Couple’s Ties to Stony Brook Prompt $150-Million Gift to the University
Jim Simons, now a hedge-fund manager, and his wife, Marilyn, provided money to pay for a medical-research building and expand the life-sciences faculty.
By Caroline Bermudez
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Girl Scouts’ Outgoing CEO Previews Drive for $1-Billion
Kathy Cloninger, who is retiring this month as head of the Girl Scouts, offers lessons the organization has learned in its first century.
By Caroline Bermudez
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Charity’s Photos Capture Precious Moments of Terminally Ill Kids
The Tiny Sparrow Foundation enlists professional photographers as volunteers to develop photo albums for families.
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$150-Million Gift Will Help Stanford Train Entrepreneurs in Poor Countries
Robert King, an investor, and his wife, Dorothy, want to combine research with practical training to help curb poverty.
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Nike’s Charity Fund Seeks to Help Unleash the ‘Girl Effect’
A charitable effort by the sporting-goods company encourages girls in developing countries to get an education and learn to be self-sufficient.
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Kids’ Advocate Steps Down to Welcome ‘Fresh Energy’
Marguerite W. Kondracke, head of America’s Promise Alliance, plans to become a senior adviser to the nonprofit once her successor is found.
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Bat Navigation Inspires Charity’s Method to Aid the Blind
World Access for the Blind uses unconventional methods to help people walk, bike, hike, and play without relying on anyone else.
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Group for Young Leaders of Nonprofits Gets First CEO
Trish Tchume is the first national director of the 15-year-old Young Nonprofit Professionals Network.
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Donor Gives $42-Million for Doctor Training
Carolyn Bucksbaum gave the University of Chicago money to develop a model effort to train doctors to do a better job of listening to patient concerns.
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Film Screenings Help Refugees Escape Pains of Dislocation
FilmAid International, a nonprofit, shows movies in refugee camps and teaches video skills to people who have been dislocated.
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