CIC and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) jointly published Advancing Small Colleges: A Benchmarking Survey Update (2008), which examines trends in small and mid-sized college and university advancement activities. This companion to Advancing Small Colleges: Strategies for Success is based on the most recent CASE/CIC survey of 274 institutions covering their fundraising, marketing and communications, alumni relations, and admissions activity.

Four similar studies have been jointly conducted, roughly every seven years, dating back to 1976. 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 print version of the book will soon be available from CASE and an electronic edition can be acquired now at www.case.org/Publications/Detail.cfm?ProductID=3265.