What is it like to win the coveted CASE Robert Sibley Magazine of the Year Award? The VCU Magazine team at Virginia Commonwealth University, U.S., answer this question and more as they share their strategies and philosophies, along with the surprise, excitement, and gratitude that come with receiving the top honor.

Groundbreaking discoveries by university researchers are typically featured in scientific peer-reviewed journals. So how do the rest of us find out about these landmark discoveries that have the potential to impact our lives? Enter the talented university communicators who employ their passion, curiosity, and storytelling skills to elucidate complex topics. Hear from five award-winning writers who share their passion for science storytelling, along with their best advice.

A look back at Currents magazine provides a historical record of the profession’s evolution. Our cover stories through the years show not only advancement’s growth, progress, and sophistication, but the evergreen topics that continue to define this work.

Fundraising today has become increasingly digital. In the last few years, more advancement teams have created roles devoted specifically to digital engagement. Digital gift officers (or the similarly focused donor experience officer) aim to connect with mid-level donors through email, video, social media, virtual meetings, and more. Here’s a look at what teams have learned so far about the challenges and promise of digital engagement with donors.

Readers still love print magazines—but amid print cost issues, paper shortages, and staffing challenges, it’s more important than ever for magazines to have a strong digital presence. To build a strong digital strategy: know your audience, hone your content strategy, choose a platform that works for you, and use digital tools to promote and share content. This piece offers examples of and tips from teams who have shifted or transformed their digital magazine approaches.

Milton Academy is the first independent school to win the CASE Sibley Magazine of the Year Award. Its themes and “flow” for readers, its marriage of words and design, and its people-centered storytelling make this publication a magazine with ambition.

The 2022 Circle of Excellence Award-winning fundraising campaigns took creativity to a new level, using ingenuity to create targeted campaigns, events, annual giving appeals, and more that engaged audiences. Here's what made these projects effective.

How can small teams accomplish great things, even with tight budgets? Here’s how four small teams accomplished award-winning work in communications, fundraising, events, and recruitment—and key takeaways on how teams of any size or context can work resourcefully.

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? 

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.