• Employment on a 50‐week contract. Residents receive salary and benefits determined by their host institution placement in conjunction with the institution’s entry-level pay and grading structure. (July 2021 - June 2022)
• A senior member of staff and an onsite mentor to oversee the intern's development.
• A designated staff person who will be both the resident’s and CASE's main point of contact at the host site.

• The fee to participate is $9,500 per resident. This fee covers associated costs of the 
• eLearning platform: CASE offers monthly professional development webinars for residents throughout the year. 
• CASE Staff Member: A dedicated staff member is assigned to the program. The CASE team member provides support to both the residents and the hosts, developing the curriculum, working with instructors and managing logistics. 
• Resident Recruitment: CASE will recruit candidates, manage and support host institutions in the recruitment, assessment and selection of residents. 
• CASE Institute in Educational Fundraising and New Professional Bootcamp: (registration plus flight, housing, incidentals, etc.) 
• A cohort experience at the CASE District Conference: (registration plus flight, hotel, incidentals, etc.) 
• If you are interested in becoming a host, please contact Scott Harris, Manager, Career Services at sharris@case.org

The year-long trainee program is part of CASE’s ongoing global effort to partner with institutions to identify and develop high-caliber fundraising professionals. The program is designed to increase the number of diverse professionals in educational advancement while raising the profile and promoting the growth of fundraising careers in education. The Trainee Program is open to graduates and postgrads seeking a career in fundraising within the education sector. The 2018-2019 & 2019-2020 & 2020-2021 residency cohorts consisted of 41 residents, placed at 20 institutions in North America.

July 2021 – June 2022

*In special circumstances, a trainee’s start and end dates can be adjusted to start earlier, finish later to accommodate a host institution’s schedule.

The host institution provides the following:

• Employment on a 50‐week contract. Trainees receive salary and benefits determined by their host institution placement in conjunction with the institution’s entry-level pay and grading structure. (July 2021 - June 2012)
• A senior member of staff and an onsite mentor to oversee the intern's development.
• A designated staff person who will be both the resident’s and CASE's main point of contact at the host site.

During their residency, CASE Trainees receive:

• Employment as a trainee by a host university on a 50‐week contract. Residents receive salary and benefits determined by their host institution placement in conjunction with the institution’s entry-level pay and grading structure.
• Professional development from CASE including CASE’s flagship conference on educational fundraising (IEFR) and one designated CASE district conference. Participation in online professional development, including CASE online courses, webinars and career seminars.
• A cohort experience
• A mentor, along with networking opportunities via CASE e-Mentoring and access to CASE professional communities.
• Connection to a designated talent management/career coach.
• Yearlong membership to CASE and a CASE book allowance.

The cost to participate in the program is $9500 (US) fee per trainee plus entry level salary (determined by institution). 

• eLearning platform: CASE offers monthly professional development webinars for residents throughout the year. 
• CASE Staff Member: A dedicated staff member is assigned to the program. The CASE team member provides support to both the residents and the hosts, developing the curriculum, working with instructors and managing logistics. 
• Trainee Recruitment: CASE will recruit candidates, manage and support host institutions in the recruitment, assessment and selection of trainees. 
• CASE IEFR (Institute in Educational Fundraising) and New Professional Bootcamp: (registration plus flight, housing, incidentals, etc.) 
• A cohort experience at the CASE District Conference: (registration plus flight, hotel, incidentals, etc.) 

Host institutions have the flexibility of selecting trainees in three ways:

1. You have the perfect young professional at your institution in mind for the position (i.e. current work study student, phonathon worker)
2. You can recruit and interview internally to select a trainee from your institution
3. You can recruit externally in which CASE will forward external applications for you to review and interview. 

The online application closes on November 30, 2020. For those hosts selecting from external candidates, an e-mail will be sent the week of Feb. 1, 2021 with instructions to access applications. Host institutions should plan on contacting those candidates you are interested in interviewing for phone interviews or video conferencing.
The deadline to select your trainees and share this information with CASE is May 31, 2021.

Absolutely! Some of our host institutions choose to do two or more, further enriching the experience.

No. CASE does not require host institutions to provide or pay for housing, meals and/or transportation to and from your campus. Some hosts do provide housing and meal cards as an additional benefit for the trainee.

CASE staff will work with the point person you’ve designated and the resident to make their onboarding into the program seamless. CASE will provide the trainee with a welcome letter, resources to begin their program and require a mandatory webinar for all trainees to participate in prior to their residency in which we will review what to expect, professional code of conduct, etc…

The host institution will be responsible for getting the trainee ready for their first day finalizing project(s) and office space.

I’d love to talk to a past host to hear about their experience in the program. Is this possible?

Absolutely! We have hosts who have participated for multiple years. We’re happy to share contact information if you’d like to connect with past hosts and hear about their overall experience, including how they selected their trainees, roles they assigned, and opportunities they provided to enhance the resident’s understanding and excitement for the profession.   

All you need to do is commit. It’s that simple. Once you commit to hosting a trainee, CASE will send you a host contact form to get more information. To host your trainee, contact Scott Harris, Manager, Career Services, at sharris@case.org.

CASE Residents have obtained full-time employment at premier institutions across North America including:

• Colorado College
• Dartmouth College
• Kansas State University Foundation
• Miami University
• North Carolina State University
• North Dakota State University
• Oregon State University Foundation
• University of California, Davis
• University of Iowa Center for Advancement
• University of Washington