PBS Wisconsin seeks a dynamic, experienced fundraising professional who is inspired by the opportunity to work in public media. This is a position in a highly-effective, well-respected organization with a healthy culture of philanthropy, and a development program that has garnered national recognition for its creativity and impact. 

Our next Director of Individual and Legacy Giving will join us in building on this tradition, expanding PBS Wisconsin’s individual giving program by strengthening relationships with leadership donors, directly cultivating and soliciting major and planned gifts, and ensuring donor retention. This is an exciting opportunity for a professional with success in individual or corporate fundraising who enjoys developing and maintaining close relationships with supporters, thrives in a vibrant workplace, and is energized by the prospect of joining a team of colleagues who have a proven commitment to fundraising and a shared passion for the work of PBS Wisconsin.

The Director of Individual & Legacy Giving directly solicits and closes major gifts with a portfolio of prospective and leadership donors throughout Wisconsin to meet PBS Wisconsin’s short and long-term programming and capital project fundraising goals. This position also promotes and solicits legacy gifts through the promotion of bequests and other charitable giving vehicles with an overall goal of encouraging and increasing donors’ lifetime giving. This position is in the Development department and reports to the Managing Director of Individual Giving.

This position is Ongoing/Renewable.

This is a full-time, 40-hour-a-week position.

Hours generally scheduled Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM. Some nights and weekends are required.

This position works at Vilas Communication Hall on the UW-Madison campus with the option of working partially remote during the onboarding period and primarily remote after onboarding with occasional on-site presence at Vilas for meetings, team collaboration, and events as needed. The Director of Individual and Legacy Giving will also travel within Dane County regularly and throughout Wisconsin as necessary to meet with donors and attend station or community events. 

To apply and for the full position description and application instructions, please visit: https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/director-of-individual-legacy-giving-madison-wisconsin-united-states-1da3bfd6-c799-427b-84c2-e3666a2aa7cf