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CASE Advancement Internship US/Canada

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2023 CASE Advancement Interns

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About the Program

The CASE Advancement Internship seeks to increase and diversify the number of professionals in educational advancement. This program is designed to attract students (undergraduate and graduate) who may not have previously considered a career in institutional advancement. CASE defines diversity to include ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability. 

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Program Overview

The CASE Advancement Internship is a summer internship (June 2 – July 25, 2025), in which the advancement interns work a designated amount of hours per week, within areas of a university's advancement office. Interns receive on-the-job training and gain valuable skills in the professional areas of advancement, including fundraising, alumni relations, advancement services, and communications and marketing.

For those who may not have originally considered a career in advancement, the CASE Advancement Internship is a great way to explore a career in the world of educational advancement and to see the benefits those professions bring to the education sector.

The CASE Advancement Internship allows students to develop a peer network early in their career and provides them with several mentors and professional contacts in the advancement industry at the beginning of their career Since inception, more than 200 past CASE interns have gone onto work in advancement.

Check out what kind of entry level positions they started their careers in on our intern spotlight. 

  • Hands-on educational advancement experience at a premier institution 
  • Compensation for the duration of the internship 
  • Three days of in-person training in Washington, D.C., for US/Canada Interns (June 22-24, 2025)
  • Mentor from your host institution 
  • Matched up with a CASE member in field of interest for Zoom meetings throughout the internship
  • Participation in introductory online seminars to learn about the various areas of the advancement profession
  • CASE membership for one year after the internship, accessing CASE webinars, the CASE Library and Career Central 
  • Regular communication post-internship on entry-level job postings and professional development opportunities

 

Interested in applying for the Advancement Internship? Don't hesitate to reach out to Thais Andrade, Talent Coordinator, at tandrade@case.org

For institutions interested in hosting a 2025-26 CASE Advancement Intern, please contact Carl Simien, Director, Talent Management, at csimien@case.org

Host Institutions

  • Bentley University
  • Boise State University Foundation
  • Boston Children's Hospital Trust
  • Boston University
  • Bristol University
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE)
  • Chaminade College Preparatory School
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Columbia University
  • Cornell University
  • Dartmouth College
  • Drexel University
  • Duke Health Development & Alumni Affairs
  • Florida Institute of Technology
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Hobart and William Smith Colleges
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Ohio University
  • Rhode Island School of Design
  • Roanoke College
  • Rush Medical
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • The New School
  • The Nueva School
  • The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
  • The Thacher School
  • Thomas Jefferson University/Jefferson Health
  • University at Buffalo
  • University of California San Francisco
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of Chicago
  • University of Connecticut
  • University of Denver
  • University of Illinois Foundation
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of Maryland Baltimore
  • University of Missouri
  • University of North Carolina Greensboro
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Tennessee Knoxville
  • University of Toronto
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Virginia Tech
  • Yale University
  • Boston Children’s Hospital Trust
  • Boston University
  • Bowdoin College
  • Brown University
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • CASE
  • Chaminade College Preparatory
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Cornell University
  • Dartmouth College
  • Duke University
  • Emory University
  • Florida Institute of Technology
  • Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Jewish United Fund
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Mercyhurst University
  • Northfield Mount Hermon School
  • Northwestern University
  • Oregon State University Foundation
  • Planned Giving Initiative
  • Providence College
  • Rhode Island School of Design
  • Roanoke College
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • Seton Hall University
  • Stockton University
  • The New School
  • The University of Vermont Foundation
  • Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University at Buffalo
  • University of California, Davis
  • University of California San Francisco
  • University of Cincinnati Foundation
  • University of Connecticut Foundation
  • University of Illinois Foundation
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of Maryland College Park
  • University of Missouri
  • University of Nebraska Foundation
  • University of North Carolina Greensboro
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Rochester
  • University of Tennessee Knoxville
  • University of Toledo Foundation
  • University of Toronto
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Virginia Tech
  • Westchester Community College Foundation
  • Wittenberg University
  • Yale University
  • Albert Einstein Medical School
  • American University of Paris
  • Boston Children's Hospital Trust
  • Boston University
  • Bowdoin College
  • Brown University
  • California Institute of Technology 
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Cornell University
  • Dartmouth College
  • Drexel University
  • Duke University
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Iona University
  • Jewish United Fund
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Northwestern University
  • NYU
  • Ohio University
  • Oregon CF/OSU
  • Planned Giving Initiative
  • Planned Giving Initiative
  • Rhode Island School of Design
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • Scripps College
  • Stockton University
  • The New School
  • The University of Vermont Foundation
  • Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health
  • UC Berkeley DAR
  • University at Buffalo
  • University of California Berkeley
  • University of California San Diego
  • University of California, Davis
  • University of Illinois Foundation and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • University of Nebraska Foundation
  • University of North Carolina Greensboro
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Texas at San Antonio
  • University of Toronto
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Virginia Tech
  • William and Mary
  • Wittenberg University
  • Yale University
  • Howard University
  • Foxcroft School
  • University of Colorado Boulder
  • Ursinus College
  • University of Georgia

Frequently Asked Questions

The CASE Advancement Internship is an eight-week summer internship designed with the goal to increase the number of diverse professionals in educational advancement. The internship is a full-time position at a host institution in which interns receive on-the-job training and gain valuable skills in the four professional areas of advancement – fundraising and development, alumni relations, advancement services, and communications and marketing.

If you are a student interested in a career in advancement, the CASE Advancement Internship will provide you with real advancement experience that you can put on your resume while offering you the opportunity to build your network of advancement professionals from your host institution and CASE members leading the program. You’ll also meet hundreds of students from across the US, Europe and Canada who are passionate about advancement.

Simply put: Institutions know CASE. Being able to put that you were a CASE Advancement Intern on your resume will set you a part when you’re ready to look for your first advancement job!

Complete an online application by February 7, 2025. You will need to create an account before you begin.

When is the deadline?

February 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST. Click HERE to begin. 

No applications will be accepted after this date.

February 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST. Click HERE to begin. 

No applications will be accepted after this date.

The majority of our internship positions are in person. However, host institutions will communicate in advance, providing students ample opportunity to make housing plans if they are in person.

*Please note: the majority of our internships are in-person. Applicants who are only seeking remote opportunities reduce their chances of being selected for the internship.

CASE will provide all applicants access to this information during the application process. You will find with the list of host institutions; project descriptions; the stipend they are offering; and any additional benefits (i.e., housing, meal card, parking, etc).

Your application will be sent out to the institutions that you have selected the week of February 7, 2025. While you wait to hear from your selected schools, take the time to research the institution, the advancement office and the intern project description so you are well prepared to interview should you be invited to interview. (Please note: most interviews will take place online.) 

Research the host institution and the advancement office. Look at their mission statement, core values, etc. so you can see how they align with yours and how you can be an asset to the team. Prepare three to five questions to ask at the end of the interview. Practice interviewing with a friend or a professional.

CASE will provide one webinar in late February for all external applicants providing both beneficial information and tips as applicants move through the interview process. 

Yes. It is possible you may be invited by multiple schools to interview for a position. You are allowed to interview with all host institutions that contact you. Treat this as a job interview. Remember, just as hosts are interviewing you, you are interviewing them to make sure it’s the place you’d like to do an internship.

Applicants will be notified if they have been selected by March 31, 2025. Should a host institution need an extension to make their final decision, applicants will be notified.

The CASE Advancement Internship is competitive. We cannot guarantee that all applicants will be contacted for an interview and subsequently placed in an internship. Should you not be selected, CASE staff can offer assistance and coaching for applying the following year.  

We understand that you may be invited to interview with multiple hosts. We recommend you having a conversation with any hosts who have made you an offer and set an agreed upon time that you will contact them to either accept or decline the offer. Your host is required to give you at least three business days to accept or decline an offer.

Because hosts will want to offer the opportunity to other candidates should you decline, we recommend making a decision within three business days of being offered the position.

Normally, housing is not provided by the institution, leaving the responsibility to you. Begin to prepare. If you have been selected by an institution that does not provide housing, we recommend you start early in finding a place to live that meets your needs.

CASE and your host institution will go over how and when you will be issued your stipend. Should your institution have CASE administer your stipend, you will receive it in two installments (Week 4 and Week 8).

CASE will send you a letter of acceptance for the Advancement Internship, and in the months leading up to your internship, CASE members will email you and your host institution with all the updates regarding your internship.

If you have any questions regarding the CASE Advancement Internship or the application process, please get in touch with Thais Andrade, Talent Coordinator, at tandrade@case.org

How can my institution support the CASE Advancement Internship?

Are you interested in hosting a 2025 CASE Advancement Intern? Please contact Carl Simien, Director of Talent Management, at csimien@case.org.