It's important to make the best use of our professional development and training dollars in a planned and thoughtful way - in tough economic times its imperative.

We are highly recommending the CASE Summer Institute in Advancement Services which covers the the myriad of tasks managed in development and advancement services. This year's faculty includes representation from education, healthcare and museum environments. Sessions will help attendees broaden their perspectives of operations, regulatory compliance, data mining, use of cutting edge technology, results of the most recent SupportingAdvancement survey on matching gifts and tools for prospect research and management. These are just a few of the important topics being covered and attendees will be able to take back practical knowledge to help their organizations. It's tough to find a better value.

We hope to see you at the University of Vermont in Burlington for this year's conference which runs from August 2nd through the 6th.