenthood Fiasco
Susan G. Komen for the Cure has patched things up with Planned Parenthood, but the causes of cancer remain unaddressed.
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Green Search Engine Donates $1 Million to Rainforest Programs
Ecosia.org, a green-minded search engine that generates donations through ad clicks, has donated $1 million to rainforest protection programs.
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Warren Buffet Proves There's No Such Thing as Giving Too Much
And he’s donated 99% of his wealth to demonstrate it.
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International Food Aid Now Sourcing More Local Ingredients
Companies and organizations are trying to use more locally-sourced ingredients, and employ more local people, when manufacturing food aid products.
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Gifts for the Philanthropist: 10 Scrappy Alternative Charities We Admire
From a surfer delivering water-filtering membrains to a solar bottle bulb campaign, these organizations have worthy causes in need of support.
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Hilton Donates Used Furnishings For Charity, Joins Fortune 100 Companies As a Good360 Partner
Hilton will donate used items to Good360, which in turn will match those goods with organizations that need them.
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U.K.-Based Drink Company Tops Smoothies With Knitted Hats to Raise Money for Elderly
Innocent Drinks hopes to raise $1.5 million with the knit campaign.
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Canstruction: Architects and Engineers Demonstrate Real Can-do Spirit
They use over 100,000 cans to build architectural models in support of New York food drive
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Hilton Invests $1.3 Million in Global Soap Project, Redirecting Hotel Waste for Social Good
Hilton gives a boost to organization that salvages discarded hotel soaps and ships them around the world.
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Inflatable Solar-Power Light Packs a Bright Punch
LuminAID is a clever idea for a portable light, creating solutions for disaster relief.
