Today’s school advancement professional needs to lean on data to maximize alumni engagement. Learn how to establish the metrics and methods that move the needle.

Are you in the early stages of your advancement career? Learn strategic tips and insights that will empower you to confidently accelerate your growth.

CASE has the resources and support to help you build a stronger school advancement office. Learn four actionable steps to get started.

By and large, advancement professionals stop at AI tools that are definitive and descriptive in nature. That leaves plenty of improving space before we bump our collective heads on the technology ceiling.

The last 50 years of professional advancement have seen many technological advances, but the magic 0s and 1s that now build our social, fiscal, and industrial infrastructure hasn’t fundamentally changed the way we raise funds for our schools.

We recently participated in the Asia+Pacific International Advancement Study Tour. It was intended to be a blend of social, cultural, and professional experiences for those of us who are looking to enhance our international advancement programs. We checked all of these boxes as we shared ideas, ate some terrific food, and visited some interesting sites!

5 lessons learned from Katie Shultz, 15-year grant professional and chair of the 2019 CASE Conference for Community College Grant Professionals.

Serving as a dean, president, provost, or other academic leader at an institution comes with considerable advancement work, something in which you may not have any prior experience. You’ll need to learn to build and foster relationships with donors and to work closely with your development team.

As we gear up for CASE’s Development for Deans and Academic Leaders: Fall Session this November, we sat down with faculty member Maureen MacDonald, professor and dean of science at McMaster University, to hear more about her career path to becoming a dean, how she’s embracing advancement, and what she’s most looking forward to at the conference.

You already know the importance of asking strategic questions and listening to understand (rather than to respond or even worse not listen and only react). Having strategic conversations with your donors, helps you establish rapport, build trust, uncover essential information and share your mission and vision in an interactive and memorable manner.

Working in community college advancement comes with a unique set of challenges and opportunities. As we gear up for the Conference on Community College Advancement this October, we sat down with Kristen Bennett, vice president of institutional advancement at Trinity Valley Community College and executive director of the TVCC Foundation, who will be chairing CCCA, to hear her advice for newcomers to community college advancement and what she’s most looking forward to at the conference.