L&S Form: UW Foundation Access Request

Instructions related to the request form for UW Foundation access for L&S departments/programs. This page was last updated in July 2025.

Link to form: UW Foundation Access Request

This request form is typically used by supervisors to request Foundation access for their employees. Questions can be directed to the Campus Unit Administrator (CUA) for L&S, Jana Valeo.

Types of access:

  • Gift and Fund Management (GFM): Most common access; this is required for Disbursements and other financial actions. It also contains some donor info needed for stewardship
  • Wisconsin Advancement Resource Database (4WARD): Less commonly needed, contains more detailed donor information needed for donor relations

Another option is to request the data via the forms on the Advancement Hub: https://www.uwadvancement.org/resource/request-lists-reports/

Related info on the WFAA website: Best Tools and Practices for Gift and Fund Management

Request form fields

Responses are sent by Jana Valeo. The name and email of the person completing the form are automatically recorded.

Request form fields
Field Description
Employee Name Name of employee who needs access added / removed / modified
Employee Work unit Name of L&S Department / Program
Employee Title Employee's HR job title
Employee Email Employee's email. Use an '@wisc.edu' email address. Other domains (e.g., @unit.wisc.edu) will not work for their Foundation access. 
Requesting

Select from the following options:

  • Access for new user
  • Change for Current User
  • Remove Access

Add or modify access

Add / Modify Access
Field Description
Effective Date Effective date of their access, if adding a new user, or the effective date of the change.
Supervisor Name Name of supervisor
Have they previously had access to the UW Foundation website? Yes / no question
Foundation funds
Describe the funds the employee needs to access.
  • Does the employee need access to all department funds, or sub-department funds? If there are centers within a department, please list those.
  • If they only need access to a subset of funds, like only student related funds, please note that as well.
Will they process financial transactions using Foundation funds?

Yes / no question

Examples: deposits, disbursements, or reconciliations, etc.?

Access to donor information

Do they need access to donor information to process thank you notes and other stewardship related activities? If so, please describe the information needed.

Donor stewardship

Is donor stewardship their primary job? If so, please describe access needs.

Removing access

Remove Access
Field Description
Removing access - effective date List the effective date to remove their access.

End of Form

End of Form
Field Description
Additional information

Optional. List additional information or context if needed.

Form feedback

Optional. Please let us know if you have any feedback about this forms or related L&S KBs.



Keywords:
UWF Access, 4ward, form, foundation access, WFAA, GFM
Doc ID:
137191
Owned by:
Amanda M. in L&S KB
Created:
2024-05-07
Updated:
2025-07-22
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