This whitepaper examines the current state of diversity among development staff at colleges and universities. In 2015, CASE surveyed chief advancement officers of 35 of the largest development programs in the U.S. about efforts to achieve greater diversity among their staffs. In 2016, CASE conducted follow-up interviews with 35 staff leaders of eight institutions identified in the survey as having valuable perspectives on increasing staff diversity. Interviewees included senior leaders, staff with tactical responsibility in hiring and retention, and staff from diverse backgrounds within the fundraising divisions at these eight universities.