Good data can be used to make the case for support and to chronicle trends so we can better navigate changing environments. Here, Ann Kaplan, Senior Director of the VSE, sheds light on how using survey data and understanding giving trends can help institutions grow and thrive.

Director of the CASE Library Cindy Moon-Barna shares anecdotes from her career journey and how CASE Library resources can help you with advancement.

Las encuestas en línea son una herramienta popular para medir el estado de ánimo de los exalumnos. Sin embargo, los índices de respuesta para estas encuestas han ido disminuyendo con los años, haciéndola potencialmente menos útiles.

The Donor Bill of Rights outlines the rights of donors in the work of philanthropy.

The CASE Library maintains this collection of sample gift agreements. Given the variety of gift types and the complexity of charitable gift laws, members are encouraged to seek legal or other expert counsel as needed when developing gift agreements.

By and large, advancement professionals stop at AI tools that are definitive and descriptive in nature. That leaves plenty of improving space before we bump our collective heads on the technology ceiling.

After three years as director of communications for a startup company, in late 2014 I traded a spacious open-plan office and perks such as yoga and unlimited vacation days for a newly created position at my alma mater.

The CASE Library has developed this resource collection on year end fundraising to assist members with campaign planning, writing appeals, and end of year stewardship.

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.

About 10 minutes into class, all 25 students are tapping on their smartphones, not even trying to conceal the devices from the instructor. A contagious case of bad business etiquette? Nope. It's a requirement for Managing a Social Media Presence, one of 18 free courses offered through Duke ProComm, a professional development program for communicators at Duke University in North Carolina.