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the 2009 Jalen Rose Scholarship
High School students in their senior year in a Detroit high school are eligible. Deadline April 30th, 2009
Ashton Kutcher Talks about THe Giving Back FUnd
The Giving Back Fund's 1st Annual Big Game-Big Give VIP Event was hosted by Ashton Kutcher, and it was a great success.
The Giving Back Fund
Integrity and Innovation in Philanthropy
OUR MISSIOn
OUR VISION
A society in which becoming a successful philanthropist is as valued and desirable a goal as success in athletics, business, entertainment, or any other field.
The Giving Back Fund's Big Game Event - Hosted by Ashton Kutcher.
Thanks to everyone who made the event a great success. You can now view images in our Photo Gallery.
If you are interested in sponsoring next year's event in Miami, please contact us.
The Best Practices Fundraising Summit 2009
Convened by The Giving Back Fund. This year's Fundraising Summit is scheduled for September 14th and 15th in Los Angeles. If you are working with professional athetes, sports teams, entertainers, or other high-profile people to raise money for charity...this conference is for you!
Click to read more about the 2008 Best Practices Fundraising Summit.
Spotlight On...
ONEHOPE: their wine glass is ALWAYS half full
Each month, The Giving Back Fund recognizes an individual or organization that is doing its part to make the world a better place.
ONEHOPE pairs each of its bottles of wine with a specific cause and donates 50% of its profits to a charity directly related to the wine of your choice.
Click here to learn how ONEHOPE is making sure your glass is always at least half-full.
JIm Warsaw
Longtime GBF Board Member, Legendary Sports Marketing Pioneer, Philanthropist, Parkinson’s Patient Advocate dies at 61
graduated from the Warsaw Center at the University of Oregon, which he established in 1993.
James H Warsaw, philanthropist, Parkinson’s patient advocate, sports marketing icon, loving father, brother, husband, and son, passed away yesterday April 22nd following a heart attack at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 61.
Warsaw was a beloved mentor to scores of sports marketing students who
The Giving Back 30
Oprah Winfrey tops the Giving Back 30
for the second year in a row.
The survey
lists celebrities who have made the
largest donations to charity in 2007
according to public records. Following
Oprah is trumpeter and A & M records
co–founder Herb Alpert, multi-talented
artist Barbra Streisand, and Oscar
winners Paul Newman and Mel Gibson,
respectively. Click here for a complete
list.
We would like to thank Parade Magazine for publishing the survey and the Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy at Brandeis University for their help with our research. Click here to see 2006 Giving Back 30 Related Story: 2005 Calendar Honorees Your donations help us continue to promote effective philanthropy within the sports and entertainment industries.
Featured Sponsors & Corporate Supporters
As a public charity we can only continue to encourage and honor charitable giving with your support.
If you are interested in sponsoring The Giving Back Fund to help support projects like The Giving Back 30 and The Best Practices Fundraising Summit, or wish to support any of the special events held by The Giving Back and our foundations, please contact us at 310.649.5222.
We thank the following corporate sponsors and supporters for sharing our passion for giving back:
Check out GBF Supporter Look to the Stars website for the latest in celebrity philanthropy news...
