Pam Russell
director of communications
CASE
+1-202-478-5680
russell@case.org

For Immediate Release
Aug. 16, 2010

CASE Website Receives ASAE Award for Communications Excellence

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Council for Advancement and Support of Education has received a 2010 Gold Circle honorable mention award for excellence in communications for its redesigned website from the American Society of Association Executives. ASAE will recognize award winners Aug. 22 during an event in Los Angeles.

ASAE's annual Gold Circle awards competition honors associations and nonprofit organizations that demonstrate excellence in communications across several categories, including magazines, newsletters, websites, blogs, podcasts, media relations campaigns and innovative communications. This year's competition received nearly 250 entries.

The CASE.org website competed against other general association websites. Entries were judged on a number of criteria, including creativity, design, layout, ease of use, writing style and navigation.

Through its website, launched in September 2009, CASE provides educational institutions and advancement professionals who work on their behalf with a growing collection of resources and tools to help build relationships with alumni, raise private funds, enhance understanding and awareness among key audiences and foster public support of education.

The website allows CASE members and visitors to browse content by topic, learn about upcoming conferences and events, read and discuss articles from CURRENTS magazine, view sample collections, find resources relevant to their region of the world and network with others working in alumni relations, communications, fundraising and marketing at educational institutions.

CASE.org also won the 2010 Communicator Award of Excellence in May. The annual awards program, which received 7,000 entries in 2010, honors the best in advertising, corporate communications, public relations and identity work for print, video, interactive and audio. CASE earned the award in the association website category.

About CASE

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in London, Singapore and Mexico City, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education is the professional organization for advancement professionals who work in alumni relations, communications, fundraising, marketing and other areas.

CASE is one of the largest nonprofit education associations in terms of institutional membership. Its membership includes more than 3,400 colleges, universities, independent elementary and secondary schools, and educational associates in 74 countries around the world. It serves nearly 65,000 advancement professionals on the staffs of its member institutions.

CASE helps its members build stronger relationships with their alumni and donors, raise funds for campus projects, produce recruitment materials, market their institutions to prospective students, diversify the profession and foster public support of education. CASE also offers a variety of advancement products and services, provides standards and an ethical framework for the profession, and works with other organizations to respond to public issues of concern while promoting the importance of education worldwide.

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