EPISODE · Dec 15, 2022 · 56 MIN
137: Dan Peterson, University of Washington
from RAISE Podcast
Dan Peterson joined the University of Washington in 2016 and recently retired from his position as vice president for development for university advancement and president of the UW Foundation. Dan has served in a number senior leadership roles for four leading public research universities, including as Vice Chancellor/CAO at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Dan's career focused on fostering a best-in-class fully integrated advancement organization, in close partnership with college and unit leaders, with a mission of enhancing the impact of edication throughout the world. His 40-year career in the field includes 21 years at Washington State University, where he served as Campaign Director, the Director of Gift Planning, Associate Athletic Director, Regional Giving Director, and the Director of Athletic Development. Dan’s tenure also includes UW Medicine Advancement and Oregon State University Foundation.Dan was raised in Federal Way, WA, is a 1982 graduate of WSU and earned his law degree from Seattle University in 1985. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association.
What this episode covers
Dan Peterson began his fundraising career on solid ground at Washington State University, thanks to the guidance of mentors like Stan Schmid, Connie Kravas, and Jim Livengood. He closed his career at the University of Washington after leading a $6BB campaign that raised $679MM each year from 150k annual donors – a scale of that few people have had the opportunity to experience in their advancement careers. On this episode of the RAISE Podcast, we explore the twists, turns, trials, and triumphs of a 40-year career of fundraising at four of the country’s leading U.S. public research universities. Dan shares his wisdom on big topics like what advancement can learn from wealth management, how a legal education can serve a career in advancement, and how high-performance fundraising is a team sport. Also covered in this important conversation: - The four predictors of fundraising success; - Advice from the CEO of Bryer’s Ice Cream; - Dan’s crystal ball predictions about the future of fundraising.
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