As a peer-to-peer fundraiser, the connections you make with fellow alumni create powerful opportunities for sharing experiences, discussing philanthropic interests, and further strengthening the Cornell alumni community. All of this serves as a foundation for making your fundraising ask.

The university depends upon the generous support of its alumni to ensure that current Cornell students have the resources they need for a rewarding Cornell experience.

Alumni are four times more likely to make a gift when they are contacted by a fellow alum!

You are one of nearly 500 active volunteer solicitors who reach out to more than 70,000 alumni each year. We have six volunteer programs:

1. The Annual Fund Leadership Committee (AFLC)

AFLC leaders come together to serve as advisors to annual fund staff and focus on increasing the number of alumni making annual fund gifts at the $25,000+ level.

2. Outreach Program (CORP)

CORP volunteers leverage Cornell’s strong class affinity and the effectiveness of peer-to-peer messaging to build and maintain fundraising momentum between reunion years, while continuing to illustrate the collective impact of their giving.

3. Council on Young Alumni Philanthropy (CoYAP)

CoYAP volunteers focus on instilling a culture of giving among their peers through increased engagement, philanthropic education, targeted cultivation, peer-to-peer outreach, and stewardship. Anyone who has graduated from an undergraduate program at Cornell during the past decade is eligible to serve on the Council.

4. Regional Annual Fund Committee

Regional volunteers connect with non-reunion alumni donors to provide university updates and priorities, communicate the impact of annual fund gifts, and solicit increased annual fund support. Currently, we have regional committees based in:

» Boston » Northern New Jersey

» Chicago » San Francisco

» Los Angeles » Washington, DC

» Metro New York » National (those living outside the above areas)

5. Reunion Campaigns

Volunteers build on the excitement and tradition of Cornell’s Reunion program to focus on increasing class participation and securing increased gifts, with targeted class goals for giving society membership and multi-year pledges.

6. Senior Class Campaign (SCC)

SCC volunteers work together to build class pride, raise gifts for all areas of the university, and cultivate an awareness of how gifts make Cornell a stronger and more vibrant community.