The CASE North America Fundraising Residency Program serves to create a "gateway to fund-raising careers in higher ed," according to a recent article in Inside Higher Ed.

"A new generation of moneyed philanthropists has come of age -- women, people of color, people who identify as LGBTQ—who not only want to support their alma maters but specifically want to help people who look like them or share similar backgrounds or life experiences," writes Marjorie Valbrun in "Diverse Fund-raisers for Tomorrow's Donors."

CASE's residency program addresses this challenge by offering students of diverse backgrounds an opportunity to gain fundraising experience, which helps create a professional pipeline of higher education fundraising professionals, Valbrun explains.

"Fund-raising experts widely agree that alumni are more likely to donate to their alma maters when approached by fund-raisers who are of the same race or gender, belong to the same affinity group, or share similar life experiences," she writes.

The CASE North America Fundraising Residency Program is a part of CASE's ongoing effort to partner with institutions to identify and develop high-caliber fundraising professionals in the education sector, to diversify the number of professionals in educational advancement, to raise the profile of fundraising careers in education and to promote its growth. It is designed for graduates and postgrads seeking a career in fundraising within the education sector.

The program is currently recruiting residents and host institutions for the next year.

Residency Application Deadline: Oct. 31, 2018

Residency Host Institutions Confirmation: Nov. 30, 2018

This article is from the Autumn 2018 issue of Diversity and Inclusion Updates.