The Drake University Advancement (UA) office received the 2020 National CASE Educational Fundraising Award.

The CASE award is based on the University’s fundraising numbers for the Volunteer Support for Education (VSE) survey, which measures annual cash flow from philanthropy. Drake’s VSE total was more than $21.5 million in FY20 and $29.2 million in FY19.

In FY20, UA also celebrated:

• Raising more than $32.3 million in new gifts, pledges, and documented estate gifts, surpassing the year’s goal of $25 million.
• Exceeding the year’s goal for The Drake Fund with a final total of $3.71 million.
• Quickly executing a successful campaign for the Student Emergency Fund, raising nearly $47,000 to help students with immediate needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

UA is grateful to its campus partners for their role in the University’s fundraising success and to all those who made a gift in support of the University in FY20.

— Elizabeth Kozor, University Advancement