Ann Snyder, CASE's director of schools, gives her four philanthropy predictions for schools in the coming year.

Finding the right "mindset toolbox" can help harness the right strategy in challenging times.

Fundraisers have essentially always been problem-solvers; when there is a need, the development team fills it. When the dust settles and schools return to “normal,” what will “normal” look like for the advancement team?

To address new and increasing challenges, we must return to the heart of what CASE advocates: true integration for the health of our institutions. Schools must move from a rubber-stamp version of integration into a truly collaborative, revenue-generating unit. The process for doing so is not as labor-intensive as one may imagine and will ultimately produce a nimble external affairs team.  

The last 50 years of professional advancement have seen many technological advances, but the magic 0s and 1s that now build our social, fiscal, and industrial infrastructure hasn’t fundamentally changed the way we raise funds for our schools.