"Sometimes people transfer in from a four-year university, and the community college world is quite different," says Mary Brumbach, chief strategy officer of the Dallas County Community College District.

CASE has named Beth Smith to the newly created position of executive director of volunteer and member engagement.

Natural disasters can shake campuses and communities—but careful planning and a focus on developing strong internal and external relationships can set the stage for quick action and relief.

Key findings from the 2017 CASE Survey of Community College Grants Offices are now available for CASE members to review.

Share unique knowledge and experiences with fellow community college colleagues by submitting a presentation proposal for the Conference for Community College Advancement, and for the 2018 CASE Conference for Community College Grant Professionals.

When Pat Summitt, head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team, died from Alzheimer's disease in June 2016, her death shook the campus community.

Joan Garry, principal of Joan Garry Consulting, believes the best nonprofits are like twin-engine jets. In advancement, the board chair and institution president are co-pilots. The staff and lead volunteer engines need to be strong, effective, and efficient. But, of course, there will always be turbulence. "If you haven't had a crisis at an institution, it's not because you're good—it's because you're lucky," she warns. The author of Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership, Garry shares advice on dealing with disorder.

Nicola Hunt knew she had to "challenge how things had been done" when in 2013 she became the events manager at the University of Warwick.

Dee Dee Mendoza works in development, but she thinks like an entrepreneur. As managing director for West Coast advancement for Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, she teams with alumni volunteers to host the Dartmouth Entrepreneurs Forum in San Francisco, an annual event for networking, sharing ideas, and learning from speakers such as PayPal Chairman John Donahoe (Class of '82). Before that, she was a senior director focusing on innovator engagement at the University of California, Berkeley, where she and her team developed the Berkeley Founders' Pledge, a commitment by alumni entrepreneurs to make a gift when their startup is acquired or goes public. Since its 2014 launch, 234 entrepreneurs have taken the pledge, creating a gift pipeline estimated at $15 million over the next three years.

Many people conjure up images of whiskey, bagpipes, and men in kilts when they think of Scotland. Kate Perkins had a different vision in mind in August 2014 when she accepted her post as the second secretary for Scottish Affairs at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C.