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International School of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Kuala Lumpur
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CASE Member Benefits

CASE membership is institutionally/organizationally based, entitling all staff to the standard level of member benefits (general membership) listed below. Upgrading individual staff members to professional membership, for a small annual fee, extends premium benefits—denoted by (P)— to those individuals.

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Select from the following links to view details on the benefits of CASE membership or print a member benefits brochure.

(P) denotes a CASE Professional Member benefit.

Professional Development and Staff Recruitment

Conferences and online seminars - Nearly 100 conferences and online seminars each year offer practical solutions to professionals at all experience levels in all advancement disciplines. Member institutions receive up to 40 percent off the nonmember rate.

Career Central- Provides key career services geared to both job seekers and employers, including job listings and postings.

Publications

CURRENTS (P) - Professional members receive this award-winning magazine nine times a year and have exclusive access to an online digital version and a searchable database of past CURRENTS articles.

CASE Books - CASE publishes dozens of titles geared to every facet of the advancement field with practical information that directly serves readers' needs. Member institutions receive a discount.

CASE Member Directory - All members are listed in the online directory. General members have basic contact search capabilities. Professional members have access to enhanced search features including primary responsibility, institution type, advancement experience and more.

CASE White Papers (P) - CASE White Papers explore advancement concepts, best practices, trends and research of interest to advancement leaders and decision-makers in alumni relations, communications, fundraising, marketing and related areas.

Resources and Services

CASE InfoCenter (P) - Knowledgeable staff offer professional members personalized assistance to find targeted resources for their needs.

Resources for Institutionally Related Foundations - Provides college and university foundations with training, information and resources.

CASE Affiliated Student Advancement Programs - This association encourages student involvement in advancement. Member institutions can join CASE ASAP for a nominal annual fee.

Office, meeting and event space at CASE - CASE member institutions conducting business or hosting school, college or university events can request access to free meeting and event space in the three CASE offices.

Surveys, Benchmarking and Research

CASE Benchmarking Toolkit - The new benchmarking toolkit helps advancement professionals benchmark activities, staffing, budgets and other aspects of their programs with those of peer institutions through self-selected communities of practice. Communities use the CASE Benchmarking Toolkit to design and conduct their own surveys, review results, and instantly download charts directly into reports.

Advancement Compensation Survey - North American member institutions continuously update this ongoing survey of advancement salaries.

CASE Survey of Educational Fundraising Campaigns - This annual survey of North American member institutions is based on the CASE Campaign Standards, developed to ensure uniform reporting of campaign results. Only professional members can access past survey data.

CASE Member Magazine Readership Survey - This Web-based survey, sponsored by Qualtrics, is designed to help members gain understanding of how their constituents read their most important periodical publication (usually a magazine) and compare their results to those of peer institutions.

Other surveys - CASE conducts a number of surveys and other research projects on the advancement profession each year and makes the results available to members.

Networking and News

Networking and leadership opportunities - Join CASE leadership, get involved, attend CASE conferences, search the Membership Directory and participate in listservs to meet and network with your advancement colleagues.

Listservs - Find a quick answer, seek advice and connect with colleagues through advancement-related discussion groups.

e-Headlines - Each weekday morning, CASE posts the top education-related headlines from leading U.S. and international news sources on its Web site. Members can opt for inbox delivery of this feature.

BriefCASE - This monthly e-newsletter highlights advancement-related news, research and trends.

Public policy - CASE updates member institutions about advancement-related news, legislation and policy decisions in Congress, the White House and federal agencies.

CASE social networks - Connect with peers, ask other advancement professionals questions and join discussions on the CASE page on Facebook, CASE LinkedIn group, CASE Asia-Pacific Ning group and CASE Europe's Matched Funding Ning group.

Awards

Recognizing best practices

Award programs that recognize outstanding work, best practices and scholarship in advancement include:

Honoring people

Awards honoring individuals or organizations for leadership and contributions to the advancement profession include:


Scholarships

CASE sponsors several annual scholarships, including International Scholarships Program to defray member fees toward conference attendance, the Virginia Carter Smith Scholarship Program for newcomers at member institutions and the SimpsonScarborough Scholars Program for new communications and marketing practitioners in the educational advancement profession .

Affinity Programs

In addition to CASE's own member discounts on hundreds of products and services, a growing list of Educational Partners and affiliated companies offer discounted services to members, including:

  • LexisNexisTM for development professionals and LexisNexisTM Butterworths
  • Club Quarters
  • Qualtrics (online survey tools)
  • U.S. Newswire
  • eWatchTM
  • PRWeek Magazine
  • Journal of Sponsorship
  • Informz
  • enetrix
  • PEG Alumni Attitude Study©
  • Heldref Publications
  • Landmark Merchant Solutions
  • Alamo and National Car Rental Discounts (P)

Affinity program details

Global Programs

CASE Europe - CASE's London office offers programs, information and resources for member institutions in the United Kingdom, Ireland and mainland Europe. CASE Europe members receive announcements about relevant programs and services as well as access to the popular listserv EUROCASE-L.

CASE Asia-Pacific - Based in Singapore, this office serves the evolving needs of the growing advancement profession throughout Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

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