CASE District II Annual Conference 2024
Programming is tailored for advancement professionals from every kind of institution at every level of experience with sessions offered on topics supporting all the disciplines, including advancement services, alumni relations, fundraising, marketing and communications, and professional development within non-profit education organizations.
Learning Objectives
- Explore key concepts and review best practices for all sizes and types of institutions through educational content presented by peer institutions in the region.
- Develop practical strategies that will improve and advance your institution’s development, alumni relations, advancement services and/or communications initiatives.
- Build a professional network through intentional engagement opportunities.
Who Should Attend
- Advancement professionals at all levels of their careers
- Professionals in advancement services, alumni relations, communications and marketing, and fundraising
- Newcomers to the profession
- Executive leaders who would like to connect with their peer leaders across the region
Meet Your Co-Chairs
AJ Bauer
Corinne Green Endres
Corinne Green Endres is the Associate Director of Regional Alumni Programs at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). A passionate engagement strategist and continuing student of the profession, her approach to her work is rooted firmly in building vertical models of meaningful engagement, utilizing increasingly creative and personalized communications, investing in strong partnerships, and advocating for the critical role of data in developing transformational strategies.
During her time at RIT, Corinne has fostered the growth and efficient management of alumni communities across the United States, as well as crafted purposeful volunteer experiences for alumni at all philanthropic levels. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a time of unprecedented uncertainty in engagement strategy, Corinne both conceptualized and executed multiple innovative virtual programs focused on independent interpersonal alumni connections, as well as championed the importance of asynchronous engagement opportunities. For the past year, Corinne has been focused on supporting the successful close of RIT’s $1B blended campaign, Transforming RIT, through the planning and execution of a series of Presidential signature events across the United States.
Corinne avidly pursues both personal and professional development, which has led her to a growing role within CASE as a volunteer, including increasing responsibility as District II’s conference communications manager, and a District II Cabinet volunteer, co-chairing their marketing and communications committee. Corinne is also the recipient of the 2023 CASE District II Rising Star Award.
Previous to her time at RIT, Corinne worked for multiple small businesses in the areas of operations, marketing, business development, and process management, and earned her BA in English Literature from the State University of New York at Geneseo in 2014. In her personal life, Corinne is an enthusiastic student of home cooking, and finds no greater joy than bringing people together around a table of good food and conversation. She lives in Rochester, NY with her husband, Thomas.