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District Legacy Fund

The District Legacy Fund was established in recognition of the exemplary work of the eight districts across the US and Canada supporting, stewarding, and growing the professions of philanthropy, alumni relations, and marketing and communications within education. The District Legacy Fund provides an opportunity to CASE members in each of the eight US/Canada districts to seek funds to support engagement and professional development.

Preference will be given to proposals that:

  1. Benefit and impact the largest number of CASE members and member institutions.
  2. Align with CASE’s strategic priorities (Educational Programs; Global Membership; Data and Research; CASE as a Thought Leader; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging; and Enabling People and Culture) and should not compete with existing CASE programming

The District Legacy Fund is an opportunity to pilot ideas that aid districts in engaging existing and/or new potential members through innovative projects that enhance the professional portfolio of CASE offerings. Proposals should not be submitted that focus on a single benefit to an individual member, nor support a competitor to CASE.

Instructions

  • Applications open: August 25th
  • Applications close: November 15th
  • Judging period open: Novemebr 16th
  • Judging period closes: December 15th
  • Winners notification: January 10th
  1. Minimum proposal amount is $1,000. The committee will consider all proposals over $1,000.

  2. Preference is given to projects that benefit and/or impact multiple institutions/entities and reach the greatest number of individuals. 

  3. Projects need to benefit CASE members—institutions or individuals—in the U.S. and Canada region. 

  4. Preference is given to projects in alignment with CASE’s strategic plan and priorities. 

  5. Grants will not be awarded  towards individual professional development, to competitors of CASE, or for programming that competes with existing CASE programming. 

  6. If a member institution will serve as a host for a District Legacy Fund award project, an acknowledgment in support of the program from a senior leader of the host institution will need to be supplied to CASE.

Any entity affiliated with CASE is eligible to apply.  

  1. Make sure that you have a current CASE login that is connected to a member institution. Visit www.case.org/account to check the status of your login, create a new one, or change your password. To make sure you are connected to your institution's account, visit https://community.case.org/network/members and search by your institution’s name to make sure you see your name on the roster. For assistance creating or updating your account or login, contact https://support.case.org/
  2. Start your proposal online.

The District Legacy Fund is overseen by the Legacy Fund Committee, which is comprised of one appointee from each of the eight US/Canada districts and chaired by a member of the US/Canada Council. The Legacy Fund Committee will review all submitted grant fund proposals and make award decisions as a group based on the quality of submissions and available funding.

CASE will administer the distribution of funds to the winning proposal submitter(s) with an upfront grant award of the full amount.

All grant funds must be expended within an 18-month period from awarding of funds. Additionally, awardees agree to submit a quarterly update to the Legacy Fund Committee on the progress of the project.

Questions? Contact districts@case.org