Giving Day causes

Taxonomy and definitions:

• Animal health: Any funds pertaining to animal health, wellbeing, or wildlife conservation.
• Arts: Any funds pertaining primarily to the arts.
• Big Red spirit: Any funds supporting a Cornell team of any discipline that actively competes with other collegiate teams.
• Community outreach: Any funds that support working directly with the outside community and providing engagement, education, and aid (whether that is local to Ithaca, or broader).
• Diversity and inclusion: Any funds that specifically support diversity and inclusion.
• Entrepreneurship & innovation: Any funds that support student entrepreneurs or innovation in the business sector.
• Environment: Any funds pertaining to conservation, sustainability, or environmental study.
• Experiential learning: Any funds pertaining to learning outside the classroom setting and/or off-campus, particularly in conjunction with a pre-determined project.
• Health and wellness: Any funds pertaining to human health and wellbeing.
• Humanities and social sciences: Any funds pertaining primarily to the study of the humanities in a classroom setting.
• Public policy: Any funds pertaining to efforts to positively influence public policy in favor of the greater good.
• Science: Any funds pertaining primarily to the study of science in a classroom setting.
• Student access: Any funds that support equal access to resources or experiences for students (including scholarships and fellowships).