Student Philanthropy
Good Question Do you have resources about student philanthropy and how to teach students about the importance of giving before they become alumni? Examples of what has worked for other universities would be helpful too.

Student Philanthropy Awareness Campaign
Tuition Runs Out events foster awareness among students that tuition alone is not enough to cover the cost of their undergraduate experience, and teaches the importance of philanthropic support.

Student Advancement Programs
Sample Collection The CASE InfoCenter maintains samples from student alumni associations, student ambassador programs and student foundations. These groups foster and enhance student involvement in all areas of advancement—from alumni relations and communications to fundraising, marketing and related areas. The sample collection has mission statements, constitutions and bylaws; profiles of award-winning student groups; and programming ideas including alumni engagement and student philanthropy. Please log in to access the collection.

Text Keyword: Success
CURRENTS Article THON, the annual student-run fundraising dance marathon at The Pennsylvania State University, successfully added text-to-give to its toolkit, raising nearly $27,000.

Advancement Talk - Cultivating Student Philanthropy
Podcast In this issue of Advancement Talk, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Meg Petersen discusses cultivating student philanthropy.

Time is Now to Teach Students How to Give
BriefCASE Article The national average for alumni participation has steadily declined in recent years. Young alumni are also giving to a fewer number of charities. And yet, these young alumni now make up a significant and growing share of many institutions' donor databases. This is a make-or-break moment for alumni relations professionals hoping to cultivate student philanthropy and turn these future young alumni into future donors, say faculty who are presenting at a CASE conference this spring.

Un buen principio
CURRENTS Article Cada vez es más conocido que durante la educación superior hay que cultivar y educar a los alumnos en el tema de la donación desde que son estudiantes. Se sugieren nuevos programa de filantropía dentro de los estudiantes para generar la cultura de donación.

A Head Start
CURRENTS Article There's growing acknowledgment in higher education that alumni donors need to be cultivated while they're students. New student philanthropy programs are cropping up and old ones updated to educate students about the role philanthropy plays at an institution, engage them, and instill in them a habit of giving.

Student Philanthropy
Sample Collection The CASE InfoCenter maintains this collection of samples to help members develop programming to teach students about the importance of private support for their institutions and encourage contributions from the students themselves. Please log in to access the collection.

Cultivating Student Philanthropy
Conference Designed for advancement professionals charged with starting or growing a student philanthropy program, this program will help you discover ways to incorporate student giving in capital compaigns. Learn techniques to create awareness, tradition and gratitude among students for the institution.

Penny-Wise
CURRENTS Article Students at the University of Cincinnati have launched a fundraising effort called "Proudly Pennies" through which they hope to raise 1 billion pennies, or $10 million, by 2013.

CASE ASAP Launches Two New Services for Members
BriefCASE Article CASE ASAP has launched two new services designed to help its members educate students about and engage them in philanthropy.

Cost-Benefit Analysis
CURRENTS Article During its annual Heritage Week, Saint Mary's College held its first "Tag Day," in which price tags were attached to campus buildings, furniture, paintings, etc., to show students how much these items cost and to encourage them to donate in the future.

Advance Work: Fundraising 101
CURRENTS Article Illinois State University's student foundation has done a good job of raising money for scholarships.

CASE Affiliated Student Advancement Programs
CASE ASAP is an organization of student advancement programs at more than 300 higher education institutions, all with the common goal of enriching student advancement programming.

Advance Work: Moguls in the Making
CURRENTS Article Georgia Tech's student foundation is on it way to a million-dollar endowment, teaching future alumni about the value of annual giving and investment en route.

Advance Work: Save the Date
CURRENTS Article Wheaton College in Illinois educates students about annual giving and simultaneously stewards donors through its annual Tuition Freedom Day.

Cultivating Young Sprouts
CURRENTS Article Millennials are arriving on campuses with a strong sense of engagement and looking for ways to serve the community. They want to connect to something larger than themselves, but they either aren't receptive to fund-raising efforts or they feel their money can do more good at the grassroots level. Development professionals need to capitalize on their desire and get them involved in giving to their institutions while they're still undergraduates. One way is to foster communication and working relationships among development, alumni relations, and student affairs. The article describes several successful and creative cultivation and education programs at various institutions that take a collaborative approach.

AdvanceWork: Creating Young Philanthropists
CURRENTS Article Teenagers learn the value of giving their time, money, and skills with the help of Giving Nation, the school-based portion of the Giving Campaign, a United Kingdom initiative to promote charitable giving. The program uses a Web site and a curriculum package for teachers to develop the desire to give. This Advancework item is of interest to development and public relations officers who want to promote philanthropy.