Welcome to CCAE
As Canada’s leading advancement association, CCAE empowers educational advancement professionals in the field and the educational institutions they work for to achieve their aspirations.
Upcoming Education Programs
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RESOURCES
CCAeLearning: The Art of Doing More with Less, Best Creativity on a Shoestring
November 2025 Get inspired, share ideas, and gain insight into how to succeed...
CCAeLearning: From Planning to Performance, How to Deliver Outstanding Alumni Events
Gain insight into how to transform and elevate your next alumni event! From social and networking alumni activities to educational alumni events and receptions, this session features presentations from the 2025 Prix d’Excellence Award recipients in the Best Alumni Event category.
2025 CCAE Fall Opening Session: The State of Educational Philanthropy in Canada
Explore how 2025 is shaping up for Canada’s educational advancement sector. Christian Bolduc & Richard Plummer of BNP Inspire show us what the data is highlighting, followed by an engaging panel discussion featuring three diverse institutions: Bow Valley College in Alberta, Upper Canada College in Ontario, and Acadia University in Nova Scotia.
2025 Pre-AGM session: We Can’t Do What We Can’t Track
Join the Alumni Relations team from Simon Fraser University for a session built around focusing your strategies and challenging the way you think about your alumni relations program. Data informed decision making, cheesy mottos, and focus has helped SFU increase alumni engagement by 226% from FY2020 to FY2023.
2025 CCAE Annual General Meeting
The 2024 CCAE Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held virtually via zoom on...
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“CCAE has a strong strategic vision and a commitment to building the leadership and capacity of Canada’s advancement professionals. Not only does CCAE offer its members a wealth of resources, best practices, professional learning options, and volunteer opportunities, it also serves as a connector for advancement professionals across the country. From small colleges and independent schools to large universities, CCAE truly provides a wealth of value to its diverse membership.”
CCAE is a national organization and recognizes that Canada is home to the many Indigenous Peoples whose traditional territories stretch across this country. CCAE is committed to supporting our members in fulfilling their roles in advancing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action as a necessary step forward in reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in all communities.