Giving, fundraising, and investment returns for the UW System campuses are faring okay, as the economy keeps trying to climb out of the recession. Kimera Way, executive director of the UW-Eau Claire Foundation, recalls the tumble her organization took a couple of years ago, when its endowment value fell 19-percent, resulting in a $10-million drop.
As for the UW Foundation in Madison, the outlook is mixed. CEO Mike Knetter says to date ? through the end of October ? his organization has raised about $125-million, which is a flat match for last year?s efforts at this time.