The Giving Back Fund

Integrity and Innovation in Philanthropy

 

OUR MISSIOn

  • To help cultivate a new group of
    philanthropists
  • To help establish new philanthropic role-models

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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.

 

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ThIS Year's Giving Back 30 Released in PARADE MAGAZINE

 

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On Sunday, November 1st, PARADE Magazine released The Giving Back Fund's third annual Giving Back 30, a list of celebrities who have made the largest donations to charity according to public records. Readers may have been surprised to learn that Paul Newman replaced Oprah Winfrey as the most generous celebrity of 2008.


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The Second Annual
"Big Game Big Give"

Date: Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Location: Private Estate in Miami

Host: Director Michael Bay

 

Bad Boys' and Transformers' Director Michael Bay will host approximately 300 celebrities, athletes, and business leaders in a private philanthropic cocktail affair to raise money for The Giving Back Fund's philanthropic programs.

 

The Big Game Big Give caters to those who recognize that there is an opportunity to leverage their star power, unite, and give back to those less fortunate.

 

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Spotlight On...

love is the movement: To 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.”

 

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Jim Warsaw

Longtime GBF Board Member, Legendary Sports Marketing Pioneer, Philanthropist, Parkinson’s Patient Advocate dies at 61

 

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graduated from the Warsaw Center at the University of Oregon, which he established in 1993.

 

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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


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.

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We thank the following corporate sponsors and individuals for their support:


 

 

Check out GBF Supporter Look to the Stars website for the latest in celebrity philanthropy news...

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