CASE Director of Volunteer Stewardship, Sean Schindl interviews accomplished CASE volunteers Ann-Marie Thornton, Emilie Henry, and Simon Fairbanks, who share their experiences and lessons learnt, as well as why they choose to be passionate CASE advocates. 

This collection includes examples of succession planning guides, toolkits and other materials to help plan and prepare for employee transitions.

The CASE Library created this collection to provide resources for U.S. institutions receiving Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) funding. Included are examples of reports, applications, and FAQ pages.

Major gift officers in university advancement voluntarily leave their positions for similar roles at other institutions at an alarmingly high rate—once every 18 months, on average. But workplace compassion can help retain fundraisers, according to research. Here’s how advancement leaders can create positive change to increase team members’ satisfaction and retain talented gift officers. 

Spurred by the pandemic, millions of people have quit or changed jobs in 2020 and 2021. How has the “Great Resignation” impacted higher education? It’s led many advancement professionals to consider work-life balance, workplace flexibility, pay, and stability. Now, institutions are realizing the pre-pandemic status quo needs a serious overhaul if they are going to stem the tide of people leaving the sector.

Disability inclusion at work is about more than hiring people with disabilities. An inclusive workplace offers employees with disabilities an equal opportunity to succeed, to learn, to be compensated fairly, and to advance.

Organizations can focus their efforts to equip managers to lead in an inclusive way that drives sustained impact, change, and results in changing times.  

In 2020 the Foundation for the Los Angeles Community Colleges teamed up with the Los Angeles Valley College Family Resource Center and Imperfect Foods to deliver close to 5,000 boxes of food to students in need through the Food for Families program. 

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.

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.