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Actors Who Worked With Woody Allen Donate Salaries to Anti-Abuse Charities

Three actors who recently worked with Woody Allen have chosen to donate their salaries to anti-abuse charities.

Rebecca Hall, Timothée Chalamet, and Griffen Newman have put their money where their mouths are. Photo: Shutterstock

In this sweeping wave of seeing pundits and celebrities laid low by abuse victims coming forward to report their crimes, it seems a little strange that Woody Allen—who’s been accused of sexual assault by Dylan Farrow, his adopted daughter, for more than 20 years—was just awarded a…

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To Celebrate New Series, NBC Donates Grants to High School Drama Programs

To celebrate a new TV series, NBC is making grants to high school drama programs.

NBC is making $10,000 grants to 50 U.S. high schools to celebrate the premiere of a new program, “Rise.” Photo: Shutterstock

NBC’s new series Rise, based on a true story, is about a high school drama teacher tackling the prejudices and systems of a small, poor town. It’s about the cultural ecosystems of small towns, and how to make change happen within them. It’s not perfect—the writer…

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African Wildlife Foundation Donates Land to Help Rare Mountain Gorillas

The African Wildlife Foundation has donated land to help save rare mountain gorillas.

A donation of land will help to save the rare mountain gorilla. Photo by Porco Rosso on Unsplash

On Wednesday, January 10, a wildlife conservation organization donated nearly thirty hectares of landto Rwanda’s largest national park to help the country grow their habitat for mountain gorillas. It seems a small donation, against the 16,000 hectares already invested in Volcanoes National Park, but…

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Fundraiser for Bronx Apartment Fire Victims Is Growing Slowly but Steadily

A fundraiser for the victims of the 2017 Bronx apartment fire is growing slowly but steadily.

  The Bronx apartment fire on December 28, 2017, that killed twelve people was the deadliest fire since 1990, more than twenty-five years ago. The five-story blaze took 170 firemen all night to douse, according to authorities. One of the deceased was less than a year old. The fire was started by a 3-year-old playing with a stove on the first floor.

In the wake of this, a team of Bronx locals put…

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Cruzin’ For Life Raises Big Bucks for Cancer Charities

Cruzin' for Life raises big bucks for cancer charities.

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Cruzin’ For Lifeis a fundraising organization which was created in 2004 in Santa Maria, California. Its founder, Clifford Labastida, put his passion for cars to work in raising funds for organizations which fight cancer. Raising money with car shows, benefit dinners, and silent auctions, the fundraising organization donated $15,000 after their first event, to…

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Charitable Aid Coming to the Philippines After Tropical Storm Ravages Islands

Charitable aid is coming to the Philippines after the nation was ravaged by a tropical storm.

The Philippines, which are still struggling to rebuild after 2013’s Super Typhoon Haiyan, recently endured yet another blow. We’ve got some information about how you can help. Photo: Richard Whitcombe / Shutterstock.com

Tropical Depression Kai-Tak spent several days scraping itself over the eastern Philippines the weekend of Saturday, December 16. On the island of Biliran, heavy rains, flash…

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8-Year-Old Boy Gathers Christmas Presents for Puerto Rican Children

An 8-year-old boy is gathering Christmas gifts for Puerto Rican children.

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Jayden Perez is eight years old, a third-grader in New Jersey who has Puerto Rican branches on both sides of his family tree. Just after Thanksgiving, when Christmas is on everyone’s mind, he came to his mother with a wish to give to those in need in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

“He came to me and he was concerned that it’s Christmas and…

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College Student’s Charity Fundraiser Goes Viral

A college student's charity fundraiser went viral. Find out what happened next.

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For college student Danni Messina, Thanksgiving this year was good. She went home to spend the holiday in the comfort of her family. But a conversation with her friend reminded her how many people didn’t have such a simple luxury.

“I was talking to my friend on Thanksgiving and he told me that he was spending his Thanksgiving in the hospital with his grandmother,” Danni told…

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Why Charity Art Auctions Are Harmful for Artists

Are charity art auctions harmful for artists?

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I’ve written articles before on creative ways to raise money for charity. What I haven’t discussed, however, is how some of those ways are unethical.

Art museums, for example, will often solicit artists to donate work that can later be auctioned off for the museum’s benefit. In theory, it sounds like a good idea. But in practice, it’s exploitative and puts…

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Man Creates Free ‘Vending Machine’ for Homeless

A British man has created free "vending machines" to give homeless people basic supplies.

“Rough sleepers,” or those without any kind of shelter, will be a priority when it comes to dispensing vending machine cards. Photo: Shutterstock

A young man named Huzaifah Khaled, in Nottingham, England couldn’t help but be struck by the increase in homelessness he saw in his hometown. Looking into their daily lives, he saw how difficult it was for many of them to get food, clothing, and other…

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11-Year-Old’s Nonprofit Allows Foster Children to ‘Carry With Confidence’

An 11-year-old founded a nonprofit to help children in the foster care system.

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Imagine this: You are a child in the foster care system. You have no expectation of consistency or home. You have been moved four times in five years; the reasons don’t matter, but they keep coming up. You’re too expensive, you’re not a good fit, a judge you met once has decided you’re in the wrong school district. You get five hours’ notice that a social worker is…

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Alaska Airlines Donates $100,000 to 10 Hawaii Youth-serving Nonprofits

Alaska Airlines donates $100,000 to 10 Hawaii youth-serving nonprofits

An Alaska Airlines jet decorated in special Hawaiian livery shows the connection the airline has with Hawaii, as do the donations the airline recently made to Hawaiian youth-serving charities. Photo: EQRoy / Shutterstock.com

“Hawaii has a special relationship with Alaska Airlines. During the Great Recession, the airline provided a U.S. West Coast connection and a much-needed boost to our economy,”

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D.C. City Councilor Proposes Drug Donation Program to Help Needy Seniors

D.C. City Councilor proposes a drug donation program to help needy seniors.

D.C. City Councilor Brandon Todd hopes to launch a drug donation program in his city.

“I meet with about 400 seniors every month, and I’ve heard from a number of them about the fact that prescription drugs can be a huge financial burden for them” because of the deficiencies in medical coverage in the United States under Medicare, Medicaid, and even private insurance, said Brandon T. Todd(D-Ward…

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Tech Company Donates $500K to African-American Museum

Tech company donates $500K to African-American museum.

Historic homes in Charleston, South Carolina. Photo: Shutterstock

Charleston, South Carolina, was a major port in the sea trade of slaves, tobacco, rum, and sugar that built the American South. The local historical archive has bills of lading, bills of sale, publications, and ship’s records that indicate an estimated 100,000 enslaved Africans arrived in Charleston at a single 18th-century wharf…

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Women Called Moses Helps Domestic Violence Victims

Domestic violence support agency Women Called Moses has received a large house, which they will turn into a shelter.

Women Called Moses is a nonprofit in Dallas, Texas which benefits women, children, and families in crisis. They provide links to advocacy, crisis counseling, and what support they can offer, mostly to families affected by domestic violence. Founded and run by women of color, it’s a valuable mission for the vulnerable, and one that survives on donations.

They hold a number of fundraising events…

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Merck Foundation Launches Diabetes Care Initiative

The Merck Foundation has launched Bridging the Gap: Reducing Disparities in Diabetes Care, a five-year initiative to help improve diabetes care and health outcomes for vulnerable and underserved populations…

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Merck Foundation Launches Diabetes Care Initiative

The Merck Foundation has launched a five-year diabetes care initiative.

The Merck Foundation has launched Bridging the Gap: Reducing Disparities in Diabetes Care, a five-year initiative to help improve diabetes care and health outcomes for vulnerable and underserved populations in the U.S.

The initiative will bring $16 million over five years to eight clinics across the United States. The funding will help the grantees bring together high-quality medical care with…

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