Literacy

6
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$270
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This campaign ended on April 09, 2025

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2025 Cortland Challenge
4,104 Donors - $633,713 Donated
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About

SUNY Cortland’s Literacy Department is a leading preparer of literacy professionals in K-12 schools in New York State. We have partnerships with local schools and child care centers in support of child literacy development as well as preparing new teachers to teach reading and writing. We also host an annual conference with leading literacy scholars as keynote speakers. Your Cortland Challenge gift would help support events with our school and child care partners, annual conference expenses, and travel funding to conferences so that our faculty and graduate students stay current with the latest literacy research.

Updates
Thank you and stay tuned!

We have had another amazing Cortland Challenge, and we want to say thank you to everyone who participated. ❤ Through your support, you are changing the lives of current and future Cortland students.

We’re still tallying the numbers, so stay tuned for the final results, including the winners of the Athletics Challenge and Department Challenges!

It’s another great day to be a Red Dragon! 🔴🐉

420 days ago by Natasha McFadden
In the final stretch…

Wow! More than 3,000 donors have joined the Cortland Challenge and unlocked more than $50,000 in matching gifts. ✨ We’re not done yet, though, so we have to ask – can we break another record?

420 days ago by Natasha McFadden
More than halfway there 🤩

2,000 donors have already given to the Cortland Challenge, and we’re more than halfway to our final goal. Thank you to everyone who has joined the Challenge and helped us come this far. 💖

420 days ago by Natasha McFadden
We just reached our second goal 🎉

That was fast! ⚡

Thanks to the 1,000 donors who have already given to the Challenge, we’ve unlocked more than $20,000 in matching gifts for The Cortland Fund. Make your gift now to help us reach our next goal of 2,000 donors!

421 days ago by Natasha McFadden
Off to a great start! 👏👏

We’ve met our first goal! 607 donors have already joined the Cortland Challenge and unlocked $10,000 for The Cortland Fund. Let’s see if we can get to 1,000 donors to earn another $10,000 gift 🤞

421 days ago by Natasha McFadden
📢 It’s time for the Morning Rush Hour Challenge!

If 100 unique donors make a gift before 9 a.m. 🕘, we will unlock a $1,000 matching gift to The Cortland Fund. Help us reach our goal and make your gift now!

421 days ago by Natasha McFadden
The Cortland Challenge has begun!

A message from President Bitterbaum

421 days ago by Natasha McFadden

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FAQs
Thanks to our lead donors!

Advocates

Cortland College Foundation Board of Directors

Offered a $25,000 match

Bobby Hotaling '87

Gave $15,000 during a Challenge!

Community Advocates

Generated 12334 clicks and 293 gifts, totaling $11,086

Michael Green '81

Offered a $7,500 match

Bob Hildreth '67

Generated 1 gift, totaling $26
Offered a $5,000 match

Stephen Langendorfer '72

Offered a $5,000 match

Sean Murray '80

Gave $5,000 during a Challenge!

SUNY Cortland Alumni Association Board of Directors

Offered a $5,000 match

Marcia Anderson '73

Gave $5,000 during a Challenge!

John '64, M '67 and Barbara '62 Brugel

Gave $5,000 during a Challenge!