Stanford University Gets Record $6.2 Billion in 5-Year Campaign

Stanford University raises $6.2 billion in 5-year campaign. [Bloomberg]

News Briefing: EBay's Omidyar Works for Philanthropy

• A South Korean software magnate starts charity to confront inequality.  [New York Times]

 

• Komen Foundation takes steps to rebuild trust after last week's PR fiasco.  [Washington Post]

 

• Pierre Omidyar and his wife have committed more than $1 billion to hundreds of different causes.  [USA Today]

News Briefing: After Komen Furor, Some Supporters of the Charity Say They Won’t Go Back

• America's top fifty philanthropists include 12 arts donors.  [Los Angeles Times]

 

• Some supporters of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure say they won't donate again.  [Associated Press]

News Briefing: Top Komen Official Resigns in Protest Over Grants Cuts

• The Gates Foundation opens a public space in its headquarters to encourage visitors to learn more about its work.  [Associated Press]

 

• A top official at Susan G. Komen for the Cure resigns in protest.  [Associated Press]

 

• Johns Hopkins is sued over plans to develop land donated to them.  [Washington Post]