Advancement News

Donor Acknowledgement Report

April 27th, 2018

Learn about the new Donor Acknowledgement Report (formerly the Donor Stewardship Report), created to help streamline your stewardship efforts and ensure donors are thanked properly and effectively.

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UW Now Faculty Partnerships

April 20th, 2018

Throughout the spring and summer, WFAA is hosting UW Now events across the country. Here are all of the faculty members who are speaking at the events.

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Lunch and Learn: Diverse Alumni Engagement

April 18th, 2018

Join us for a Lunch and Learn on Wednesday, May 23, to hear about two exciting updates from WFAA. You will first learn about our diversity work group and its strategic plan, followed by an update on the new UW–Madison crowdfunding platform.

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Spring 2018 BoV Meeting Resources

April 18th, 2018

Is your unit planning to host a board of visitors or similar group on campus this spring, but still looking for meeting content or wondering what to share? We’ve put together a handful of PowerPoint slides with lots of facts and interesting bits of information about UW and WFAA. Feel free to use any combination […]

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Lunch and Learn: Faculty Engagement

February 14th, 2018

At our February 14, 2018 Lunch and Learn, WFAA staff and other attendees had the opportunity to engage with a panel made up of their WFAA colleagues to discuss the ways in which different areas of our organization include faculty in their programs. Featured panelists included Mike Fahey speaking on advocacy, Amy Klus on the […]

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Founders’ Day Season in Full Swing

January 1st, 2018

Founders’ Day is more than just a day — it’s a season! Kicking off on February 5, alumni chapters around the world commemorate the anniversary of the first classes held at the UW on February 5, 1849.

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Status Update: Comprehensive Campaign

January 1st, 2018

Thank you for encouraging your alumni to participate in the campaign and helping the university achieve its ambitious goals. Learn how many individual donors have given and how close we are to our goal of $3.2 billion.

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Annual Campaign: Thank You!

January 1st, 2018

With the close of the Annual Campaign, we want to thank all of the UW alumni and friends who contributed to UW–Madison in 2017.

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Requesting Appeal Codes

January 1st, 2018

If you anticipate 25 or more gifts coming in from a mailing, the WFAA Gift Processing team can associate an appeal code that will appear in your constituents’ ABE records.

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