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In partnership with the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), CIC has sponsored a series of studies of the institutional advancement practices of small and mid-sized private colleges and universities. Five studies have been jointly conducted, roughly every seven years, dating back to 1976. Information from these comparative studies have provided useful information on mission-critical activities to CIC member institutions as well as a useful portrait of the institutional advancement activities of smaller independent colleges.

The CIC/CASE Advancement Study covers a wide range of advancement activities and functions, including:

  • management, staffing, and budget of institutional advancement activities
  • fundraising goals, as well as roles of the president and trustees
  • public relations, marketing, and communication activities
  • alumni activities
  • admissions, and recruitment activities

Program Status: The most recent report, Advancing Small Colleges: A Benchmarking Survey Update, was published by CIC and CASE in 2008. Copies of the report are available here.

The previous report, Advancing Small Colleges: Strategies for Success, was published in 2001 and is available at: http://www.case.org/x5144.xml.

Independent Newsletter Article:
Winter/Spring 2008: CIC/CASE Publish Report...

For questions about the CIC/CASE Advancement Survey, contact CIC Senior Vice President Hal Hartley at hhartley@cic.nche.edu or (202) 466-7230.


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