Advancement leaders need to engage and reach more diverse constituents while hiring and leading more diverse teams.

A message of gratitude and hope from the CASE President and CEO Sue Cunningham. 

Julie Ja started at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, as a CASE Graduate Trainee in March 2020—just as the country (and much of the world) closed down for the COVID-19 pandemic. But working remotely with the Monash team, she's learned about philanthropy, relationship-building, and the many facets of advancement.

The grant will allow CASE to use the power of its community of advancement leaders across all sectors to strongly convey the importance of higher education through an ongoing public education campaign.

We all know that 2020 has been a year that we will never forget. Looking to the future, you may be wondering what this next year will bring and how we will face the daily challenges the world throws our way. As we move into the new year, forever changed but holding our heads high, we need to focus on leading ourselves and our institutions to better and brighter places.

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.

To say the least, 2020 was an unpredictable year for community colleges. Let’s take stock of the challenges we met and the successes we achieved while looking forward to new opportunities in 2021.

Fundraisers have essentially always been problem-solvers; when there is a need, the development team fills it. When the dust settles and schools return to “normal,” what will “normal” look like for the advancement team?

Advancement leaders from three community colleges share how they reorganized, strategized, and adapted in 2020 to continue to support the missions of their institutions.

Congratulations to Brenda Henderson, recipient of the Council for Resource Development Legacy Scholarship; thank you to the 2020 Federal Funding Task Force.