CASE District II is now accepting submissions for the 2011 Accolades awards. The Accolades Awards program includes 40 different categories, including alumni relations, communications, design, development, grant writing, magazines, marketing, news writing, photography, portals, publications, and Web. Work submitted for the 2011 Accolades awards must have been prepared between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. Submission deadline is October 13, 2010.

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Seed money for your best professional development ideas.

Apply now to get your share of the $30,000 Case District II Venture Capital Fund. These funds have been made available in order to help your best professional development ideas become reality.

The applicants who are most likely to be given grants from the fund will be those who create well defined multi-institutional programs that would have a positive effect all participating institutions, both big and small.

Fill out our on-line application to begin the process. The deadline for the first round is September 17th with winners announced on October 9th, 2010.

Last year, over $75,000 in requests were made, and $20,000 was awarded. We anticipate a high level of interest again this year.

Questions? Contact:

Stephen A. Dare, co-Chair
Union College
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Ivan Adames, co-Chair
Johns Hopkins University
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Congratulations to the following District II member institutions that were recognized by the CASE national Circle of Excellence awards program.

Awards Key:
Grand Gold Award: (GG)
Gold Award: (G)
Silver Award: (S)
Bronze Award: (B)

Barnard College (N.Y.)
Student Recruitment Publications Packages (GG)
Individual Student Recruitment Publications: Viewbooks and Prospectuses (S)
Individual Student Recruitment Publications: Search Publications, Miscellaneous Flyers and
Brochures (G)
Individual Student Recruitment Publications: Posters (B)
Excellence in Design: Books (G)

Brock University (Ontario)
Best Uses of Social Media in Communications and Marketing (B)
Institution-Wide Branding Programs (S)
Visual Identity Systems (S)

Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.)
Individual Institutional Relations Publications: Other Promotional Publications (S)
Excellence in Design: Books (S)

The Chapin School (N.Y.)
Print External Audience Tabloids and Newsletters (B)

City University of New York, Main Campus
Print Internal Audience Tabloids and Newsletters (S)

Columbia University (N.Y.)
Best Articles of the Year: Higher Education – CASE Districts I-II (S, S)

Drew University (N.J.)
College and University General Interest Magazines – Circulations 29,999 and Under (G)

Drexel University (Pa.)
Collaborative Programs (G)
Web-Based or Electronic HTML External Audience Periodicals (B)

Emma Willard School (N.Y.)
Video Fundraising Features: Non-Interactive Features that Use Flash (S)
Independent School Magazines (G)
Best Articles of the Year: Independent Schools (S)
Periodical Special Issues (G)

Fashion Institute of Technology (N.Y.)
Complete Web Sites (G)

Fordham University (N.Y.)
Individual Student Recruitment Publications: Search Publications, Miscellaneous Flyers and
Brochures (G)

Havergal College (Ontario)
Individual Institutional Relations Publications: Annual Magazines (S)

Hilbert College (N.Y.)
Individual Student Recruitment Publications: Viewbooks and Prospectuses (S)

Hobart and William Smith Colleges (N.Y.)
Individual Sub-Web Sites (B)
Photographer of the Year (S)

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health (Md.)
Web Magazines (B)

LIM College (N.Y.)
Video Recruitment Features: Traditional Video, DVD, CD or Film (S)

The Lawrenceville School (N.J.)
Individual Institutional Relations Publications: Books (B)

McMaster University (Ontario)
Alumni Relations Programs: Programs for Special Constituencies (B)
Fundraising Programs: Stewardship (B)

Nazareth College (N.Y.)
Alumni Relations Programs: Student Alumni Initiatives (B)

New York Institute of Technology
Individual Ads (S)

The Peck School (N.J.)
Best Articles of the Year: Independent Schools (B)

Princeton University (N.J.)
Alumni Relations Programs: Creative Use of Technology and New Media (S)
Fundraising Programs: Technology Applications and Creative Use of New Media (G)
Advancement Services Programs: Information Systems (G)

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Individual Institutional Relations Publications: Other Promotional Publications (G)

SUNY Oswego (N.Y.)
Alumni Relations Programs: Creative Use of Technology and New Media (S)

Susquehanna University (Pa.)
Individual Student Recruitment Publications: Search Publications, Miscellaneous Flyers and
Brochures (S)

Syracuse University (N.Y.)
Alumni Relations Programs: Regular Alumni Programs (S)
Fundraising Programs: Campaigns (G)
Individual Public Relations and Community Relations Projects (S)
Video General Information Features: Traditional Video, DVD, CD and Film (S)

University of Maryland, College Park
Excellence in Design: Covers (G)
Excellence in Design: Illustrations (G)

University of Pennsylvania
Periodical Staff Writing for External Audiences – CASE Districts I-IV (B)
Best Articles of the Year: Higher Education – CASE Districts I-II (G, B)

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pa.)
Periodical Staff Writing for External Audiences – CASE Districts I-IV (G)

University of Rochester (N.Y.)
Alumni Relations Programs: Student Alumni Initiatives (B)

University of Toronto (Ontario)
Individual Sub-Web Sites (S)
Excellence in Design: Covers (S)

Villanova University (Pa.)
Collaborative Programs (G)

York University (Ontario)
Excellence in News Writing: General News Writing (G)
Print Internal Audience Magazines (S)
Advertising Campaigns (S)
Individual Ads (GG)

CASE-WealthEngine Awards for Educational Fundraising

Overall Performance Awards
The Browning School (N.Y.)
Collegiate School (N.Y.)
SUNY Westchester Community College (N.Y.)
United States Military Academy (N.Y.)
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Vassar College (N.Y.)

Overall Improvement Awards
Oakwood Friends School (N.Y.)
The Purnell School (N.J.)
Stony Brook University/SUNY (N.Y.)
University of Maryland, University College

Sustained Excellence in Educational Fundraising
The Purnell School (N.J.)

 

The Annual Meeting of CASE District II will be held on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 7:30 a.m. in Salon H at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, in Philadelphia, PA.  The meeting will include the nomination of several District II professionals for election to positions on the District II board of directors, a District II financial report, and an opportunity to hear about the District II Venture Capital Fund.

The Venture Capital Fund Committee has granted awards to five institutions totalling $8,500...

Click here to view the winning entries...

Stay connected! CASE District II members are invited to join theCASE District IIFacebook group. Here, you canconnect with professionals in your field andnetwork, start discussions, post links, check out session presentations and photos from previous conferences and more.

To view and join the group, click here and log in to Facebook.

Congratulations to the University of Maryland-College Park, Drew University, and the CFR Roundtable of PA/NJ/Delaware as winners of the 2009 Venture Capital Awards.

The purpose of the District II Venture Capital Fund is to provide support for professional development/networking opportunities initiated and organized by advancement professionals at District II member institutions. The Venture Capital Fund is a complement to funds directed toward priorities designated by the District II board. The fund is to be used to meet programmatic needs identified by individuals or small groups of District II members.

The winners received an award maximum of $2,500 and a minimum of $500, out of a total of $10,000 funds available. The winning applications are detailed below:

University of Maryland – College Park - The University of Maryland's central annual fund department is planning a Regional Call Center Conference for call center managers and student supervisors in District II to share their knowledge and experience on a wide range of topics pertinent to call centers. The grant will be used to arrange for space to hold the conference, production of materials, etc. in order to be able to provide this professional development opportunity free of charge. Award: $2,500.

Drew University - Assistance in convening a series of quarterly Annual Giving "summits" among colleagues throughout NJ and eastern PA. Participants will share and learn from each other. Each summit will have a specific topic to be addressed (direct mail, online giving, phone-a-thon, etc.). Award: $1,000.

Pennsylvania/New Jersey/Delaware Corporate and Foundation Relations Roundtable - Corporate and Foundation conference of CFR professionals from 43 schools in the CASE District II states. They meet twice yearly, are facilitated by volunteer leadership, and hosted at members' institutions. The grant will be split to provide subsidy for the spring 2009 and the fall 2009 host organizations. Award: $1,000.

Recognizing the importance of professional development, the CASE District II board of directors has again allotted $10,000 to be distributed to DII member institutions for creation of continuing education opportunities. Preference will be given to programs and institutions not funded last year, although this is not a hard and fast rule.