University of Wisconsin La Crosse

• A comprehensive local, regional, and national constituent engagement plan.
• Programming that engages alumni, friends, and donors with the university resulting in strategic and measurable outcomes.
• Donor stewardship efforts that celebrate donor generosity and serve as cultivation for increased and continued giving by the donor.
• Scholarship management efforts that efficiently meet the needs of student applicants, review committees and donors.

Responsibilities:

Prospect & Donor Engagement

• In collaboration with the EDD and the Vice Chancellor for Advancement/Foundation President, determine activities and programming that will build a forward-thinking, integrative prospect/donor engagement program.
• Work with individual members of the development team to execute events, meetings and engagement opportunities that are philanthropically centered.
• Lead the advancement team in developing a donor stewardship program that tracks donor engagement and appreciation while engaging campus partners throughout the process.
• Oversee a scholarship program that accurately and efficiently awards scholarships to qualified students, engages scholarship recipients with their benefactors, and provides timely and correct information to donors.
• Manage the committee meetings and activities of the Engagement & Philanthropy Committee of the UWL Alumni & Friends Board of Directors in partnership with the EDD.

Constituent Relations

• Develop and maintain a strong partnership with University Communications, Community Engagement, Career Services, University Centers, Admissions, Athletics and Academic Affairs.
• Work with University Communications to oversee all communication to UWL alumni & friends.
• Involve a collaborative board of directors in the engagement and fundraising process through opportunities to host engagement events and participate in strategic travel on behalf of UWL.
• Represent the UWL Alumni & Friends Foundation at campus events, regional and national UWL Alumni & Friends engagement events, UW System events and other community activities.
• Maintain university traditions including but not limited to the lighting of the “L” and Hanging of the Lantern.
• Engage emeriti board members through planned and organized communication and events
• Support officially chartered networks, specifically the Silver Eagles and Alumni Band, as well as all affinity partnership contracts (Liberty Mutual, NEAT).

Other Duties

• Responsible for the Strategic Engagement 102 university budget.
• Chair the University’s special degree program: Honorary, extraordinary, and posthumous degrees.
• Supervise a professional team, including hiring, mentoring, professional development direction and holding the team accountable toward fulfillment of goals and metrics.
• All other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.

• Background in higher education, philanthropy, alumni relations, non-profits, event planning, marketing/communications, or comparable field.

• An ability to relate well to, and understand the needs and interests of, the entire UWL community to strengthen their engagement with the university.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, problem solving and reasoning skills, and an ability to communicate professional views and skills to colleagues and volunteers.
• Ability to evaluate staff and program performance.
• Strong organizational management skills.
• Ability to understand diverse perspectives and build relationships with individuals from a variety of cultures and backgrounds.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency with Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge.
• UWL alumnus

• Five years of non-profit or higher education development experience.

Proposed Salary:

• $82,000 commensurate with experience