Combining data and storytelling in meaningful ways can be a challenge in advancement. Let the following key concepts of data-driven storytelling be your guide—and see how other teams have applied them to reach their donors, alumni, and other key stakeholders.  

CASE’s 50th anniversary is also a time to look to the future. Five advancement leaders share thoughts on the challenges ahead, along with what makes them optimistic in this roundtable discussion.

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? 

Sports rivalries in higher education and among independent schools foster advancement opportunities 

How advancement draws on athletics to communicate with constituents, motivate alumni, and speak to a greater mission—even in an era when the sports environment has changed radically

When disaster strikes, communicators (and their educational institutions) need to be prepared. Advancement professionals share lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as past crises, about being transparent, showing heart, and balancing speed with accuracy.

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.

Independent schools are not just recruiting more students from various backgrounds but also finding ways to help them pay tuition and support them while on campus.

Anniversary celebrations can dazzle at any budget. Scaling ideas to work at any institution, with any size staff, is a dance between dreaming big and drilling down to what’s doable. 

Anniversary celebrations can dazzle at any budget. Scaling ideas to work at any institution, with any size staff, is a dance between dreaming big and drilling down to what’s doable.