The CASE Library has compiled a collection of communications and marketing impact and annual reports which detail departmental qualitative and quantitative accomplishments including web traffic, social media, media placements, and news. 

Good onboarding welcomes new colleagues into a team—like a welcome mat for the organization. That philosophy helps the University of California, Davis, U.S., start its newcomers in advancement off on the right foot. In 2021, the development and alumni relations division there launched The Learning DO–Development Officer Boot Camp. It’s a comprehensive, centralized, nine-week academy for fundraisers.

The average tenure for an advancement professional today is just five years. To keep staff on board, our workplaces need to be flexible, empathetic, inclusive, and transparent. Here, two researchers share what they’ve discovered about human-centered talent management and the key steps to retain staff: align talent to mission and values; engage the whole person; and recognize colleagues’ impact.  

Following the U.S. elections in November 2024, the CASE Library has curated this selection of CASE content, news coverage, and commentary on how the incoming Trump Administration and new Congress are affecting the K-12, higher education, and nonprofit sectors.

The CASE Library maintains this collection of online samples for all CASE members. It includes examples of diversity and inclusion plans, mission statements, and DEI priorities and initiatives within institutional advancement divisions.

To help a magazine story really shine, give it an illuminating illustration. Here, the 2024 Circle of Excellence winners in the illustration category share their advice for marketing and communications team members collaborating on graphics and illustrations.

The CASE Library has compiled this sample collection of talent management programs from CASE Circle of Excellence entries and Currents articles. The collection first lists award-winning programs and then additional programs and initiatives.

Kenneth Cooper, Executive Director of the Las Positas College Foundation and chair of the CCCA conference committee shares his reasons to attend the upcoming conference.

Meg Natter, CASE Director, Community Colleges and Foundations, invites you to join us at the Conference for Community College Advancement in Baltimore, Maryland this October.

The CASE Library maintains this collection of online samples for all CASE members. These samples are available on higher education institution websites.