Charity and activism

Anything to do with Charity and activism

Zackery @Zackery - over 2 years ago

Sheryl Sandberg Steps Down As Facebook COO

The chief operating officer for Meta is stepping down from her 14-year position with the social media company, she announced Wednesday.

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Marjory @Marjory - almost 3 years ago

Actress & Activist Cara Delevingne Just Booked Another Movie Role

It's an exciting time for Ms. Delevingne!

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Allene @Allene - about 3 years ago

Derek Jeter celebrates 25 years of his Turn 2 Foundation at charity gala

“You need to support kids as much as you possibly can … The Foundation has always been important for over 25 years, but I think it’s really been as important over the last two years.”…

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Alan @Alan - over 2 years ago

Why Team Biden must not fly BLM flags from US embassies

It’s a blatant violation of the Hatch Act, which forbids government employees from engaging in most political activism.

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Maureen @Maureen - almost 5 years ago

How to Help End Hunger in the United States

3 Ways to Help End Hunger in the United StatesThis article was co-authored by Action Against Hunger . Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization working to create a better way to deal with hunger. For over 40 years, Action Against Hunger has led a global ...continued

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Hannah @Hannah - over 5 years ago

Barnardo's announces three-year partnership with Ikea UK

Barnardo's has today announced a three-year partnership with Ikea UK, which it hopes will generate hundreds of thousands of pounds for the children's charity's young carers services. Ikea UK has made an initial donation of £100,000 to Barnardo's and will supplement this w...continued

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Mariano @Mariano - over 5 years ago

How much wealth should billionaires donate? All of it

How much wealth should billionaires donate? All of itNo problem! Just sign in with Facebook or Google to get started.If you have an older Salon account, please enter your username and password below:Copyright © 2018 Salon Media Group, Inc. Reproduction of material from an...continued

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Nelson @Nelson - over 4 years ago

An Atheist Shares the Helpful Email She Received After Her Father’s Death

One of the more difficult aspects of being an atheist, at least from an outsider’s perspective, is dealing with death. How do we face the end of our own lives? How do we comfort others who have lost a loved one?Last year, Lori Lipman Brown, the former executive director o...continued

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Gregoria @Gregoria - over 4 years ago

Revolution for the Family: Heather Bhandari and Nikki Columbus on Pandemic Parenting, Art, and Ac...

Revolution for the Family: Heather Bhandari and Nikki Columbus on Pandemic Parenting, Art, and ActivismThis week on Explain Me, co-hosts William Powhida and Paddy Johnson talk to arts organizers and activists Heather Bhandari and Nikki Columbus about the challenges for mo...continued

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Colin @Colin - over 4 years ago

The FADER’s Digital FORT 2.0 is arriving this week

The FADER wasn't able to bring our annual FADER Fort showcase to SXSW in Austin this year, so in May we launched Digital FORT, an online-only event spanning two days and 120 artists that helped to raise over $25,000 for charity. It was such a success, we're bringing it ba...continued

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Minnie @Minnie - 3 months ago

Trump fact-checked on Fox & Friends after making false claim about Kamala Harris and Putin

The moment after Donald Trump hung up after a call-in interview with the hosts of "Fox & Friends," co-host Brian Kilmeade immediately fact-checked one claim the former president made about Vice President Kamala Harris.During one of the many rambling diatribes…

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Cameron @Cameron - over 3 years ago

Here's a list of all the real estate properties WE Charity still owns in Toronto

WE Charity remains embroiled in controversy nearly a year after allegations of racism and illegal business practices that sent the multimillion-dollar youth activism network spiralling into disrepute. Founders Craig and Marc Kielburger have stepped down fro…

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Mariano @Mariano - over 5 years ago

More than 1,100 former Home Fundraising staff made redundant

More than 1,100 members of staff have been made redundant after an attempt to sell Home Fundraising fell through, documents filed with Companies House have revealed. The door-to-door agency Home Fundraising announced it was going into administration in March, with its joi...continued

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Teagan @Teagan - over 3 years ago

Netizens Question Meghan Markle's Statement That COVID-19 Has 'Disproportionately Affected Women'

This was the first televised appearance by the Duchess of Sussex since she appeared alongside her husband in the controversial tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, during which the couple shed light on life inside Buckingham Palace.

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Alvah @Alvah - 3 months ago

'Flattened like a cheap pillow': Mike Lindell mocked after losing debate with 12-year-old

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell continues to promote the false and repeatedly debunked claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump, and Georgia is among the states that Lindell claims President Joe Biden didn't really win — even though Go…

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Hank @Hank - 5 months ago

Vivienne Westwood's personal collection goes up for auction

(marketscreener.com) STORY: :: More than 200 items from designer Vivienne Westwood's personal fashion archive are heading to auction for charity :: June 13, 2024 :: Adrian Hume-Sayer, Christie's "So it is Vivienne Westwood's personal wardrobe. So this i…

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Ezequiel @Ezequiel - almost 5 years ago

How Jameela Jamil went from a radio hosting career to her role on 'The Good Place' and became the...

Jameela Jamil is known for her role as Tahani Al-Jamil on "The Good Place," her activism, her I Weigh body neutrality campaign, and most recently, for viral conspiracies about her health.The actress was the first solo female BBC Radio 1 presenter and worked for Premier Mo...continued

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Leda @Leda - over 2 years ago

Ever been told to stop being dramatic? This exhibition is subverting the “hysterical” label for w...

The charity exhibition is curated by Bee Illustrates and Cheer Up Love, celebrating work centred on community, activism, and taking up space.

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Joe @Joe - about 1 year ago

Here's The Story Behind Bob Barker's Hilarious Happy Gilmore Cameo

Adam Sandler and Bob Barker's friendship extended much further than the memorable scene they shared together in Happy Gilmore.

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Muriel @Muriel - over 5 years ago

Harry And The Potters Return To Find, And Help Heal, A World Full Of Dark Magic

NPR Choice pageBy choosing “I agree” below, you agree that NPR’s sites use cookies, similar tracking and storage technologies, and information about the device you use to access our sites to enhance your viewing, listening and user experience, personalize content, persona...continued

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Anderson @Anderson - almost 5 years ago

Reporters Pick Their Favorite Global Stories Of The Decade

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Eleanora @Eleanora - almost 3 years ago

Electronic Frontier Foundation – Defending your rights in the digital world #givingtuesday @eff

Electronic Frontier Foundation, defending your rights in the digital world – The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression,…

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Bart @Bart - about 5 years ago

The Russian Student Who Has Become Moscow's New Face Of Dissent

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Minnie @Minnie - over 4 years ago

Fever 333 Announce Livestream to Benefit Minnesota Freedom Fund & Black Lives Matter

Fever 333 may not be the heaviest band in the world, but their music, both in terms of its sound and its lyrical content, was undeniably influenced by Rage Agains the Machine. So rage against the machine they shall: the trio have announced a full production livestream per...continued

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Moises @Moises - about 2 months ago

Climate-focused music initiative Murmur adds ‘Artist Support’

Murmur launched this year as a charity focused on art, music and climate science, backed by £1m of funding pledges from independent labels. Now it has announced the first details of what […] The post is from Music Ally.

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