Can my individual gift really make a difference when the campaign has such a large goal?
Absolutely. Campaigns succeed because of the collective support of many donors, and individual gifts, no matter the size, help us get closer to our goal. Cornell’s last capital campaign ended in 1995. We raised $1.5 billion, making it the most successful capital campaign ever at a university. Donors endowed 120 faculty positions and increased the number of endowed scholarships by 144 percent. Our endowment per student increased 99 percent. That campaign total represented more than 96,000 gifts from Cornell alumni and friends—proof that broad participation is essential to our success.
