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Jennifer Wholey

Record matches and challenges mark an (inter)stellar Giving Day

For 24 hours, donors rallied together to help Cornell University reach for the stars on its eleventh Giving Day, March 13, 2025. This year’s space-themed event raised $11,206,717 from 17,591 donors, for a total of 25,929 gifts making a tangible show of support for causes across the university. “Cornellians everywhere demonstrated their continued commitment to … Read the full story

By Jennifer Wholey March 17, 2025

Record-breaking number of donors turn out for Cornell Giving Day 2024

In just over 24 hours, Cornell’s 10th Giving Day rallied 18,692 donors to contribute to causes they care about on March 14, 2024. 

By Jennifer Wholey March 18, 2024
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Cornell Women’s Leadership Challenge: Giving back, paying it forward

The Cornell Women's Leadership Challenge aims to inspire 600 donors to give $1,000 or more to annual funds on Giving Day.

By Jennifer Wholey March 2, 2023
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