For the University of New South Wales, the approach of its 75th anniversary in 2025 presented an opportunity to celebrate some of its pioneering alumnae and leaders. The Australian university launched an initiative to rename certain buildings and spaces and create a Celebrating UNSW Women Trail.

In 2022, Cardiff University in Wales launched The 30(ish) Awards to celebrate young (and young-at-heart) alumni making positive contributions to their communities.

Kent State University transformed its phone center into a multichannel Alumni Engagement Center that’s revitalized the way it interacts with constituents. The new center has enriched relationships with alumni, friends, and partners—transitioning from transactional to transformational partnerships. Here’s how it works.  

Chandler LeBoeuf, Vice President of Education for the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, and Executive Director of the LCTCS Foundation, has been part of the System since 2012, going from student affairs to advancement. Through public-private partnerships, he leads innovative workforce development programs, which work to get individuals credentialed in high-demand fields and into the workforce. Learn more about his career path ad advice on building similar programs. 

Combining data and storytelling in meaningful ways can be a challenge in advancement. Let the following key concepts of data-driven storytelling be your guide—and see how other teams have applied them to reach their donors, alumni, and other key stakeholders.  

A towering tree at the entrance to the NIST International School in Bangkok, Thailand, has welcomed students to the school since it opened in 1992. When the school had to relocate the tree in 2022, it initiated a campaign built around sustainability and community.

CASE Insights has launched a major initiative in Latin America to foster greater professionalization and standardization of advancement practices in higher education. Learn about the project and hear from Mónica Manzanilla, Vice President for Institutional Advancement at CETYS University in Mexico, a trailblazer in fundraising in the region and a participant in the benchmarking project.

Four technical universities in the Netherlands pooled their international alumni efforts and ended up with a world-class network. Now in its 10th year, 4TU encompasses more than 30 alumni communities in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Nordics, Spain, Switzerland, and the U.S. as it continues to extend its global reach.

The University of North Texas started a new tradition in 2018: The Eagle Ring Dive. Now in its seventh year, it's a personal ceremony where students share the accomplishment of their graduation and build affinity with the university's alumni association.

Dordt University is proud of its 18.89% alumni giving rate for the 2022 to 2023 fiscal year.