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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 October 26th andd 27th at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows across from the ocean in Santa Monica, California. 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 2009 Best Practices Fundraising Summit.
Spring Fashion Week
September 10-17, Bryant Park,
New York
- Three nights deluxe hotel accommodations in Manhattan
- Two VIP runway invitations to two designer fashion shows of your choice
- VIP Backstage access after the show
- Fashion Week Welcome Gift
- On-site InsideSEG staff to facilitate all aspects of your trip
US Open Tennis
Championship
Aug 31-Sept 11, New York
- Two nights premier hotel accommodations in Manhattan
- Two Courtside or Loge tickets to two sessions of your choice
- Access to shared hospitality area
- Two Broadway show tickets to a performance of your choice
- US Open Program & Draw Sheet for each guest
Spotlight On...
love is the movement: Two Write Love on her Arms
Each month, The Giving Back Fund recognizes an individual or organization that is doing its part to make the world a better place.
What started as an effort to help one person overcome depression has turned into a movement that aims to reduce the number of suicides across the world. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery.”
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 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.
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 athletes' foundations, please contact us at 310.649.5222.
We thank the following corporate sponsors and supporters for sharing our passion to giving back:
Check out GBF Supporter Look to the Stars website for the latest in celebrity philanthropy news...
