Stanford raises $950 million in gifts during latest fiscal year Veronica Kim February 10, 2017 0 Comments Stanford received $951.1 million in philanthropic gifts between September 2015 and August 2016, the second-highest fundraising sum of any university last fiscal year. Read More »
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson perform play for benefit of Stanford arts Jack Gartland November 13, 2016 0 Comments Actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, the parents of Truman Hanks ’18, performed “Love Letters” at Bing Concert Hall to benefit the University’s arts program. Read More »
University reports record number of donors last fiscal year Sophie Stuber January 27, 2016 0 Comments The University has published the results of fundraising efforts for the 2014-2015 fiscal year, reporting a record number of donors. Read More »
Stanford reaches goal of 100 Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowships Namita Nabar January 13, 2016 0 Comments After seven years of fundraising, the Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowships (SIGF) program, spearheaded by President John Hennessy, has reached its goal of attracting donors to fund over 100... Read More »
Stanford Dance Marathon to benefit Partners in Health in Rwanda Rebecca Aydin January 6, 2015 0 Comments This February’s annual Stanford Dance Marathon (DM) announced that they are raising money for Partners in Health (PIH) in Rwanda. This year DM has also restructured its core team. Read More »
Financing the World Anthony Ghosn April 1, 2014 1 Comment In 2002, William Kamkwamba used bicycle parts, blue gum tree and scraps to build a windmill in his village in Malawi. Only fifteen, William nevertheless managed to use the windmill to power several... Read More »
University endowment raises nearly $1 billion in 2013 Madeleine Han February 18, 2014 0 Comments Stanford led the nation’s universities in fundraising in 2013, bringing in $931.57 million over the course of the year, according to a survey conducted by the Council for Aid to Education (CAE). Read More »
Dance Marathon raises over $60,000 to combat AIDS Justine Moore February 11, 2013 0 Comments Stanford’s ninth annual Dance Marathon raised just over $60,000 to combat the global H.I.V./AIDS epidemic, with almost 1,500 students dancing in shifts from 1 p.m. on Saturday to 1 p.m. on Sunday. Read More »
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