The Ross-CASE Survey of Charitable Giving to Universities collects detailed information about fundraising and donors to measure the philanthropic performance of higher education institutions.

Grinnell College alumni love talking about their alma mater, but that enthusiasm hasn't always translated into high reunion attendance. Advancement staff members at the Iowa college saw a way to increase alumni engagement by creating more opportunities to help out at reunion, beginning with revamped training for its 50th reunion volunteers. With better structure and more-detailed tasks, the program led to an overall higher level of engagement.

Succession planning is as prevalent in the corporate world as balance sheets and annual reports. Corporate boards want to keep business churning after the sudden departure of key executives, so identifying and grooming potential replacements is common practice. The concept hasn't taken off in advancement, but given the department's critical roles in building external relationships and generating resources, the topic is gaining traction.

When Nancy Hullihen was promoted to executive director of alumni relations and development at the University of Miami's business school, she needed help training fundraisers who were new to the university—and often to major gifts. One of the school's strongest volunteers and donors, Pat Barron, stepped forward.

Each week, two women in their 90s ride the bus to Ithaca College from the nearby Longview retirement community to audit a course at the New York institution. Residents of the retirement community Oak Hammock at the University of Florida take language courses—and arrive by the busload to attend football games. Members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University in Washington, D.C., volunteer to lead study groups or contribute to the newsletter.

This groundbreaking research provides baseline data and analysis on student philanthropy programs in higher education around the world.

The CASE Library offers this resource collection on growing a culture of philanthropy.

The Library frequently receives questions about alumni student mentoring programs, particularly on how they are structured and managed and on best practices emerging from successful programs. In light of these requests, we have developed this resource collection with accompanying sample material.

Harper recuerda que le dijo "Sólo cree una cultura de donación" durante esa conversación en 2005. "Nunca hemos hecho una recaudación de fondos con los exalumnos. Sólo tenemos 143 donadores de un total de 90 000 exalumnos".

The online resource for development and fundraising activities in education.