More than 700 advancement professionals and experts from around the globe gathered at CASE’s Summit for Leaders in Advancement in July to explore the issues shaping the future of advancement. Here are four key takeaways.

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Increasingly, advancement professionals are making the climb to the top of university leadership. But to succeed, they have to find opportunities that fit their skills and character.

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With more and more universities embarking on record-breaking fundraising campaigns, grappling with stagnant enrollment, and defending their place amid seismic societal shifts, employees with institutional knowledge and deep-rooted relationships with faculty and staff are essential to communicating the values of an institution and connecting the public with stories that embody those values.
 

No longer can the college or university president be simply a learned extension of the academic enterprise itself; today’s president has to be chief fundraiser, spokesperson, alumni cajoler, and enrollment advocate. Today’s president, before everything else, is an advancement officer.
 

As we gear up for the Summit for Leaders in Advancement, we spoke with Peter Hayashida of the University of California, Riverside, about what it takes to be a leader in today’s advancement landscape and what he hopes attendees will take away from the event.