As we approach our busiest season of giving, we are asking our UW-Madison partners to test the online giving links and buttons on their websites. We have seen a few cases of older online giving links with variables that are no longer supported being used – preventing the online giving form from pre-filling a fund designation.

To test your links, simply click the giving buttons/link(s) on your website and verify that the fund you expected to be pre-filled on the form is present. If the fund is pre-filled as it should be, and no errors occur, no further action is needed. If not, please email help@uwadvancement.org and include “Digital Giving” in the subject line. We will do our best to supply a functioning replacement link within 3 business days of receiving your message.

WAA would love your help spreading the word about award nominations so that we can amass a pool of high-quality nominees who inspire Badger pride and highlight UW–Madison’s tradition of excellence.

The Interest Areas Glossary has been updated. If you downloaded a reference copy, please replace it with the new version which includes the following changes:

• New subcategories added to Adult education, Arts Culture & Humanities, Early Childhood, and Healthcare
• 2 general categories in DEI for Gender/Sexuality & Race/Culture for use in lieu of all the subcategories in those groupings
• A No Interest Attribute Needed Category for use with discretionary funds, general events or communications

New indicators are now on the Donor Acknowledgement Report.

Enhancements have been made to the New Fund Request form and the Event section of the Workfront project request form. Both forms now require interest attributes to be recommended along with your request. An Interest Area Glossary has been added to the Hub to assist with the selection of this information.