Just some of the comments from attendees of last year's Spring Institute in Educational Fundraising:

"I got so much out of the Spring Institute. I have come back to the office rejuvenated and with so many practical ideas to put into practice. This is an invaluable piece of training for anyone in higher education fundraising."

"Very well run and fantastic faculty members."

"I thoroughly enjoyed the week. Though tiring, it was even better than I thought it was going to be. The speakers and sessions were excellent and I got a lot from the networking opportunities."

"Very well structured with a good variety of plenaries as well as electives, mixed in with tutorial group work. Great to meet such a variety of people, and an excellent venue too!"

"Excellent way to meet and network with others. Excellent facilities, would love to attend again!"

"I came away with a lot of enthusiasm and reassurance that I wasn't alone with the fears and challenges I've faced. I also came home with an action list and practical ideas that I can use in my day-to-day job. It made me think about my future career and I have some specific goals and a plan to achieve those goals."

"This was the best conference I have ever attended on fundraising - good mixture of theory and practice, informative, stimulating and very good faculty members."

"Excellent opportunities for networking and learning. I would recommend any development professional to go on this course!"

"It was useful to meet people in the same position as you, but also those at directorship level. The length of the conference means you get to know everyone quickly and feel very close after only a few days."

"The different styles and backgrounds of the faculty really complemented the diversity of the attendees."

"For me, the Spring Institute was the perfect mix of theory and practice and the social elements really provided you with the time to get to know fellow fundraising professionals and get their take on issues arising from the course and within the industry generally. It's really reassuring to now have a network of like-minded people to draw on when facing the challenges of educational fundraising."

"A great - and pretty rare - opportunity to spend time with colleagues and experienced industry professionals who are so willing to share and to motivate."

"It absolutely matched my expectations and more. I am so glad that I was able to attend, meet the people that I did and learn so much in such a short (albeit intensive!) space of time."

"Extremely well organised, extremely valuable, extremely inspirational!"

"I thought the course was one of the best I have ever been on. The teaching was consistently first-rate - all the faculty members were excellent and I learnt so much new information each day. The delegates were friendly and willing to share their knowledge. By the end of the week I was buzzing with ideas which I will now put into practice. All in all a truly great learning experience and it was also fun!"

"I feel that the CASE Spring Institute as a whole - faculty, delegates and knowledge learned - has provided great motivation for a successful career in fundraising."