Welcome
We do our best to provide you with all of the resources you need to have a successful Giving Day. Not finding what you need? Let us know! Email Kait Provost.
Giving Day basics
- Date: March 13, 2025, from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. EST.
- Website: givingday.cornell.edu
- Hashtag: #CornellGivingDay
What is Cornell Giving Day?
Cornell Giving Day 2025 will be an energetic, inspiring, 24-hour virtual gathering of alumni, parents, staff, students, faculty, and friends in support of a better Cornell and a better world.
Our goals
We aim to increase the number of donors to Cornell, to raise additional support for the colleges and units, and to top dollar and donor totals from previous Giving Day events. Giving Day is a fun, exhilarating, and rewarding experience. We expect to attract new donors and reactivate lapsed donors who haven’t responded to traditional giving marketing. We also expect loyal donors to give again and to engage even more deeply. We anticipate especially high engagement and an enthusiastic response from younger alumni.
Learn more about key messaging
How it works
Every online and over-the-phone gift given on March 13 counts toward the total, regardless of designation. The Giving Day website displays a real-time running tally of the total number of donors and dollars raised overall, as well as for each college and unit.
Colleges and units partner with central AAD in coordinating email messages, as well as other ways of driving excitement, competition, and gift-giving. Gift challenges and matches add to the excitement, giving colleges and units a chance to earn bonus money.