It's an exciting time to join the development office as its new vice president. The university is gearing up for a campaign that will transform the campus with new academic programs, buildings, professorships, and aid for students. Every trustee has pledged leadership-level gifts. The $1 billion target is a stretch but doable because the last campaign brought in $800 million.

In 2015, when University of Connecticut trustees voted to sever financial ties with the institution's alumni association, asking the foundation to take over alumni work, UConn president Susan Herbst hailed the decision as a bold move toward "enhancing outreach and engagement with our alumni."

Back in the day, I was young and stupid. I did many of the ill-advised things that typify the young. Despite the unnecessary risks and mistakes I made, I thought I knew, if not everything, then at least everything about anything that was important.

This resource collection from the CASE Library compiles information on talent management in advancement as well as best practices from the business world. Topics include diversity, recruitment, hiring, staff development, training, turnover, and retention.

The CASE Library has developed this collection of articles, white papers and other resources about gift officer metrics and return on investment. 

During the October 2013 meeting of the CASE Commissions, all three commissions participated in a joint discussion on the topic of integrating the advancement disciplines. Given the interest in the discussion and questions we've received, the CASE Library has prepared a collection of resources on this topic.

For any college or university, receiving $200 million is a dream come true. So when the University of California, Los Angeles, received that amount from casino mogul Kirk Kerkorian in 2011, officials named the new entity in charge of those assets—you guessed it—the Dream Fund.

The CASE Library has compiled this online sample collection of MOUs. 

The CASE Library maintains this sample collection of fundraiser metrics documents. The samples were generously contributed by CASE members. 

Una palabra que los involucrados en el mundo de la recaudación de fondos para educación no se atrevían a decir, ahora los bonos están menos prohibidos, aunque aún no se han adoptado universalmente.