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Dwyane Wade Is ‘So Damn Proud’ of Daughter Zaya, 16, as They Launch a New Safe Space for Trans Youth (Exclusive)

The NBA Hall of Famer was presented with the Elevate Prize Catalyst Award for his advocacy for the trans community
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NBA great Dwyane Wade launches Translatable, an online community supporting transgender youth

He spent more than 14 seasons as a guard for the Miami Heat, winning three championships, having Miami-Dade County nicknamed “Wade County,” and he still leads the franchise in everything from points and rebounds to personal fouls.
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Lo que nadie te contó sobre la filantropía

Tras 25 años liderando organizaciones non profit y uniendo las piezas para propulsar visiones, Carolina García Jayaram nos deja una lección de vida sobre las personas que defienden el cambio: el impacto en reconocer el valor de los líderes.
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ABC NEWS

Can celebrities influence environmental issues? Experts weigh in.

Matt Damon, a 2024 Elevate Prize Catalyst Award winner and Carolina García Jayaram CEO of the Elevate Prize Foundation are featured in this article from ABC News.
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Advocate Wins $300K Prize

Sonya Passi, a 2024 Elevate Prize winner and CEO of FreeFrom, is featured in this article from People Magazine. Thank you to People for recognizing the power of Sonya’s work and story, and lifting up our winners!
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Matt Damon Receives the Elevate Prize Catalyst Award

MIAMI, Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Elevate Prize Foundation announced today Matt Damon as the latest recipient of its Elevate Prize Catalyst Award in recognition of his long-standing advocacy and work with Water.org, a global nonprofit working to bring safe water and sanitation to the world. The award was presented to Damon by the Elevate Prize Foundation's founder, Joseph Deitch, and its CEO, Carolina García Jayaram.
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This Giving Tuesday, CNN Heroes Announces Expanded Collaboration with the Elevate Prize Foundation

Elevate Prize Foundation to Match Donations for Each Top 10 CNN Hero Up to $50K and Present $300K Grant to CNN Hero of the Year.
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Eyes on the Prize

Kappagantulu says the Elevate Prize armed him with the ability to tell Kheyti’s story effectively across platforms, and understanding the ways it pays dividends. He said that though colleagues “for a while must focus on solving the problem on the ground,” it’s important to learn to “wear both hats.”
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Top Ten CNN Heroes to Be Honored At the 17th Annual CNN Heroes

The Peabody and Emmy® Award-winning CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute, which honors everyday people who are making extraordinary contributions to help improve the lives of others, returns on Sunday, December 10 at 8pm ET. This Year’s Top Ten CNN Heroes were revealed today by Anderson Cooper on CNN
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Every Cure Co-Founder Receives the Inaugural Elevate Prize Founder’s Award

David Fajgenbaum discovered a repurposed drug to save his own life and is now on a mission with Every Cure Co-Founders Grant Mitchell and Tracey Sikora to repurpose drugs for millions more.
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Michael J. Fox receives 2023 Elevate Prize Catalyst Award

Fox won this year’s Elevate Prize Catalyst Award, which the “Back to the Future” star plans to use to further his foundation’s work to find treatments for Parkinson’s disease.
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A Complete Timeline of George Clooney and Amal Clooney’s Relationship

The couple accepted an award together, after many years of individual award ceremonies, by the Elevate Prize Foundation. Their work with the Clooney Foundation for Justice was honored with The Elevate Prize Catalyst Award, for “social change.”
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