The Open University is open to everyone regardless of age, income, geography, and background, and with no requirement for entry qualifications for the vast majority of courses.

Advancement practitioners operate at critical intersections. We are explainers, connectors, unifiers, and conductors. Our place at these important junctions gives advancement practitioners insights into the path toward institutional success.

The executive director of Equity in the Center talks about how equity is "trendy" and why institutions don’t approach this work like any other initiatives.

The president of Augsburg University speaks about his institution’s long-running commitment to inclusion and equity, how the past year has brought more urgency, and the crucial role of advancement.

The principal of Christina Chang Equity Consulting discusses empathy, embedding anti-racist systems, and understanding our history.

This month marks an important moment in our CASE history. We have fully transitioned into a reimagined organization with one legal board. We've moved away from a complex governance structure involving 11 different legal boards, active across time zones, countries, oceans, and hemispheres. The model now has volunteers at its heart, with a structure that is maximising the immense value that each and every one of them provides.

How collaborations can help insitutions achieve their advancement goals and enhance their impact.

Enthusiastic employees—no matter what their roles are in your institutions—are those who will be incredible brand ambassadors both at work and after hours. They are, essentially, unofficial admissions representatives and customer service agents, and you want to ensure they are informed, engaged, and positive.

What institutions, teams, and advancement professionals can do to build inclusive campuses.

With more and more universities embarking on record-breaking fundraising campaigns, grappling with stagnant enrollment, and defending their place amid seismic societal shifts, employees with institutional knowledge and deep-rooted relationships with faculty and staff are essential to communicating the values of an institution and connecting the public with stories that embody those values.