The CASE Library has developed a resource collection on advancement in independent schools. The collection offers information on general trends, advancement, alumni and parent engagement, communications and marketing, and fundraising. This collection also includes a guide to all the CASE Library's sample collections that feature sections for independent schools samples. We encourage you to visit the Schools hub for additional resources and news from CASE.

This sample collection includes material on parent councils, such as brochures, applications and role expectations, as well as material on parent giving campaigns, parent newsletters, parent welcome and orientation guides and material specifically for parents of international students.

The CASE Library maintains this collection of organizational charts for all members. Many charts were generously shared by members in a spirit of peer-to-peer exchange. Others were found on institution websites.

There may be no better group of supporters than alumni. Alumni know their alma mater and have benefited the most from your institutional offerings—education and social connections. They’ve formed relationships with each other and your faculty and staff. They have a life-long affinity for your school, making them a prime group for successful fundraising. 

When prioritizing and solving problems, most people start with asking themselves which problems are the biggest and what has the most noise (or the squeaky wheel gets the grease theory). The issue is, when we start with the biggest or noisiest problems first, that means that small problems get solved the least.

The Open University is open to everyone regardless of age, income, geography, and background, and with no requirement for entry qualifications for the vast majority of courses.

Advancement practitioners operate at critical intersections. We are explainers, connectors, unifiers, and conductors. Our place at these important junctions gives advancement practitioners insights into the path toward institutional success.

What is race equity as it applies to education institutions? How are advancement teams approaching this work, which experts say involves a wholesale transformation of organizational cultures? How are institutions and individuals moving forward in the name of equity? 

The executive director of Equity in the Center talks about how equity is "trendy" and why institutions don’t approach this work like any other initiatives.

The president of Augsburg University speaks about his institution’s long-running commitment to inclusion and equity, how the past year has brought more urgency, and the crucial role of advancement.