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Advancement and Alumni Relations
Advance the mission of the entire institution with an innovative and connected advancement CRM. Engage alumni, streamline fundraising, and optimize operations to drive an institution-wide strategy. Meet the goals of your institution and communities with trusted AI and intelligence.
These Trailblazers are driving excellence in fundraising and alumni relations.
Deepen engagement and exceed fundraising goals with advancement CRM powered by AI.
Foster deeper donor and alumni relationships through personalization, increase fundraising productivity with comprehensive data, and streamline operations with intelligent reporting.
Foster deeper donor and alumni relationships.
Leverage multiple channels to manage and enhance alumni journeys effectively. Create mentorship programs, match participants, and manage schedules and interactions within the portal.
Powered by Data Cloud, Alumni Engagement Insights enable alumni relations teams to easily visualize key metrics by activity, summarize the engagement with actionable next steps and configure the data models to provide alumni teams with the most useful data points.
Foster connections among alumni and across class years and interests to build lifelong relationships. Use standardized templates to create and maintain a consistent look and feel through all interactions within the institution. Build a unified portal for multiple user types like an alumna that is also a returning student or donor.
Drive fundraising productivity.
Leverage in-depth biographical, demographic, and relational data to craft effective fundraising campaigns. Launch campaigns quickly to encourage families, donors, and alumni to get involved and give back. Drive success with customizable dashboards to track your key fundraising metrics.
Easily track the movement and management of donors and volunteers, and monitor ownership transitions between internal teams.
Record gifts and designate funds with support for third-party payments in single and batch entries.
Streamline operations.
Adjust amounts, dates, and pledge and gift schedules. Stay updated with insights and track your incoming pledges.
Bridge advancement transactions with finance for accurate and efficient financial management.
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Chris SpeierVice President and Chief Data Officer, Texas A&M Foundation
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Advancement and Alumni Relations FAQ
Advancement software enables institutions to manage relationships and improve university fundraising at scale. It is critical to drive fundraising, build affinity and engagement among alumni.
Advancement software helps advance the mission of the entire institution and transform student lives. By deepening engagement and gathering constituent information, advancement offices benefit from streamlined fundraising and optimized operations.
The best higher ed marketing software enables institutions to maintain a unified view of every constituent and harness the power of AI, so they can personalize engagement and build lifelong relationships across any channel.
Salesforce can help teams leverage multiple channels to manage and enhance alumni journeys effectively. Create mentorship programs, match participants, and manage schedules and interactions within the portal.
