Currents Magazine
Currents, an award-winning magazine for CASE members, explores contemporary issues, trends, and best practices in advancement. The magazine takes an interdisciplinary approach to educational advancement, featuring articles on topics such as effective gift fundraising, the importance of storytelling, building connections with alumni of international schools, marketing to digitally savvy students, and the necessity of creating a productive workplace culture.
Currents shines a light on institutions and individuals who are doing exceptional work and pushing the field of advancement forward.
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Latest Content
Reputation as a Compass
“Reputation can be viewed as a compass to help university leaders navigate the waters of university governance,” writes Santiago Fernández-Gubieda in A Memorable Experience: A Strategic Approach to University Reputation, published by CASE. Here, he shares insights from his research into how leaders view the importance of governance decisions when it comes to cultivating reputation.
Current Issue
April - May 2026
DIGITAL-ONLY ISSUE—Giving through, not just to: transforming philanthropic messaging. Plus the latest in naming rights, how investing in students today sets the foundation for alumni engagement, rewiring giving through high-impact funds, and more.
Past Issues
September - October 2022
Faculty Partnerships: How advancement officers can team up with faculty to drive fundraising success. Plus, explore supports for student mental health, lessons from new managers, cryptocurrency, and more.
July - August 2022
What's Behind Leadership: This issue of Currents peels back the layers of leadership, exploring what helps leaders (and their teams) thrive today.
May - June 2022
Diversity and inclusion, engagement, leadership: Inside the challenges and opportunities for senior diversity leaders in higher education; integrating alumni relations and development; and resetting in-person, online, and hybrid events.
March - April 2022
DIGITAL-ONLY ISSUE
Opportunity Knocking: Inside the Great Resignation and turnover in fundraising, and what keeps great talent on board. Plus: development metrics for small shops, engaging alumni employees, and more.
January - February 2022
Creative Spark: Lessons in resourcefulness from Circle of Excellence winners. Plus a look at the benefits of intentional networking, powerful partnerships for school leaders, and more.
November – December 2021
DIGITAL ISSUE ONLY - Spotlight on Intersectionality: Recognizing the interplay between the individual and the system—be it the labor market, health care, or education—intersectionality acknowledges that individuals are complex beings with multiple identities and backgrounds that create unique experiences and challenges when overlapping with these systems.
September - October 2021
Town-Gown Relations: How and why institutions should collaborate with their communities. Plus, understanding alumni personas, navigating nontraditional paths to advancement, and creating a new normal as institutions return to campus.
July - August 2021
Dimensions of Change: How transitions take shape in advancement, from change management to transformational gifts to interim leadership and more.
May - June 2021
Community, Celebration, and Change: How traditions bridge past, present, and future. Plus, understanding how equity is central to institutions’ pursuit of social and racial justice, engaging alumni of color, and investing in alumni during trying times.
March - April 2021
DIGITAL ONLY ISSUE
Reckoning with the Past: How university leaders, alumni, and students are discussing their institutions’ uncomfortable histories and fostering a welcoming environment moving forward. Plus, demystifying data in advancement, writing a case for support, and an excerpt from a popular new CASE book—Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Advancement.