Leaders of higher education institutions and independent K-12 schools have seen their fundraising responsibilities grow over time. To help members meet these challenges, the CASE Library has created this resource collection on how presidents and heads of school can develop their fundraising skills and collaborate with advancement staff. 

Following the U.S. elections in November 2024, the CASE Library has curated this selection of CASE content, news coverage, and commentary on how the incoming Trump Administration and new Congress are affecting the K-12, higher education, and nonprofit sectors.

The CASE Library has compiled this sample collection of talent management programs from CASE Circle of Excellence entries and Currents articles. The collection first lists award-winning programs and then additional programs and initiatives.

The CASE Library has prepared this collection to help advancement professionals plan for and move through a transition.

The CASE Library has compiled these resources to help those in leadership roles manage remote teams.

How should development and alumni relations best work together? It’s an age-old question for advancement—more relevant now than ever, as institutions grapple with constant change. Ultimately, the fundraising cycle works best when it’s a shared responsibility: when both alumni relations and development teams work together to ensure the greatest potential for success.

Colleges and universities have been working on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging for decades, but higher education leaders say the last two years have sparked a shift. The 2020 racial reckoning and Black Lives Matter movement, campus protests, and pandemic pressures have changed the conversation, expectations for, and nature of diversity leaders’ work. Here’s what advancement professionals should know about diversity leaders’ roles in higher education today—and the future of DEIB work for development.

A strong relationship between school revenue leaders—directors of advancement, enrollment, and finance—is essential for a school’s financial health. Termed “The Golden Triangle,” these three offices need to have meaningful and long-term conversations about budgets and revenues.  

There are several key factors that distinguish millennial attitudes toward giving, and two of which are particularly resonant for independent schools.

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?