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Donor Relations Coordinator

University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
La Crosse, WI, USA
Full-time

Position Summary

The Donor Relations Coordinator provides leadership, expertise, counsel and coordination for stewardship strategies vital to the overall success of University Advancement and the UWL Alumni & Friends Foundation, as they support the priorities of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UWL) through philanthropic endeavors.

The coordinator directs donor stewardship programs through standards of procedure for acknowledging, recognizing, celebrating and communicating with donors about the impact of their investment in UWL.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or four years of equivalent work experience
  • Ability to articulate in both spoken and written forms of communications
  • Two years experience in fundraising, higher education, public relations, or related field

Preferred Qualifications

  • Prior Non-Profit, Higher Education, or experience in a related field
  • Four years experience in donor relations and / or university advancement
  • Proven and measurable organizational and time management skills
  • Exhibit professionalism through the ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Skilled at managing tasks independently
  • Ability to work effectively with people across multiple levels of an organization
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Working conditions and environment

Occasional travel for meetings and infrequent evenings / weekends for events.

Office setting

Miscellaneous Information

Information about your Benefits

Your benefits add an additional 40%+ to the overall financial package from the university.

Highlights include :

  • paid vacation for 12-month positions.
  • excellent flexible health insurance with low co-pays and good coverage.
  • paid holidays and sick days.
  • after 5 years of employment, you become vested in our retirement system which ensures income post-career.
  • benefits at UWL are highly competitive with local industry and some of the strongest in state and nation.

Benefit eligibility is determined at point of hire. This information is provided for illustrative purposes only. Benefits are also pro-rated based on the appointment percentage.

Information about UWL and the Surrounding Region The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UW La Crosse) provides a challenging, dynamic, and diverse learning environment in which the entire university community is fully engaged in supporting student success.

Grounded in the liberal arts, UW-La Crosse fosters curiosity and life-long learning through collaboration, innovation, and the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge.

Acknowledging and respecting the contributions of all, UW-La Crosse is a regional academic and cultural center that prepares students to take their place in a constantly changing world community.

For more than a decade UW-La Crosse has been named one of Kiplinger’s 100 Best Values in Public Universities and has appeared prominently on the U.

S. News & World Report list of America’s Best Colleges for more than 15 years, and is ranked #4 on its list of the Best Regional Public Universities in the Midwest.

UW-La Crosse ranks 6th nationally among the Top LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges for 2018-19 by AffordableCollegesOnline.org (ACO).

With a student population of roughly 10,500, the university offers 91 undergraduate programs, 21 graduate programs, and 2 doctoral programs through the following three colleges, the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities, the College of Business Administration, and the College of Science and Health, as well as the School of Education.

There are over 600 full-time faculty and instructional academic staff, 75 percent of whom hold terminal degrees. UW-La Crosse boasts a retention rate (freshmen returning as sophomores) of 84 percent, graduation rate (degree within six years) of 70 percent, and is among only 12 institutions cited nationally by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities for its success in linking campus culture and university leadership to outstanding graduation rates.

UW-La Crosse’s strategic plan Sustaining Excellence continues to move our community forward through its four pillars : increasing community engagement, achieving excellence through equity and diversity, investing in our people, and advancing transformational education.

More information about the ongoing work of Sustaining Excellence is available at www.uwlax.edu / info / strategic-plan .

The UW-La Crosse campus is in southwestern Wisconsin, nestled in a residential area of the City of La Crosse and positioned as part of a larger metro area with a population close to 140,000.

The area, known as the 7 Rivers Region, is famous for its exceptional natural beauty which includes the Mississippi River on one side, majestic bluffs on the other, and views of rolling farmland and forested valleys in between.

Abundant water, woodlands and varying terrain provide ample opportunities for year-round outdoor recreation. Only a couple of hours from Minneapolis or Madison, La Crosse enjoys the affordability and charm of small town living with larger city benefits.

Three colleges, two world-class medical institutions, the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, a restored nineteenth century downtown business district, and a number of galleries and art centers have made La Crosse a regional center for culture, entertainment, medical care, shopping, sports and recreation.

More information about the La Crosse metro area can be found here : Choose La Crosse . Learn more about UW-La Crosse here : https : / / www.

uwlax.edu / human-resources / services / talent-acquisition-and-employment / finalist-welcome /

AA / EO Statement

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained faculty and staff.

We strongly encourage women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans to apply. UWL, in compliance with applicable laws and in furtherance of its commitment to fostering an environment that welcomes and embraces diversity, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, disability, or protected veteran status.

COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE Inclusive Excellence is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for the University of Wisconsin La Crosse.

We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the Universities of Wisconsin community.

We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching and learning, research, scholarship, creative activity, community service, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin La Crosse fulfills this by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background people who serve the State of Wisconsin and the public good.

Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (Clery Act)

For the UWL Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports (i.e., Clery Report), which includes statistics about reported crimes and information about campus security policies, see https : / / www.

uwlax.edu / police / annual-security-report / or contact the University Police Department at 608.785.9000.

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