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Alumni and cohort networks

Alumni and cohort networks built on asking and offering, with a named introduction by email each week.

Members say what they need and what they can help with, and ConnectedIn Communities matches them. Universities, accelerators and associations see the introductions made, help given and jobs found, rather than login counts.

No account. No card. No sales call.

The problem

A programme builds an alumni platform, everyone joins, and within weeks it is dead. Directories go stale because nobody updates a profile, and forums are empty because there is no reason to post.

The community reverts to a WhatsApp group nobody can search, and the organisation keeps paying for a platform whose engagement it is embarrassed to report.

Who it is for

  • Universities and alumni offices

    Community and alumni relations directors at universities with large alumni communities.

  • Accelerators, bootcamps and fellowships

    Programmes with cohorts and alumni networks to keep connected.

  • Associations and course cohorts

    Professional associations and large course cohorts, with anywhere from 200 to 50,000 members.

Is your alumni network working, or is it just a directory?

Answer questions about your member list, asking and offering, whether members stay active and the outcomes you can report. See your network health score, the weakest area and what to fix first. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.

Your community today

Answer for how things are today. Runs in your browser. Nothing is sent.

Seeing the network

Is your full member list in one place you could export today?

Do you know how many members have never connected with another member?

Can you see which cohorts, years or locations never connect with each other?

Are member profiles current enough to say what each person does now?

Asking and offering

Can members say what they need help with, somewhere other members will see it?

Can members say what they can help others with?

Do members receive a specific, named introduction suggestion rather than a feed to browse?

Can a member find the right person without posting in a group chat?

Staying active

Were members still active eight weeks after the platform launched?

Do members have a reason to return other than a newsletter or a feed?

Are profiles refreshed without relying on members to remember?

Outcomes you can report

Can you count the introductions made between members in the last year?

Do you hear when a member finds a job or gets help through the network?

Could you report outcomes rather than login counts in a budget conversation?

Answer the questions to see your score. It updates as you go.

Method: yes scores a question in full, partly scores half and no scores nothing. Each is weighted from one to three by how much it affects whether members connect and whether you can show it, and the score is the weighted share, as a percentage. Unanswered questions are left out.

A network built on asking and offering

Members say what they need and what they can help with, and the network introduces them to each other.

  • Needs and offers

    Members state what they need and what they can help with, rather than being asked to post.

  • Named introductions each week

    The system matches members and introduces them by email each week, with a specific named suggestion rather than a feed.

  • Profiles that stay current

    Profiles are enriched automatically and confirmed by the member with one tap.

  • Outcomes a director can report

    Introductions made, help given and jobs found, rather than login counts.

  • The network drawn as a graph

    See how many members are isolated, which clusters never connect, and the highest-value introductions not yet happening.

  • Job board and mentorship

    Optional job board and mentorship modules.

Pricing

The Network Health Report is free. Networks are priced per member per year, with the rate declining at scale.

  • Network Health Report

    Freefor any existing community

    The structure of your current network.

    • Isolated members counted
    • Clusters that never connect
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  • Network

    Recommended

    $2per member, per year

    Up to 5,000 members, with a minimum of 4,000 dollars a year.

    • Weekly introductions by email
    • Automatic profile enrichment
    • Outcome reporting
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  • Larger networks

    Lower rateabove 5,000 members

    The per-member rate declines at scale.

    • Everything in Network
    Talk to us
  • Modules

    Optionaladd-on modules

    Extend the network.

    • Job board
    • Mentorship
    Get in touch

Minimum 4,000 dollars a year. Prices in USD.

How it works

ConnectedIn Communities, from the first step to the result.

  1. 01

    Import your member list

    For a free Network Health Report.

  2. 02

    See the network's structure

    Isolated members, clusters that never connect, and missing introductions.

  3. 03

    Members ask and offer

    They state what they need and what they can help with.

  4. 04

    Introductions arrive weekly

    By email, with a specific named suggestion.

Questions people actually ask

How is this different from a typical alumni platform?

It is built on asking and offering rather than posting. Members state what they need and what they can help with, and the system matches them and introduces them by email each week.

How do profiles stay up to date?

Profiles are enriched automatically and confirmed by the member with one tap.

What does the organisation see?

Real outcomes: introductions made, help given and jobs found, rather than login counts.

What is the Network Health Report?

A free report for any existing alumni community. Import a member list and see how many members are isolated, which clusters never connect, and the highest-value introductions currently not happening.

What does it cost?

2 dollars per member per year up to 5,000 members, declining at scale, with a minimum of 4,000 dollars a year.

Are there extra modules?

Yes. Job board and mentorship modules are optional.

Why should I trust the network health check?

The score is worked out from your own answers in your browser, and no member data is uploaded. It shows what you can and cannot see about your network; the free Network Health Report maps the real structure from an imported member list.

Is your alumni network working, or is it just a directory?

Answer questions about your member list, asking and offering, whether members stay active and the outcomes you can report. See your network health score, the weakest area and what to fix first. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.

Open the free tool

It runs in your browser. ConnectedIn Communities never sees your inputs.