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Hours: Monday - Friday, 10 hours per week during the school year, with additional hours possible during breaks and over the summer. Additional hours available during Student and Recent Grad Team hosted events. Flexibility of scheduling, working around class schedules, and academic or other obligations will be offered.
The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA*), the private fundraising and alumni relations organization for UW-Madison, is seeking a Student and Recent Grad Engagement Intern. This position will assist with a variety of...
The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA)*, the private fundraising and alumni relations organization for UW-Madison, is recruiting a Portfolio Management Analyst to join our Prospect Development team. In collaboration with multiple WFAA development teams, the Portfolio Management Analyst provides prospect information and consultation in support of effective fundraising programs and activities. This position provides portfolio management support to development officers, utilizing prospect management best practices and prospect data to optimize fundraising resources. This is a hybrid position that will require...
The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA)*, the private fundraising and alumni relations organization for the UW-Madison, is seeking a dynamic Program Coordinator for international alumni engagement. In this role, you will support, facilitate and occasionally lead planning and implementation of events and activities which engage UW alumni and friends with the university and each other. Additionally, you will serve as the primary constituent relations contact for alumni volunteer leaders living internationally. This position is a hybrid role and will require you to work in the office at least two days weekly.
The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA)* is recruiting a Donor Experience Officer (DXO) to join the Annual Giving team. As a Donor Experience Officer with WFAA, you will use momentous giving days, video storytelling, and digital marketing tools and strategies to help annual donors and leadership annual giving (LAG) donors transform the student experience and elevate work happening across UW. We are looking for a talented innovator to help align how we engage donors with their passions through video, phone, social media, and digital connections. As an energetic, passionate, and digital-first fundraiser, the DXO will leverage modern marketing tools to express gratitude...
The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA)*, the private fundraising and alumni relations organization for the UW-Madison, is seeking an Alumni Relations and Engagement Program Intern! The Alumni Relations and Engagement Program Intern will assist with program and event planning, event preparation, event execution, and post event work supporting the programs lead by the Administrative Program Director. This role will be active in the support of WAA’s Alumni Awards program. Engagement Program Interns are ambassadors of WFAA and UW-Madison. In addition to office hours, these student hourly positions will staff key engagement programs.
The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA)*, the private fundraising and alumni relations organization for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is seeking a experienced Employee Relations Manager. The Employee Relations Manager will oversee employee relations activities, ensuring a positive and productive work environment. This role involves managing employee concerns, mediating conflicts, and promoting a culture of respect and inclusion. The Employee Relations Manager requires a front-line...
The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA), the private fundraising and alumni relations organization for the University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking a development professional to help develop and implement a major gifts program benefitting the Department of Computer Sciences in the College of Letters & Science (L&S) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Employed by WFAA and reporting to the Associate VP/Managing Director for L&S, the Director of Development will work closely with the leadership of the Computer Sciences Department, along with the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) and WFAA staff as appropriate.
The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA), )*, the private fundraising and alumni relations organization for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is recruiting for a passionate and driven development professional to support the School of Education (SoE). The Director of Development is responsible for qualifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding major gift prospects for the SoE. This position will be a combination of remote, in-office, and on-site work environments.
The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA)*, the private fundraising and alumni relations organization for UW-Madison, is recruiting for a Marketing Cloud Specialist or Senior Marketing Cloud Specialist to join our Digital Experience team. WFAA’s Digital Experience team is responsible for ensuring a seamless experience for constituents and operational excellence across all of our digital platforms and channels.
The Marketing Cloud Specialist position leads the creation, management, and optimization of journeys, automations, and email campaigns within...
The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA) seeks a visionary, strategic, and experienced healthcare advancement leader to serve as Vice President and Managing Group Leader for Wisconsin Medicine (VP/MGL). As the chief fundraiser and strategist for all medical advancement, the VP/MGL will lead philanthropic efforts across Wisconsin Medicine—an integrated partnership between the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) and UW Health, the university’s affiliated health system. The VP/MGL will build upon the momentum and success of medical advancement to further elevate the program as a best-in-class academic medical fundraising enterprise at a...
Be apart of a great tradition at UW - Madison! The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association is looking to hire 30 Grandparents University® (GPU) Counselors beginning June 18th!
Grandparents University® (GPU) Counselors are ambassadors of WFAA and UW-Madison. They lead participants to campus locations and are available to offer general assistance to participants and GPU instructors. Counselors are with participants during the entire program and capture many of the...
The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA)*, the private fundraising and alumni relations organization for the University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking a dynamic and motivated professional to represent the School of Veterinary Medicine’s (SVM) development program. Employed by WFAA and reporting to a WFAA Managing Senior Director of Development, this individual will be expected to build, cultivate, solicit and steward a portfolio of major gift prospects who are passionate about advancing animal and human health. If you are strategic, proactive, highly collaborative, and have a passion for animals and people, we invite you to join us in making a meaningful impact on the...
The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA)*, the private fundraising and alumni relations organization for UW-Madison, is recruiting for a Program Coordinator to support Alumni Relations and Engagement! The Program Coordinator supports, facilitates and occasionally leads planning and implementation of events and activities which engage UW alumni and friends with the university and each other. Responsibilities include collaborating with internal teams and external (campus and community) partners on program content development; event preparation, execution, and follow up; customer service; and volunteer relations. This position will work closely with diverse alumni engagement programs;...
