Resources

CASE offers a number of resources to help Community College members:

Members of the 2025 Federal Funding Task Force

• The 2025 Federal Funding Report for Education is now available! This is the premier resource on federal funding opportunities available exclusively to CASE members. Thank you to the Federal Funding Task Force, especially Co-Chairs Michelle Alexander and Rachel Johnson, for their hard work advocating on behalf of institutions of higher education to explain the valuable role they play in our communities and the positive impact that federal grants and programs have on students.
• 2025 Survey: What Successful Community Colleges Across the U.S. Do Differently (MEMBERS ONLY): CASE’s 2018 survey of top fundraising community colleges focused on exactly that—those top 25 or so that raised the most money according to their responses on our Voluntary Support of Education survey. In 2025, we reached out again to successful fundraising programs at community colleges—this time expanding our focus to include rural, suburban, and urban campuses, as well as both large systems and smaller community colleges nationwide. Our goal is to make sure you can see yourself in these advancement leaders and use what they’ve shared to spark new ideas—or simply feel confident that you’re headed in the right direction. Here are the quantitative and qualitative results!
• Fun Fridays: Join Meg Natter for an informal drop-in on one Friday each month! Use this time to ask questions, explore CASE resources, learn what’s happening in advancement, or just say hello. Fun Fridays with Meg are your space to connect with CASE—no agenda, no pressure, just conversation and community.
• CASE Insights: CASE is the world leader in helping advancement professionals in colleges, universities, and schools make data-informed decisions. Institutions of any size, type, or location around the globe will find CASE Insights data, standards, and research are valuable tools to help drive success.
• CASE Library: The Library is a hub for resources about the advancement field. Our staff of professional librarians is highly knowledgeable about CASE products and services, as well as other print and online resources for community college advancement professionals.
• Bookstore: See what’s available in print and digitally. A new, fast-selling book for community college advancement professionals is the 2nd edition of fundraising consultant Jeff Bagel’s book Annual Fundraising Plans Made Simple: A Road Map for Community Colleges and Small Development Shops.
• Quick Studies: 12 CASE volunteers created six 30-minute videos—called Quick Studies—on various topics just for our community colleges advancement members. 
  
  
   

Community College Grant Professionals

• Federal Funding Task Force: The CASE Federal Funding Task Force (FFTF) is a network of more than 50 volunteers who meet annually with federal agencies for a week every fall in Washington, DC, on behalf of the higher education grant community. Our volunteers are grant professionals, primarily from community colleges, but also from non-research colleges offering four-year degrees. 
  
  Review the 2025 FFTF report
  How to apply for the next FFTF
   

• A Grants Track will be offered at the 2026 Conference for Community College Advancement. Submit your proposals by June 8.

   

Advocacy for Community Colleges

For the best info on advocating for America’s community colleges, check CASE's U.S. Advocacy Action Center. We also suggest connecting with our friends at the American Association of Community Colleges, and consider subscribing to CC Daily, too!