About AlumniConnect
Modernizing the relationship between universities and their graduates.
Our Mission
AlumniConnect was founded on a simple observation: every university — regardless of endowment size — should be able to afford a world-class alumni engagement platform, and every alumnus should have a meaningful reason to maintain an active connection with their alma mater.
The alumni engagement market has been dominated by legacy vendors charging $15,000 to $80,000 per year for platforms that still require significant manual effort. Community colleges, small liberal arts schools, HBCUs, and regional universities — the institutions that often have the most to gain from stronger alumni connections — are priced out of the market.
We built AlumniConnect to change that equation. By combining cloud-native multi-tenant architecture, AI-powered automation, and a compliance-first design philosophy, we deliver enterprise-grade alumni engagement at a fraction of the legacy cost.
Our Design Principles
Automation First
95% of communications should run without human intervention. The operator manages by exception — the platform does the rest.
Compliance from Day One
SOC 2, GLBA, FERPA, GDPR — baked into the architecture, not retrofitted after the first security incident.
Accessibility for All
Every university should afford the platform. Every alumnus should have a free tier that delivers genuine value.
Privacy by Default
Every field defaults to the most private setting. Alumni choose what to share — never discover they overshared.
Multi-Institution Identity
One account, multiple school affiliations. An architectural moat no competitor handles cleanly.
The 20-Minute Promise
Every design decision optimizes for one thing: making the operator’s daily workflow fit in 20 minutes.
Technology Foundation
Cloud-native architecture with multi-tenant isolation at the data layer. Every record carries a tenant identifier, and all queries are scoped to the authenticated tenant.
AI-powered features including natural language search, automated event suggestions, and intelligent engagement scoring — all built on cost-optimized LLM integration.
Modern stack: React/Next.js frontend, Node.js/TypeScript API, PostgreSQL database, React Native mobile apps, with Stripe payment integration and enterprise SSO support.
Security controls include AES-256 encryption at rest and in transit, role-based access control at the API layer, MFA for operators and administrators, immutable audit trails, and session management with configurable timeouts.
Deployment targets include cost-optimized cloud providers delivering 60-70% savings versus AWS/Azure/GCP while meeting all compliance requirements.
99.5% uptime SLA with cross-zone redundancy, automated backups (RPO < 1 hour, RTO < 4 hours), and disaster recovery runbooks.
Product Roadmap
Built to grow with your institution — from first demo to enterprise scale.
V1 — Core Platform Q2 2026
Profiles, directory, messaging, engagement rewards, operator dashboard, compliance controls. The demoable product.
Scope 2 — Community Q3 2026
Events, news feed, groups, surveys, projects, SAML SSO, recurring payments.
Scope 3 — Career Q4 2026
Job board, mentoring, SOC 2 certification, CRM sync, wealth screening.
Scope 4 — Intelligence 2027 H1
AI engagement scoring, smart segmentation, relationship mapping, native mobile.
Scope 5 — Platform 2027 H2
API marketplace, cross-university networking, white-label engine, corporate portal.
Join Us on This Journey
We are seeking pilot university partners for our Q2 2026 launch. Be among the first to transform your alumni engagement.