Kara Muchow

Kara Muchow, CFRE, has a diverse work experience in the field of fundraising. Kara currently serves as the Senior Director of Development, Major Gifts and Operations at Children's Wisconsin, where they manage a team of major gift officers and leads portfolio optimization for all gift officers. Prior to this, Kara was a Development Director at Children's Wisconsin, where they focused on identifying, evaluating, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major gift prospects.

Before joining Children's Wisconsin, Kara worked at Lawrence University as the Associate Director of Parent & Conservatory Giving. In this role, they built and expanded parent outreach efforts, managed a comprehensive philanthropic parent program, and oversaw fundraising initiatives for the Conservatory and Academy of Music.

Kara also has experience at ThedaCare, where they held various positions including Regional Development Director - Leadership & Impact Gifts and Director of Annual & Leadership Giving. In these roles, they contributed to fund development strategy, donor relations, and foundation operations. Kara also planned and implemented relationship-building strategies to inspire philanthropic support for ThedaCare.

Earlier in their career, Kara served as the Corporate Events Director at the American Heart Association and as a Community Relations Coordinator at March of Dimes. In these positions, they were responsible for managing corporate events, volunteer management, advocacy, and donor engagement.

Overall, Kara Muchow's work experience demonstrates their expertise in major gift fundraising, building strategic partnerships, and managing development initiatives for healthcare organizations and educational institutions.

Kara Muchow, CFRE obtained their Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Family Social Science with a minor in Youth Studies from the University of Minnesota in the period between 1996 and 2000. Additionally, they have also been certified as a Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) by CFRE International, although the exact date of certification is unknown.