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    🥇🔓 Record unlocked: Cornellians raise more than $13M in just 24 hours

    Cornell’s ninth Giving Day brought together 18,296 donors to raise more than $13 million in just 24 hours, shattering records from previous years.

    March 20, 2023
  • (L to R) Alan Zhou ’03; Hongnan Ma, directer of international development, Asia; Jeff MacCorkle ’88, member of the Cornell Asia Alumni Leadership Advisors (CAALA); and former Beijing Club co-president Tanni Wu ’06 at a 2019 Cornell event in Beijing

    My heart told me the time was now: Alan Zhou ’03 shares his giving story

    Last fall, in honor of his upcoming 20th Reunion, Alan Zhou ’03 took advantage of Cornell’s affordability challenge and made a gift to establish the Alan and Chelsea Zhou Family Scholarship. The fund will provide financial assistance to undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need, with a preference for students from the states of Maine, Oklahoma, … Read the full story

    March 2, 2023
  • 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.

    March 2, 2023
  • Mibs Follett and Don Follett pose for a picture in 1998

    $5M commitment establishes the Mibs Martin Follett Professor in Human Ecology

    A $5 million gift honoring Mabel “Mibs” Martin Follett ’51 establishes the Mibs Martin Follett Professor in Human Ecology.

    January 17, 2023
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    Powerful beyond measure: How gifts of all kinds make a difference

    No matter what your generosity looks like, it matters. It helps Cornell do the greatest good by reaching students in need of support and pursuing research that helps communities all over the world. And your contribution strengthens the university’s legacy as a source of solutions for our time, and for all time. Ever wonder why … Read the full story

    January 13, 2023
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