Carroll Community College created a different kind of employee social media advocacy program. Instead of a marketing team creating messages and then distributing them to employees to post, Carroll’s program, called an “employee impact initiative,” focuses on empowering its faculty and staff on social media.

Emporia State University used tasting boxes containing local delicacies to bring a shared experience to a virtual trustee meeting in 2020.

University of Iowa Center for Advancement capitalized on the alumni response to a simple question posted to its Facebook page on National Pizza Day in 2021: "Where was your favorite place to get pizza as a student?"

In August 2020, the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, launched ChangeMakers, a strategy to encourage UQ’s alumni across 190 countries to engage with the university and fellow alumni from anywhere in the world. The ChangeMakers alumni community hosts events, fosters mentorship relationships, and encourages volunteerism. More than 70 alumni have become ambassadors to help spread the word.

Sharing tips for tackling TikTok and ideas for magazine special editions.

All Day Hall Day offers 24 hours of activities and giving opportunities.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Smith created a virtual lantern ceremony.

What is race equity as it applies to education institutions? How are advancement teams approaching this work, which experts say involves a wholesale transformation of organizational cultures? How are institutions and individuals moving forward in the name of equity? 

Go behind the scenes with award-winning entries that exemplify three elements of effective fundraising videos: novelty, storytelling, and focus.

In too many organizations, advancement is lagging on diversity, equity, and inclusion when it should be leading—and leading proactively. To build inclusive cultures and achieve real success in DEI objectives, advancement teams have to move from awareness to assessment to understanding. It's action with accountability. In this book excerpt, Angelique Grant and Ronald J. Schiller share key steps for leaders to do that.