Mba Development Program Jobs in Madison, WI (NOW HIRING)

The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA)*, the private fundraising and alumni relations organization for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is recruiting for a Development Program Manager / Senior Development Program Manager to support UW Carbone Cancer Center.  The Development Program Manager will play a lead role in overseeing a number of different projects and initiatives and also playing an overall role in advancing the development program. In this role, you will lead efforts in requesting and analyzing prospect analytics, proposal writing, report generation, marketing writing and strategy, stewardship coordination, creation of impact reports, and overall project management.  This position is a hybrid role and will require you to work in the office at least two days weekly. 

Please note that we can fill this position as a Senior Development Program Manager or Development Program Manager, depending on the skills/experience of the selected candidate.

Who is WFAA?
The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association is a private, nonprofit corporation that encourages individuals and organizations to make gifts to the university and to connect with the UW. In 2014, the UW Foundation merged with the Wisconsin Alumni Association® to better serve a growing population of UW alumni and donors. We believe that private support grows out of good relationships between campus leaders, faculty and program staff who need support, and the alumni and friends who want to invest in UW–Madison. We provide important engagement opportunities to link UW–Madison alumni to each other and to their alma mater, building a strong community of Badgers.

Diversity and Inclusion:

Just as the university community benefits from differing viewpoints, perspectives, and experiences, inclusion and diversity are imperative for the success of our mission. WFAA values people and the differences that they bring to the organization, and creates an environment in which all staff members and constituents feel respected and have opportunities to thrive. 

Prospect Manager

• Work with Business Intelligence and/or Prospect Research to pull top donors and prospects to Carbone.
• Create Principal Gift and Major gift spreadsheet to track donors/prospects, capacity, timeline of ask, and other important engagement criteria.
• Meet regularly with the lead for the Carbone development team to review prospects and fundraising progress.
• Meet periodically with the Carbone development team to track progress of donor/prospect engagement.
• Work directly with the Wisconsin Medicine and WFAA Principal Gift teams regarding the engagement of principal gift prospects.
• Examine weekly gift report and partner with Senior Development Specialist to triage prospects to appropriate Carbone development officer.
• Track fundraising progress and metrics for Carbone team through various reports.
• Meet periodically with the lead for the Carbone development team to review prospects and fundraising progress.
• Track progress for the Carbone Campaign for the Future.

Donor Outreach

• Lead for creating Carbone gift proposals
• Lead for gathering information used in gift proposals
• Track gift proposals in donor/prospect spreadsheet
• Enter gift proposals into Salesforce

Philanthropic Marketing

• Attends all philanthropic marketing meetings as the lead for Carbone
• Work directly with MarCom colleagues to establish a philanthropic marketing plan
• Obtain content and draft text for marketing collateral (ex. research updates, donor stories, impact reports, director communication)
• Review and edit marketing collateral pieces
• Work with MarCom colleagues to ensure timelines are met

Philanthropic Events

• Attends all philanthropic events meetings as the lead for Carbone.
• Work directly with the lead for Carbone development, Wisconsin Medicine Development Program Director, Wisconsin Medicine Outreach and Events team, and other event leaders to create an event strategy for Carbone.
• Work directly with the Wisconsin Medicine Community Outreach Specialist to provide materials needed for community partner events benefitting Carbone.
• Work directly with Wisconsin Medicine Development Program Director as needed to execute large initiative strategy.
• Obtain content and draft text for event materials to implement event strategy.
• Work with lead for Carbone development team on engagement plan and strategy at the event(s) (ex. seating chart, pre-event email, post-event email, donor follow up, etc.).
• Manage leadership and development staff invites to events.

Stewardship

• Work directly with Wisconsin Medicine Stewardship Team to create an annual stewardship plan for Carbone with specific focus on the following:
  • Principal gift donors
  • Venture philanthropy program
  • Innovation Fund
  • Carbone Champions Program
• Obtain content and draft text needed for all stewardship efforts (ex. research updates, donor stories, impact reports, and director communications).
• Work directly with MarCom team member(s) to ensure implementation of stewardship materials.