The CASE Library has developed a resource collection on advancement in independent schools. The collection offers information on general trends, advancement, alumni and parent engagement, communications and marketing, and fundraising. This collection also includes a guide to all the CASE Library's sample collections that feature sections for independent schools samples. We encourage you to visit the Schools hub for additional resources and news from CASE.

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? 

The CASE Library maintains this collection of online samples for all CASE members. It includes a variety of materials such as annual reports, policies about gifts, grants and contracts, strategic plans and more. 

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

The digital divide has been adversely affecting low-income, minority, and rural students for decades. How has increased reliance on remote learning, forced by the coronavirus pandemic, further exposed the divide for those in higher education and how are advancement personnel helping to solve this problem?

The Advancement Resource Catalog is the Library's database of 15,000+ item records (including articles, books, and white papers) available online 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

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.

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. 

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.