CASE District IV

Calling all advancement newcomers! Boost your career in 2025 with a CASE District IV Conference Scholarship! Who's eligible? ✅ New pros with less than three years in alumni relations, communications, advancement services, or fundraising ✅ Professionals who've switched to a new area in the last three years What you get: 🎟️ Full registration for the 2025 District IV Conference, April 6-8 in Dallas, TX! Key details: 📅 Deadline: Dec. 13, 2024 🔗 Apply now: https://bit.ly/4dqQsXv Don't miss this opportunity to network and level up your career! Apply or nominate a deserving colleague today.

CASE District IV Individual Achievement Award nominations are now open! Nominate the professionals who inspire, innovate, and enrich your work in the field of advancement. Individual Achievement Awards recognize outstanding individual contributions to educational advancement — from seasoned leaders to vendors who go above and beyond to rising stars. See a list of District IV Awards and submit your nominations at https://lnkd.in/gA2AFbty. Award winners will be acknowledged at our district conference next April 6-8 in Dallas. Start working on this now—the nomination deadline is Oct. 11.

CASE District IV Member Spotlight: Arkansas Here is what Osmonetta Beard, Senior Director of Alumni and Annual Giving at UAMS - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, is saying about the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and her work in advancement. “As a dedicated alumni professional, my nearly 10-year membership with CASE has played a role in my career growth and success. Attending CASE conferences has expanded my professional horizons and equipped me with innovative ideas, allowing me to continually push the boundaries of what we can achieve, including increasing student participation. Engaging students enriches their educational experience and fosters a deeper connection to our institution. The strategies and best practices I've gained from CASE resources have been critical in developing initiatives that encourage active student involvement. With CASE’s rich repository of data, standards, and research, I have been able to shape our strategic initiatives and stay ahead in a competitive landscape. I am grateful for the continuous learning, professional development, and access to cutting-edge information CASE offers, empowering me to drive meaningful change within my institution.” Thank you for your work, Osmonetta!

Share your expertise and experience with other advancement professionals by presenting at the CASE District IV Annual Conference in Dallas! Submit session proposals by the deadline of Monday, Sept. 16. The conference committee is accepting proposals in the following areas: - Advancement Services - Alumni Relations - Fundraising - Marketing and Communications - Opportunity and Inclusion Take the opportunity to help build the program and be recognized as a leader in advancement. The CASE District IV Annual Conference will be held April 6-8, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Dallas in Dallas, Texas. Submit on the CASE website: https://bit.ly/3Z9FpPd

Congratulations to CASE District IV's Xavier University of Louisiana! The historically black institution received a $5 million gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies to help establish the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM) in New Orleans, making it the first HBCU medical school in the Gulf South. Read more at https://bit.ly/3WHH3nY.

Join us on August 15 at 10 a.m. for a CASE District IV ToGather webinar, "Today's Donors Expect Access: Leveraging Your Leadership for Fundraising Success." Discover how universities like the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith have transformed their major giving programs by building authentic relationships between leadership and donors. Learn strategies to effectively engage your president, chancellor, and key faculty in fundraising efforts, driving significant returns on donor investments. Don't miss out on insights that could take your fundraising success to the next level! Register now at https://bit.ly/3SJQDpo. Presenters: • Jim Bush, Principal and President, Winkler Group • Blake Rickman, Vice Chancellor for University Advancement and Executive Director of the UAFS Foundation University of Arkansas - Fort Smith • Kendall Ross, Executive Director, Center for Economic Development, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

District IV Cabinet volunteers met in Washington, DC, at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education headquarters last week to launch a new year of initiatives under the leadership of chair Carrie Phillips, Ed.D. We look forward to bringing meaningful professional development and networking opportunities, as well as a terrific district conference in Dallas, to our members in 2024-2025. You can learn more about the District IV cabinet and volunteering at https://lnkd.in/gAJ7SSTR.

CASE District IV Member Spotlight: Texas Here is what Casey Cox, director of development at Sam Houston State University is saying about the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and his work advancing education. "My name is Casey Cox, I am a Director of Development at Sam Houston State University. I have been a part of major gifts for SHSU for five years. I thoroughly love fundraising and the opportunities it has given me. Being able to meet people and hear their stories on why they chose to be philanthropic has truly made such an impact on my life. Growing up in rural Texas, higher education scholarships were a life-changing opportunity for me to attend and afford college. Without them, I would not be where I am today. I am proud that SHSU knows how important scholarships are to all of our students and programs — this allows me to do my part in helping the next generation of Bearkats succeed with their education aspirations at SHSU. CASE provides services and research opportunities that have helped me grow as a major gift officer. I came into this industry with minimal fundraising experience and the sessions and webinars that CASE provides have helped me learn and become a better major gift officer for our students and University. CASE contributes so much to the industry of fundraising; with the ever-changing landscape we must evolve and pivot when needed and CASE has been a major assistance in that aspect."

CASE District IV Member Spotlight: Arkansas Here is what Robert Morris, MPH, MPS, Associate Director of Donor Experience at UAMS - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is saying about the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and his work advancing education. “I attended my first CASE conference in San Antonio this year and was blown away by the amount of collaboration between peers and the different types of sessions that were offered. As someone relatively new to the profession, I believe that CASE has helped me bring my career in development to the next level by providing opportunities, experiences, and resources to further enrich our work in higher education.” “I know first-hand the impact of scholarships here at UAMS as I was honored to receive one as a student within the College of Public Health during COVID. To know that UAMS invested in me and my efforts throughout the biggest public health crisis of our lives really pushed me to continue doing my best work possible. It not only helped me to complete my Master of Public Health degree with less of a financial burden, but it also showed me the importance of giving back to create impact in the lives of students.”

CASE District IV Chair Carrie Phillips, Ed.D., Chief Communications & Marketing Officer at UA Littlerock, and DIV Chair-Elect Lisa Vasquez, APR, VP of Advancement at Collin College, are in NYC for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education District Chairs Council. Thank you for representing Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas!