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Olivia Wilde has been crowdfunding for Artists for Peace and Justice since 2012. The organization creates pathways out of poverty by expanding access to education and providing training in Haiti’s creative industries.
Sean Penn has helped to raise funds for over nine charities working to provide relief to victims of the earthquake in 2010 in Haiti.
Lady Gaga has been crowdfunding for the Born This Way Foundation since 2012, an organization that supports young people’s wellness.
Kristen Bell crowdfunded for eight different charities in 2012, including the Alliance of Moms, an organization that supports pregnant and parenting teens in LA's foster care system.
Jimmy Kimmel supports Comfort the Children International by crowdfunding for the charity since 2012. The charity helps Kenyans build and manage the sustainable infrastructure necessary to meet the challenges of everyday life.
Paul Rudd has crowdfunded for several charities through the GoFundMe platform since 2010, including for More Birthdays and The American Cancer Society.
Since 2010, Eliza Dushku has been fundraising for Thrive Gulu, which provides trauma recovery services to survivors of war in Northern Uganda.
Bette Midler launched and has been crowdfunding for her Stages for Success Initiative since 2014, to raise money to provide schools with adequate auditorium and rehearsal spaces.
The 'Today' host began raising funds for the American Cancer Society in 2014, after overcoming her battle with cancer.
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Red Hot Chilli Peppers bassist Flea started the Silverlake Conservatory of Music in 2010, and has raised funds for it ever since. The charity provides basic music education to youths.
Zooey Deschanel has crowdfunded for various charitable initiatives, including for the Innocence Project, which works to exonerate the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and looks to reform the criminal justice system to prevent future injustices.
Avril Lavigne set up her Team Rockstar foundation in 2010, with the help of a network of donors. The foundation provides support to athletes participating in the Special Olympics.
Miley Cyrus has fundraised for many causes, including for the Starkey Hearing Foundation since 2011, which provides hearing aids to people who can’t otherwise afford them.
Sarah Silverman has been using the GoFundMe platform to raise funds for charitable organizations since 2011, including for the Alzheimer’s Association, Autism Speaks, and the AIDS Foundation.
Elizabeth Banks has raised funds for various organizations since 2010 using the GoFundMe platform, including for BEST and the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.
Edward Norton has used the GoFundMe platform since 2012 to raise funds for various initiatives, including for the Maasai Wilderness Conservation, concerned with protecting wildlife and environmental issues in East Africa.
Jonah Hill has been fundraising for Fcancer since 2010.
In 2017, a suicide bombing attack at an Ariana Grande concert left 22 people dead and 59 injured. Grande responded by being instrumental in the We Love Manchester Fund, which raised around US$13 million to support the victims of the attack.
Selena Gomez became a spokesperson for UNICEF’s Trick-or-Treat campaign and has also helped raise funds for The Malala Fund and WE Charity.
The 'Sex and the City' star has been raising funds since 2012 for the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, a foundation dedicated to the protection and conservation of wildlife and habitats in Kenya.
Will Ferrell has been fundraising for Cancer for College since 2012, which helps support cancer survivors going to college.
Since 2014, Eminem has been fundraising for an initiative in Detroit called Wolverine Human Services, supporting young children and families in underprivileged areas of the city.
LL Cool J has crowdfunded for various initiatives, including for World Vision, Chrysalis, and CORE.
The 'Supernatural' star has been crowdfunding for Random Acts since 2011, an initiative to provide relief for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
South African native Charlize Theron founded and has been fundraising for the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project since 2013, which works to keep African youths safe from HIV and AIDS.
Christy Turlington has raised funds for Every Mother Counts since 2012, which works to make pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother.
Various online fundraising platforms have made it possible to fundraise for charitable initiatives worldwide. Celebrities have a lot of power to affect the world around them, and these famous figures are using their influence to raise funds for good causes. Most of these celebs are not short on wealth, but they don’t just help by donating their own money and time–they use their star power to get others to donate too.
To see which celebrities are using their influential status to raise funds for good causes, click through this gallery.
Celebrities who fundraise for charity
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Various online fundraising platforms have made it possible to fundraise for charitable initiatives worldwide. Celebrities have a lot of power to affect the world around them, and these famous figures are using their influence to raise funds for good causes. Most of these celebs are not short on wealth, but they don’t just help by donating their own money and time–they use their star power to get others to donate too.
To see which celebrities are using their influential status to raise funds for good causes, click through this gallery.