Generous Boss Gives $12.7 Million to His Staff, Saying 'Thank You' As He Retires
David Stevens, co-founder of the motor insurance company Admiral, has given a retirement farewell gift to his staff: £10 million.
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This Rat Sniffs For Landmines In Cambodia-And Has Just Won A Gold Medal For His Life-Saving Work
Magawa the HeroRAT has been trained to detect landmines in Cambodia. Now he's been given the PDSA gold award for his life-saving work.
Caring Conservation Programs Have Prevented At Least 48 Animal Extinctions, Says Study
Since 1993, 48 different species of mammals and birds have been saved from extinction by conservation efforts by NGOs, zoos, and governments.
Man Returns From Safari And Finds New Purpose By Sending Thousands of Books to Rural Kenyan Schools
Since starting his labor of love in 2018, South Carolina's Roy Austin has managed to send dozens of book shipments to rural African schools.
Tennessee Teen Raises Thousands of Dollars For Food Banks By Making and Selling His Own Vanilla - WATCH
Watch the video as 14-year-old Tennesse local William Cabaniss creates a non-profit, Vanilla Feeds Tomorrow, to raise funds for food banks.
First Grader Turns Her Dream of Feeding Homeless People Into Reality -By Launching Her Own Foundation
Paris Williams is a first grader from St. Louis. She's just started her own foundation to help tackle food insecurity among the homeless.
Super Rare Wolverines Haven't Been Seen For a Century in Mt. Rainier-Now They're Back in a Family Way
In Mount Rainier National Park, a family of wolverines have become the first of their species to inhabit the park in over 100 years.
Generous Americans Are Actually Giving More To Charities Through The Pandemic, Surveys Say
Both companies and individuals in the U.S.A. are giving more to charity during the coronavirus pandemic, say new surveys.
10-Year-old Mini-Monet Fetches Tens Of Thousands For Her Paintings - And Donates All The Money
10-year-old Daisy Watt is a 'mini Monet' painting stunning floral landscapes in England that sell for up to £10,000-and donates all the money to charity.
From Pizza to Fresh Vegetables: When You're in The Bronx, You're Going to Get Fed By This Generous Community
During the pandemic, people in Riverdale in The Bronx have set up The Pizza Brigade and a Friendly Fridge on the street to feed those in need.
Washington Man Rescues 2.4 Million Pounds of Farmers' Crops Going to Waste, Gets Them to Food Banks Across State
The Washington state nonprofit EastWest Food Rescue delivers truckloads of food that would be thrown out to food banks in western cities like Seattle.
Charitable Donors in U.S. Give Record Amount, As Support Surges in First 6 Months of 2020
Donations surged nearly 50% in the first half of 2020—the most given in the history of one of America's largest philanthropic funds, Schwab Charitable.
Clooney, DiCaprio and Kardashian Bring in $5 million at Sean Penn Haiti Benefit
Hollywood's biggest stars marked the two-year anniversary of the massive Haiti earthquake last week, gathering on Saturday to raise five million dollars for Sean Penn's Haitian Relief Organization, which was set up to support thousands of displaced people living in a settlement camp there.
Michael J. Fox Climbs North Dakota Mountain to Fund Parkinson's Research
Michael J. Fox joined hikers to raise $1 million for Parkinson's research on the way to the top of the White Butte.
10-Year-old Gives the Gift of Art to More Than 1,500 Kids in Shelters and Foster Care During Quarantine
Chelsea Phaire and her nonprofit, Chelsea's Charity, has helped to give away more than 2,000 boxes of art supplies to kids in shelters and foster care.
Chef Andrés' Charity is Injecting $50 Million into Restaurants By Paying Them to Feed the Hungry
This is just one of the ways that Chef José and World Central Kitchen have been working tirelessly to feed people during the COVID crisis, too.
Sir Captain Tom Moore is 'Over-Awed' After Being Officially Knighted for His $40M Fundraiser
The WWII veteran was nominated for the knighthood by Prime Minister Boris Johnson-and it was officially approved by the Queen of England this week.
Tina Fey Brought to Tears After Reading Total Amount Raised in Star-Studded Telethon for Struggling New Yorkers
The comedic actress could not help but choke back tears after announcing the final tally of money raised through the "Rise Up New York!" telethon.
Pet Ferret Helped Donate Thousands of Books to Kids By Finishing a Full Marathon in 3 Weeks
More than 12,000 books are being donated to low-income families in the UK thanks to Bandit the ferret's tenacious fundraising effort.
'Gollum' Actor Andy Serkis Plans a Live Reading of 'The Hobbit' -There And Back Again- Friday For Charity
The actor who played 'Gollum' in The Lord of the Rings, Andy Serkis, will give a LIVE reading of The Hobbit, from cover to cover, for charity May 8.
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