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.

The CASE Library maintains this collection of alumni student mentoring materials including program examples, mentor and mentee resources, forms and assorted other materials.

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.

Across Circle of Excellence Awards categories, women-focused themes emerged. Here are five winning entries that highlight, uplift, and celebrate women through compelling storytelling.

Today’s school advancement professional needs to lean on data to maximize alumni engagement. Learn how to establish the metrics and methods that move the needle.

In the past two years, Wheaton College evaluated its social media ambassador program to better align it with institutional diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging goals. Anice Rodrigues Barbosa’s team created systemic practices that continue to generate growth within the program and division, as well as throughout the college.

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. 

Rates of mental health issues among college students have been rising for a nearly a decade—made worse by the pandemic. Now, more colleges and universities are discussing, focusing on, and prioritizing mental health initiatives. Here’s how advancement teams are working to support students’ mental health today, by raising awareness and sharing information, mobilizing donor and alumni support, and promoting wellness campuswide.

To help students overcome geographic, economic, and social barriers to education, LUMS launched a comprehensive recruitment and support initiative. Here's how the Pakistan university's award-winning program is making an impact.

Engagement leads to giving, but until recently we knew that only from anecdotal evidence.