It’s a perennial question for advancement teams: what are the latest activities (that actually work) to engage this generation of young alumni? In the CASE Communities online discussion boards, alumni relations professionals shared these ideas. 

CASE Asia-Pacific Executive Director Nilanjana Pal has seen firsthand how education can lift entire communities. Here, she shares more about her commitment to supporting CASE members’ advancement missions to bring educational opportunities to students in Asia. 

Read what members have to say regarding dollar-level thresholds for publicizing gifts and reworking alumni newsletters in the increasingly digital world.

Deborah Trumble shares what led her to the role of Senior Director of Research at CASE.

This increasingly global nature of the profession enhances CASE’s impact and value to help you succeed—whether you work at a small, private, independent school or college or a large, research-intensive university. Talent, creativity, and expertise exist around the world, and we all have the good fortune to learn from and grow through our colleagues’ knowledge and practice.

Sharing best practices for donor reports and creative fundraising appeals. 

Joanna Watts has more than 25 years of experience in higher education both in the U.K. and Australia. Passionate about building better donor and alumni experiences, Watts participated in writing the Australian/New Zealand chapter of the CASE Global Reporting Standards. Here, she explains how the new standards give institutions the tools to benchmark globally, no matter how small or large their advancement departments are.

What members are thinking and sharing: guidelines for statements on public issues, alumni awards celebrations, and more.

As educational funding models have changed, and expectations for philanthropic support have become staples of institutional strategy, so too has our need for clear guidance evolved.

When it comes to data, we often believe more are better. We look at all the metrics we can track and spend hours studying spreadsheets and reports. But instead what we really need to do is ask the right questions and learn to trust our data.