For marcomm leaders, it’s key to articulate where you want your team’s work to go—but then bridging the gap between intention and transformation takes a structured approach. That’s where a gap analysis framework comes in. It allows leaders to identify barriers to growth and develop clear, actionable paths to overcome them.

Leaders of higher education institutions and independent K-12 schools have seen their fundraising responsibilities grow over time. To help members meet these challenges, the CASE Library has created this resource collection on how presidents and heads of school can develop their fundraising skills and collaborate with advancement staff. 

Following the U.S. elections in November 2024, the CASE Library has curated this selection of CASE content, news coverage, and commentary on how the incoming Trump Administration and new Congress are affecting the K-12, higher education, and nonprofit sectors.

The CASE Library maintains this collection of online samples for all CASE members. It includes examples of diversity and inclusion plans, mission statements, and DEI priorities and initiatives within institutional advancement divisions.

The CASE Library maintains this collection of strategic plans for advancement for all CASE members.

CASE’s 50th anniversary is also a time to look to the future. Five advancement leaders share thoughts on the challenges ahead, along with what makes them optimistic in this roundtable discussion.

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.

Diverse, inclusive teams are more productive, more innovative, and more likely to retain and recruit talent. Advancement leaders who want to move the needle on inclusion at their organizations can turn to CASE’s Advancement Inclusion Index. The Index—a first-of-its-kind assessment tool—was just recognized with a Power of Associations Award from ASAE. Learn more.

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.