Engagement leads to giving, but until recently we knew that only from anecdotal evidence.

Here’s a look at how four key gifts—including MacKenzie Scott’s surprise philanthropy—shaped four very different institutions. Advancement professionals share what made these gifts transformational: how they impacted students, alumni and donor experiences, and staff priorities.

Circle of Excellence winners showcase three components of great data visualizations

According to the Voluntary Support of Education survey, U.S. higher education institutions raised $49.60 billion in 2018-19, a 6.1% increase over the previous year and the largest amount ever reported.

For members seeking information on a variety of advancement topics, the CASE Library’s Advancement Resource Catalog provides a central stop for resources on topics including campaign planning, engaging non-traditional alumni, and the latest research in the world of advancement.

The chicken or the egg? The data or the story? Which comes first? Learn how (and why) to make your data accessible to a broad audience.

Data. Everyone is collecting it—from small, independent schools to huge, public universities. As an advancement professional, you can expect to spend at least part of your day dealing with numbers or reporting in some capacity. Here, we tackle five red flags and misunderstandings that arise over and over again. 

Starting immediately, he told the audience at the August 2018 event, NYU would offer full-tuition scholarships to every medical student, regardless of merit or need.

Giving to higher education reached nearly $47 billion in 2018, a 7 percent increase from 2017 and the highest amount ever reported.

In development, making the ask can seem nerve-wracking. But it's not the ask itself that's the hard part, says Jim Bob Womack. The hard work is everything that happens before and after the ask. Here, Womack shares insights on the process of making the ask.