Fundraising is often siloed by sector. Schools, universities and charities each have their own traditions, challenges and approaches, and it’s easy to remain focussed on your ecosystem – but what happens when we break down those walls and learn from one another? In our recent webinar, we brought together leaders from all three sectors to explore this question.

A highlight of 2025 for Cairney & Company was exhibiting at the CASE Europe Annual Conference (CEAC). Here, we share highlights from Senior Partner Kurstin Finch Gnehm’s session with Sophie Thorp and Juan Pablo Garrido on making the case for internal investment in a small shop, and wider reflections from CEAC.

If there’s one thing we know about fundraising at Cairney & Company, it’s that change is the only constant.

Now in its third decade, the CASE-Ross survey is one of the best ways to ‘take the temperature’ of university fundraising. So, what are our key takeaways this year?

Hear from Professor Chris Day, Vice-Chancellor and President of Newcastle University and Paul Tyack, Director of Advancement at Newcastle University as they discuss the launch of their exciting major new fundraising campaign From Newcastle For The World

We sat down with Sir David Bell, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University of Sunderland and Helen McArdle CBE, philanthropist and donor to the University of Sunderland to discuss Helen’s ground-breaking gift and how relationships need to be understood, nurtured and sustained to get the best for everyone.

Cairney & Company’s Response to the 2021 CASE-Ross Survey.

Glasgow Caledonian University, powering social innovation and supporting graduates through philanthropy and purpose to deliver on the Common Good.

Interview with Professor Elena Rodriguez-Falcon, President & CEO, NMITE.

Donor insights and relationships, and working at the speed of sound with Christopher Clinton Conway.

A momentous battle for survival and redesigning the future: Capital Theatres Board and Staff aligned and forging the future together.

Leading from the front and remaining at the coal face throughout the COVID-19 crisis. One Vice-Chancellor’s account of their response to the pandemic.

George Watson's College: Making friends and influencing people; the importance of nurturing relationships

UCLan: A global university and local champion with a can do attitude!

The Golden Thread of External Relations: How the University of Glasgow is creating impact and results as a global leader.

Keeping an eye on the future. How a focus on technology and donor motivations is bringing successful philanthropy to the University of Edinburgh.

Science and innovation shaping the next normal. The future of philanthropy at the University of Waterloo.

Breast Cancer Now has kept their people connected and committed through tough times with the support of their donors and volunteers.

A Fundraising University, or a University that Fundraises?
Building Relationships to make remarkable things happen at UCL

Working together to forge philanthropic partnerships that foster the Margin of Excellence at Deakin University and Make Good Into Great.