International Business News - Charity http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif What would it sound like if 15 of the hottest female singers joined voices? The answer will be revealed Sept. 2. That's when "Just Stand Up" hits airwaves and iTunes. The song features Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Melissa Etheridge, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Leona Lewis, LeAnn Rimes and Carrie Underwood. All sales of the star-studded single will benefit cancer research. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/112120-people-all-star-charity-song.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/mariah-miley-beyonce-join-voices-to-fight-cancer.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/mariah-miley-beyonce-join-voices-to-fight-cancer.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:36:31 EDT Despite the lack of a glitzy televised ceremony earlier this year because of the writers strike, the organization that sponsors the Golden Globes dipped into its savings to present $759,865 in grants to film schools and nonprofit organizations at a luncheon honoring the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's new officers. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/101844-celeb-golden-globe-charity.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/golden-globe-group-disburses-750-000-to-charity.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/golden-globe-group-disburses-750-000-to-charity.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:23:02 EDT The founder of a defunct Muslim charity has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for lying to an FBI agent about his travels to Afghanistan. Emadeddin Muntasser (ee-MAH'-duh-din mun-TAH'-suhr) was also ordered in federal court Thursday to pay a $10,000 fine. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/former-mass-charity-head-gets-year-in-prison.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:37:07 EDT Celebrities turned out Wednesday to donate to Darfur charities--and to show their fellow stars just who the real card sharks were. "I'm looking forward to whipping a lot of celebrity rear end," talk show host Montel Williams said before beginning play in a charity Texas Hold 'em tournament at the World Series of Poker. "I tweaked my game, and my game is really solid." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/85088-charity-world-series-of-poker.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/stars-bring-poker-faces-to-las-vegas-for-charity.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/stars-bring-poker-faces-to-las-vegas-for-charity.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:16:29 EDT Celebrities turned out Wednesday to donate to Darfur charities--and to show their fellow stars just who the real card sharks were. "I'm looking forward to whipping a lot of celebrity rear end," talk show host Montel Williams said before beginning play in a charity Texas Hold 'em tournament at the World Series of Poker. "I tweaked my game, and my game is really solid." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/84630-charity-world-series-of-poker.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/stars-bring-poker-faces-to-sin-city-for-charity.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/stars-bring-poker-faces-to-sin-city-for-charity.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:43 EDT The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion in federal court Wednesday seeking to clear two groups named as unindicted coconspirators in a terrorism-financing case. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/aclu-seeks-to-clear-charities-terrorism-financing.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:44:44 EDT A small plane crash in Iowa City claimed the life of a Georgia toddler who was being flown home after medical treatment for clubfoot. Two-year-old Sydney Blanton, of Thomasville, Ga., was aboard the flight arranged by Angel Flight Central Inc., an organization that provides free travel for individuals in need of health care. Her grandfather, Alan Harden, also of Thomasville, confirmed Wednesday that she died from injuries she sustained in the crash. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/toddler-aboard-charity-flight-dies-in-iowa-crash.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:47:26 EDT A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the government's case against a former Islamic charity leader and partially overturned the convictions of two others, ruling prosecutors failed to prove all the charges. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/judge-cancels-convictions-of-3-islamic-leaders.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:06:44 EDT The largest charity established to help Washington-area victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is closing nearly seven years after a hijacked airplane crashed into the Pentagon. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080505/charity-that-helped-pentagon-victims-is-closing.htm Mon, 05 May 2008 13:53:50 EDT Grady Memorial Hospital has moved closer to completing an agreement that is expected to bring $300 million to the public trauma center. The hospital's new nonprofit board on Monday signed a lease a... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080408/ailing-hospital-gets-200m-donation.htm Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:53:35 EDT As tax time nears, Nancy Calhoun is fighting a mostly losing skirmish to stop her state's forms from lengthening _ however slightly. The New York Assemblywoman hopes her fellow lawmakers rethink the use of those tiny boxes on state income tax forms that allow residents to donate to charities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/lawmaker-fed-up-with-tax-donations.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:58:27 EDT Democrat Barack Obama gave nearly a quarter of a million dollars to charity last year as he entered the presidential race, significantly more than during the nine previous years combined. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080325/obama-increases-charitable-giving.htm Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:53:08 EDT Wal-Mart Stores Inc. increased its U.S. charitable giving by 8 percent last year to $296.2 million, slower than its overall profit growth for the year and below the increase in 2006. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080225/wal-mart-gives-more-to-charity.htm Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:21:25 EST Lindsay Giambattista's parents chuckled when she told them she wanted to give clothes to girls in need. They figured the Teen Vogue-scouring daughter of a fashion industry veteran wanted an excuse to do more shopping. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080112/fla-teen-runs-boutique-for-foster-girls.htm Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:48:24 EST Three former leaders of an Islamic charity were convicted Friday of duping the U.S. government into getting tax-exempt status by hiding the group's pro-jihad activities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080111/3-convicted-in-islamic-charity-trial.htm Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:06:38 EST One woman's kindness to a fellow Starbucks patron resulted in more than a thousand others spreading the holiday-season generosity in this northwest Washington town. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071221/coffee-drinkers-1-013-good-deeds.htm Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:03:17 EST A new website wants to pay you $10 for using your likeness for a week to promote a charity of your choice. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3691-the-rentyoursoul-com.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071127/internet-charity-business.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071127/internet-charity-business.htm Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:13:48 EST