Current Issue
September - October 2023
Discover the Next stories highlight the value of higher education. Plus, strategies to build reputation, embracing transferable skills when recruiting, taking a fresh look at fundraising data, and more.
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.
Past Issues
March - April 2020
Eureka! How institutions shine a light on the value of research. Also in this issue: multi-institution collaborations, demographic trends, and reevaluating traditional fundraising practices to engage women.
January - February 2020
What great ideas have in common are creativity and impact: the power to galvanize alumni, propel life-changing research, and tell moving stories. Inside this issue, explore CASE's Circle of Excellence Award winners, who are raising the bar in advancement. Celebrate and learn from their incredible ideas.
November - December 2019
Opening Doors: How independent schools foster equity and access, and support diversity. Also in this issue: data storytelling, GDPR guidelines, and how to cultivate a culture of communication.
September - October 2019
Breaking Barriers: How advancement professionals are meeting the challenges that face community colleges. Also, a shared identity of connecting alumni through affinity groups, and how alumni advocates are rallying alumni online, at the statehouse, and beyond.
July - August 2019
Advancing to the top: How professionals from advancement fields found their way to top leadership roles. Plus, advancement professionals share how to avoid data pitfalls, and CASE celebrates 10 years of training the next generation of fundraisers.
May - June 2019
Special Events Issue: From family picnics to campaign galas to regional alumni happy hours, special events can touch every corner of advancement. Let this special events-focused issue of Currents be your guide to planning and pulling off great events.
March - April 2019
Changing herstory: Female presidents are writing new chapters at historically black institutions. Plus, the key to making data-driven decisions and expert tips to avert legal issues.
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