The CASE Library compiled this collection of presidential transition planning documents, communications about presidential transitions, and inauguration websites and collateral to assist members who are undergoing a presidential or head of school transition.

Kenneth Cooper, Executive Director of the Las Positas College Foundation and chair of the CCCA conference committee shares his reasons to attend the upcoming conference.

Meg Natter, CASE Director, Community Colleges and Foundations, invites you to join us at the Conference for Community College Advancement in Baltimore, Maryland this October.

Kenneth Cooper, Executive Director, Las Positas College Foundation, in Livermore, California, and Chair of the upcoming Conference for Community College Advancement, shares his passion for community college work, along with his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities ahead for the sector.

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. 

The CASE Library has prepared this collection to help advancement professionals plan for and move through a transition.

The landscape of interim leaders is varied, but there are some commonalities across the position such as the increasing likelihood that interims will be expected to act as change agents for the institution.   

The Advancement Resource Catalog is the Library's database of 15,000+ item records (including articles, books, and white papers) available online 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

For members seeking information on a variety of advancement topics, the CASE Library’s Advancement Resource Catalog provides a central stop for resources on topics including campaign planning, engaging non-traditional alumni, and the latest research in the world of advancement.

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.