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BET Foundation, Inc.
The BET Foundation is a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting healthy eating and lifestyle habits among African Americans, with the goal of reducing the prevalence of obesity, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, some forms of cancer, mental health disorders and other associated health conditions. more >
BET’s Be Heard and You(th) Vote
The Be Heard and You(th) Vote campaign encouraged thousands of BET viewers to participate in the electoral process and vote in the 2008 presidential election. more >
BET's Rap-It-Up
For ten years, BET’s Rap-It-Up has informed African Americans about HIV/AIDS through a comprehensive and sustained media campaign and free resources including informational guides, a robust Web site, a free hotline and SMS service. more >
CMT One Country
CMT One Country inspires CMT viewers to actively bring about important change in their communities. The initiative’s “The Power of One” campaign helps audiences realize the power one person can have and gives them the resources to make a difference. more >
CMT One Country/ Dierks Bentley's Miles & Music for Kids
CMT One Country has joined forces with multiplatinum recording artist Dierks Bentley to expand his annual “Miles & Music for Kids” fundraiser to six markets in 2009 and 2010: Nashville, Bentley’s hometown of Phoenix, Seattle, Atlanta, Dallas and Chicago. All proceeds benefit area Children’s Miracle Network hospitals.more >
COMEDY CENTRAL’s Address the Mess
Address the Mess raises awareness around environmental issues on a personal, local and national level, calling attention to the global crisis by focusing on areas such as e-ware recycling, proper waste disposal and fossil fuel emissions. more >
COMEDY CENTRAL's PVT Jokes
PVT Jokes is Comedy Central’s military outreach program that, via the brand’s USO partners, ships over 500 entertainment kits to forward operating bases overseas and targeted hospitals caring for troops injured in combat. more >
COMEDY CENTRAL's Summer School
The Comedy Central Summer School internship program invites aspiring comedy writers of color to receive hands-on experience in a variety of departments, make invaluable industry contacts and hone their writing skills while working side-by-side with some of the best in the comedy business.more >
MTV Latin America's Agentes de Cambio
Agentes de Cambio is MTV Latin America’s public affairs initiative, in cooperation with the Inter-American Development Bank, that offers youth the opportunity to show the positive impact they can achieve. more >
MTV Network's 2SMRT4U
MTV Networks has partnered with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the 2SMRT4U initiative and its re-launched Web site, which provides teenage girls with vital information on how to be smarter while using e-mail, blogs, chat, instant messaging and other forms of Internet communication. more >
MTV Networks' Channel the Change: Darfur
Building on mtvU's ongoing campaign to inform and empower college students to help stop the crisis in Darfur, MTV Networks streamlined its effort across the company's global brands.more >
MTV Networks International’s Staying Alive
MTV Networks International’s global HIV and AIDS prevention campaign, Staying Alive, educates young people and empowers them to stay protected. more >
MTV Networks International's MTV Exit
MTV EXIT is a multiplatform campaign to raise awareness and increase prevention of the trafficking of persons for sexual and/or labor exploitation. more >
MTV Networks' Lean to Green
The Lean To Green campaign educates and informs MTV Networks employees about the company’s commitment to joining the global green movement. more >
MTV Tr3s' Tu Voz. Your Vote.
In partnership with Voto Latino, MTV Tr´3s’ “Tu Voz. Your Vote.” campaign engaged and empowered young people to exercise their right to vote during the 2008 presidential election. more >
MTV’s Choose or Lose
Launched in 1992, MTV’s iconic “Choose or Lose” campaign informs, engages and empowers young voters on the issues that matter to them most. more >
MTV’s It's Your (Sex) Life & GYT (Get Yourself Tested)
It’s Your (Sex) Life is MTV and the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning public information campaign on HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and related sexual health issues. more >
MTV's SERVE.MTV.COM
Serve.MTV.com enables young people to get involved with volunteerism and service opportunities in their local communities. The site was launched to help support President Obama’s national community service initiative, “United We Serve,” and in response to the Millennial generation’s strong appetite for positive change. more >
MTV's Switch
MTV Switch is a multi-platform international campaign on climate change. It aims to promote positive lifestyle choices among global youth that lead towards a reduction in their carbon emissions. Core to its ethos is that small actions taken by many individuals make massive differences.more >
MTV's Tr3s' Voces
As part of its mission to provide a voice for young Latinos in the U.S., and in response to the alarming rate at which Latinos are dropping out of high school, MTV Tr´3s created Voces, a multiplatform pro-social campaign to empower Latino youth to graduate high school and prepare for college and beyond.more >
mtvU’s Half of Us
mtvU, in partnership with The Jed Foundation, has launched Half of Us, a campaign to reduce the suicide rate of college students and fight the stigma of mental health on college campuses. more >
mtvU’s Sudan Campaign
More than 2.5 million people have been displaced by the crisis in Sudan. mtvU’s Sudan Campaign offers an online resource providing activists with political and humanitarian ways to get involved, along with news updates and background information on the crisis.more >
mtvU's Pos or Not
mtvU and the Kaiser Family Foundation, in partnership with “Poz” magazine, developed Pos or Not, an online game that confronts the stigma and stereotypes that prevent people from talking openly about HIV/AIDS, getting tested and using protection. more >
mtvU's Indebted
Indebted — created by mtvU in partnership with the Peter G. Peterson Foundation — is a campaign for college students that raises awareness about the dangers of excessive personal and government debt, and promotes action to help stop the fiscal crisis young people in the United States are inheriting. more >
NICK AT NITE's Kick One, Pick One
Kick One Pick One is Nick at Nite’s pro-social initiative that encourages families to eat smarter, get fit and spend more time together. more >
NICK JR.’s Get Ready To Read
Nick Jr. has committed to generating one million new books for kids in need. In collaboration with First Book, the Get Ready to Read campaign reaches audiences on-air and online to educate them on the importance of having books in the home and reading on a regular basis. more >
NICKELODEON Latin America's Mas Verde
In collaboration with UNICEF, a special animated character called “Verdito” (Greeny) provides tips throughout the day to awaken kids’ sense of social consciousness and healthy habits through simple, daily tasks, including: help, learn, share, care, save, take action, preserve and respect. more >
NICKELODEON’S Kids Pick the President
Nickelodeon’s Kids Pick the President empowers kids to voice their opinions and concerns, and vote for the president. In five of the last six elections covered by Nickelodeon, kids have correctly predicted the next president.more >
NICKELODEON’s The Big Green Help
The Big Green Help is an ongoing global initiative that helps explain climate change to kids and empowers them to make a difference. Since its launch in 2008, it has inspired more than two million kids to pledge service to environmental action. more >
Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play
Launched in 2003, Nickelodeon’s Let’s Just Play campaign is designed to empower kids to engage in active, healthy and fun play. more >
PARAMOUNT Action Team
More than 100 members strong, the Paramount Action Team is a group of employees who help organize, coordinate and participate in a variety of projects each year benefiting local schools and nonprofit organizations. more >
PARAMOUNT Angels
The Paramount Angels are a dedicated group of employee volunteers who lend their time and talent to Project Angel Food, a local nonprofit whose mission is to nourish the body and spirit of those affected by HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses in Los Angeles County. more >
Paramount Green. It's Paramount to Us
Paramount’s green initiative is an employee-driven effort launched in July 2009, which aims to encourage eco-friendly behavior and business practices. more >
PARAMOUNT VIACOMMUNITY DAY
Paramount Pictures and its employees maintain a proud tradition of public service. A signature component of Paramount's community involvement is its employee volunteer program, Viacommunity Volunteers in Action.more >
PARAMOUNT's Kindergarten to Cap & Gown
Kindergarten to Cap & Gown is Paramount’s comprehensive education program aimed at assisting students through their entire elementary, middle and high school careers. more >
SPIKE's Fight for the Troops
Spike’s Fight for the Troops, a special UFC bout broadcast live from Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, raised $4.2 million for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and its effort to build a state-of-the-art hospital for the research and care of injured service personnel. more >
SPIKE's True Dads
True Dads works in tandem with the brand’s tagline, “Get More Action” to show the importance of dads taking more active parenting roles, reaching audiences on-air, online and through grassroots efforts in local communities. more >
SPIKE's True Dads in Uniform
Via a partnership between Spike TV, the USO and United Through Reading, True Dads in Uniform seeks to connect military fathers who are deployed abroad with their families by providing them with the means to videotape themselves reading stories and send them to their families at home. more >
think MTV
think MTV has partnered with nearly 40 domestic and international organizations, providing a vibrant community where young men and women can get involved with issues that are important to them, like education, sexual health, discrimination, the environment and natural disasters, politics and global affairs. more >
think MTV’s Break The Addiction
Aimed at ending global warming and over-consumption, Break the Addiction targets a new generation of environmental activists. more >
TV Land & Nick at Nite's Family Table
TV Land and Nick at Nite are bringing families to the table in an effort to help them share meals and much more. more >
TV LAND's CAUSE CHANGE
Cause Change encourages viewers to give back to society, underscoring the personal and social benefits of contributing to the greater good through philanthropy, volunteerism and good citizenship. more >
VH1 and The Global Fund
VH1 has joined forces with The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. more >
VH1 Classic’s Rock Autism
Rock Autism is designed to build awareness and educate viewers about autism, with the goal of making a measurable impact in this field. more >
VH1 Music Studio
As a network member of the Cable in the Classroom initiative, VH1 airs commercial free educational programming for use in the music and cross-curricular classroom each month.more >
VH1 Save The Music Foundation
VH1 is dedicated to restoring instrumental music education and participation in America’s public schools through its VH1 Save The Music Foundation. more >
VH1/ NOTHING BUT NETS
VH1 has teamed up with Nothing But Nets- a global, grassroots campaign that provides long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets to prevent malaria- to raise awareness and engage individuals more >
VH1/Mercy Corp's Get Up Stand Up
VH1 "Get Up Stand Up" is a collaboration with Mercy Corps, an international humanitarian agency, to help carry out short term and long term Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, as well as global disaster relief efforts. more >
VIACOM Get Schooled
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom have partnered on Get Schooled, a ground-breaking initiative to help address America's public education crisis. more >
VIACOM/ WASHINGTON D.C. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MEMORIAL
Viacom has partnered with the Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation to support the building of Dr. King's Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.more >
VIACOM/MTVN WORK LIFE
Though our numerous Work Life initiatives, Viacom/MTVN employees have the opportunity to contribute time and money to the well-being of the community.more >


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