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Michelle Scherer

  • Dean, College of Engineering
  • Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Marney Kloote

Marney Kloote

  • Executive Director for Charitable Giving

Specialties

  • Oversees Directors for Charitable Giving as the University's major gift frontline fundraising team
  • Maintains a portfolio of alumni and donors to secure major gifts valued at $25,000 or greater
  • Coordinate and approve travel for frontline fundraising team
  • Collaborate with campus partners to understand initiatives and strive for best donor outcomes
  • Meet with prospective donors to gage capacity and interest in supporting university initiatives
  • Offer strategic coaching to the frontline fundraising team to accelerate the donor's journey/experience
  • Manage onboarding of new employees to implement best practices for frontline fundraising team 
  • Director for Charitable Gift Planning

People could reach out to me for:

  • A donor situation where they might have a question on how a planned giving vehicle might help them.

Specialties

  • A front-line fundraiser as a certified Specialist in Planned Giving
  • Possesses maintains, and shares expert knowledge in the field of gift planning with a special emphasis on acquiring and staying current with technical expertise in the tax and legal aspects of charitable giving
  • Manage onboarding of new employees to implement best practices for frontline fundraising team