EXCELERATOR

2,075
Donors
106% of 1,946 Donor goal
$760,105
Donated
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Projects

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The Binghamton Fund for the College of Community and Public Affairs (CCPA)
116% 58 DonorsOnline$24,067 Donated
The Binghamton Fund for the Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
112% 56 DonorsOnline$14,285 Donated
The Binghamton Fund for the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
106% 80 DonorsOnline$15,667 Donated
About

The overall goal is for 1,000 alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends to make a gift April 17-18, 2024 during the 1,946 minutes of the Binghamton Fund EXCELERATOR Challenge in the final year of Binghamton's EXCELERATE Campaign.

Matches & Challenges
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Donation Challenge

$100,000 if 1,000 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Howard Unger '82, LHD '19

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Donation Challenge

$60,700 if 607 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Geraldine Knoll MacDonald '68, MS '73, LittD '17

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Donation Challenge

$40,000 if 40 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Binghamton Fund for the Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science

Offered by Subhachandra Chandra, MS '95 and Nandita Dukkipati

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Donation Challenge

$34,200 if 342 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

Offered by President Harvey Stenger

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Donation Challenge

$30,000 if 100 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Binghamton Fund for the Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science

Offered by Jim '91 and Heather Bankoski

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Donation Challenge

$25,000 if 300 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Binghamton Fund for Harpur College of Arts & Sciences

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Challenge

$25,000 if 175 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Binghamton Fund for Harpur College of Arts & Sciences

Offered by Andrew '86 and Marie-Christine Bonzani

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Donation Challenge

$10,000 if 100 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Binghamton Fund for Athletics

Offered by Jim Wilcox '74 and Patricia '65, LHD '19 and Paul Saunders

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Donation Challenge

$10,000 if 100 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Binghamton Fund for the School of Management

Offered by Brian Zakrocki โ€™99

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Donation Challenge

$10,000 if 50 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Binghamton Fund for the Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science

Offered by Ken Goldblatt '87

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Donation Challenge

$10,000 if 150 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Binghamton Fund for Athletics

Offered by Gerald '76, MBA '84 and Kristine Putman

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Donation Challenge

$5,000 if 50 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Binghamton Fund for the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Offered by Mike Needle '81

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Donation Match

$200 per donor up to $25,000

Match Complete!

For Binghamton Fund for Opportunity Scholarships

Offered by Dr. Bai Lee and Dr. Jung Yum

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Donation Match

$200 per donor up to $20,000

Match Complete!

For Binghamton Fund for the Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science

Offered by Jim '91 and Heather Bankoski

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Donation Match

$200 per donor up to $20,000

Match Complete!

For Parents

Offered by The Parents Leadership Council

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Donation Match

$200 per donor up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Faculty/Staff

Offered by John Koch

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Donation Match

$200 per donor up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Binghamton Fund for Harpur College of Arts & Sciences

Offered by Jay '74 and Jeanne Benet

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Donation Match

$200 per donor up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Binghamton Fund for Athletics

Offered by Tony Kornheiser '70, LittD '17

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Donation Match

$200 per donor up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Binghamton Fund for the Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Offered by Jim Wilcox '74

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Donation Match

$200 per donor up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Binghamton Fund for the Libraries

Offered by Jim Wilcox '74

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Donation Match

$200 per donor up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Binghamton Fund for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Offered by Gavin Gallagher '89

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Donation Match

$200 per donor up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Binghamton Fund for Student Life

Offered by Jay Walder โ€™80 and Susan Cummings-Walder โ€™81

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Donation Match

$200 per donor up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Binghamton Fund for the College of Community and Public Affairs

Offered by Anita '86 and Randy '87 Borkenstein

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Donation Match

$200 per donor up to $5,000

Match Complete!

For Binghamton Fund for the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Offered by Mike Needle '81

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Donation Match

$100 per donor up to $25,000

Match Complete!

For Students

Offered by Stuart Koenig '73 and Bonnie Fox

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Donation Match

$100 per donor up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Classes between 2014 & 2023

Offered by The Alumni Association Board of Directors

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Donation Match

$50 per donor up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Binghamton Fund for the School of Management

Offered by Daniel Damon '88 and Rebecca Guilbert '90

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Updates
Drum roll....๐Ÿฅ

The final numbers are in!

Total Donors: 2,076

Total Dollars: $760,305

THANK YOU to everyone who made the Binghamton Fund EXCELERATOR Challenge a resounding success ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

198 days ago by Caitlyn Smith
Over 2,000 donors! ๐Ÿคฉ

Hooray! Together, we surpassed our goal of 1,000 donors AND our super goal of 1,946 donors. In fact, we more than doubled our original goal! โœจ

Preliminary results:

      2,043 Donors ๐ŸŽ‰

     $757,683 Dollars raised ๐Ÿ’š

On campus, we are busy making sure every last gift is counted and we will update you with the final numbers as soon as possible.

In the meantime, because we love it so much, here is the leaked phone call with President Stenger and Stephanie Courtney '92: 

LEAKED Phone Call - BinghamtonU President & Stephanie Courtney (Flo from Progressive) (youtube.com)

208 days ago by Caitlyn Smith
Super goal โœ…

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘We've surpassed 1,946 donors! AMAZING! Let's see how much further we can go ๐ŸŽ‰

209 days ago by Caitlyn Smith
๐Ÿ“ข NEW donor goal!

Wow! Things did not slow down overnight. As of 8 a.m., 1,275 donors have given through the EXCELERATOR challenge.

Letโ€™s take this for a spin โ€“ can we reach 1,946 donors in 1,946 minutes? โฑ

209 days ago by Caitlyn Smith
Third Milestone Goal โœ…

๐Ÿ™ŒWe've surpassed 1,000 donors! THANK YOU, Howard Unger '82 LHD '19, for your generous challenge support! 

There's still time to support the Binghamton Fund. Let's see how far past 1,000 we can go!

210 days ago by Caitlyn Smith
Second Milestone Goal โœ…

๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰ We've surpassed 607 donors! THANK YOU, Geraldine Knoll MacDonald '68, MS '73, LittD '17, for your generous challenge support! 

Now, we're in the final stretch to 1,000. We've got this!

210 days ago by Caitlyn Smith
First Milestone Goal โœ…

Whatโ€™s our favorite color? Pantone 342๐Ÿ’š And, we just surpassed 342 donors ๐Ÿ™Œ

THANK YOU, President Harvey Stenger for your generous challenge support!โญ 

210 days ago by Caitlyn Smith
First Challenge met!

In less than 1-hour we met the Faculty/Staff Challenge๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰THANK YOU, John Koch for your generous challenge support! AMAZING! Letโ€™s keep it going.

210 days ago by Caitlyn Smith
Constituencies
ConstituencyDonorsRaised ($)Goal (Donors)%
Students436$6,296342127.5%
Parents449$59,421342131.3%
Faculty/Staff348$74,783275126.5%
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Donor Affiliations
Gradhat icon34%Alumni
Book icon20%Students
Parent icon19%Parents
Suitcase icon15%Faculty/Staff
Friends icon6%Friends
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Advocates

Howard Unger '82, LHD '19 photo
Howard Unger '82, LHD '19
Gave $100,000 during a Challenge!
Geraldine Knoll MacDonald '68, MS '73, LittD '17 photo
Geraldine Knoll MacDonald '68, MS '73, LittD '17
Gave $60,700 during a Challenge!
Subhachandra Chandra, MS '95 and Nandita Dukkipati photo
Subhachandra Chandra, MS '95 and Nandita Dukkipati
Gave $40,000 during a Challenge!
President Harvey Stenger photo
President Harvey Stenger
Gave $34,200 during a Challenge!
Jim '91 and Heather Bankoski photo
Jim '91 and Heather Bankoski
Gave $30,000 during a Challenge!
Dr. Bai Lee and Dr. Jung Yum photo
Dr. Bai Lee and Dr. Jung Yum
Heart icon matched a total of $25,000
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Anonymous
Gave $25,000 during a Challenge!
Stuart Koenig '73 and Bonnie Fox photo
Stuart Koenig '73 and Bonnie Fox
Heart icon matched a total of $25,000
Andrew '86 and Marie-Christine Bonzani photo
Andrew '86 and Marie-Christine Bonzani
Gave $25,000 during a Challenge!
The Parents Leadership Council photo
The Parents Leadership Council
Heart icon matched a total of $20,000