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Alumni Management · CampusAlly

Your alumni are your greatest asset.
Start acting like it.

One platform built on a living alumni database — then connect it to fundraising, reunions, global chapters, and student mentorship. All linked to your university's student system, all in CampusAlly.

Auto-migrateGraduates → alumni via SIS
Self-updateAlumni keep profiles current
80G + FCRADonation receipts & gateways
NAAC C5Engagement data for Criteria 5
Why it matters

Most universities lose touch with alumni the day they graduate

Alumni management software helps a university build, maintain, and activate its alumni network after graduation — turning former students into donors, mentors, recruiters, and brand ambassadors.

The problem is simple: once a student graduates, the connection breaks. No forwarding address, a dead email — and when fundraising season comes, the Alumni Relations team is left cold-calling people who don't remember the institution kept in touch.

CampusAlly fixes this at the data layer. Graduating students are auto-migrated into the alumni database from your Student Information System, alumni self-update their own profiles, and chapters keep the community alive locally. From that single, current database, the platform powers fundraising, events, mentorship, and more — each with its own dedicated workflow.

What happens without an alumni platform
📋 The alumni database is a static Excel file nobody trusts
📧 Bulk emails bounce because contact details are years old
💰 Fundraising happens over phone calls — slow and unscalable
🏆 NAAC alumni-engagement data is scattered and incomplete
CampusAlly alumni platform
Auto
Graduate-to-alumni migration via SIS
Self-update
Alumni-controlled profiles
80G
Tax receipts auto-generated
NAAC
Alumni data for Criteria 5
Used for
Alumni Database Fundraising Reunions City Chapters Mentorship Job Board Newsletters
Feature deep-dive

Everything your alumni relations team needs

It starts with the database — then the platform connects to a full alumni suite, each with its own dedicated workflow.

1

The living alumni database & directory

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Living Database · Self-Update · SIS

The living alumni database

Move beyond the static Excel sheet. CampusAlly keeps a self-updating, searchable alumni database that stays accurate without anyone chasing updates.

  • Auto-migration: Graduating students move automatically from the Student Information System (SIS) into the alumni database each year
  • Alumni self-update: Alumni keep their own designation, company, and city current through a self-service portal — they control what's shown
  • Bounce detection: The system flags bounced emails and prompts alumni to refresh their contact details
  • Advanced search: Filter by batch year, city, industry, or any custom field — instantly
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Opt-in Directory · Map · DPDP Consent

Alumni directory & map

Help alumni find and reconnect with each other — with privacy built in. Every alumnus decides what's visible to the network.

  • Opt-in visibility: Alumni choose what appears in the directory; nothing is shown without their consent (DPDP-aligned)
  • "Near me" finder: Discover alumni in the same city for networking — only those who opted in
  • Interactive map: Visualise your global alumni footprint by region and batch
  • Segmentation: Build saved segments (e.g. "2010–2015, Bengaluru, IT") for targeted outreach
2

Activate the network: giving, events & chapters

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Donations · 80G · FCRA

Donations with 80G receipts

Accept alumni giving with the compliance built in — domestic and international — and auto-issue tax receipts.

  • Domestic & international: UPI, card, and net banking for India; FCRA-compliant gateways for foreign-currency gifts
  • Automatic 80G receipts: Generated and emailed right after each successful transaction — no manual processing
  • Tied to the database: Every gift is linked to the donor's alumni profile and batch
→ Full campaign workflow, donor tiers & analytics live in Fundraising & Donations · endowments in Endowment & Scholarships
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Reunions · Chapters

Events & chapters

Keep the community alive between reunions — centrally and locally — using the same alumni database.

  • Reunions & homecomings: Ticketing and RSVP for batch reunions and silver jubilees, with guest counts
  • City & international chapters: Assign Chapter Heads with limited admin rights to run local meetups and forums
  • Central oversight: The university team sees all chapter and event activity from one dashboard
→ Reunion workflow in Reunion & Event Management · chapters in Global Chapters & International Alumni
3

Careers: job board & student mentorship

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Job Postings · Referrals · Internships

Alumni job board

Turn the network's hiring power into a structured board, exclusive to the community.

  • Job postings: Alumni post roles from their companies for the alumni and student network only
  • Referral requests: A "Request Referral" button on every listing connects a student directly to the posting alumnus
  • Internships: Alumni-led organisations post summer openings for current students
→ Placement tracking & outcomes in the Placement module and Placement & Career Support
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Matching · Video Sessions · Goals

Student mentorship

Formalise the informal conversations between alumni and students — with transparent matching and progress tracking.

  • Criteria-based matching: Students matched to alumni mentors by stated career interest, industry, and location — transparent, not a black-box algorithm
  • 1:1 sessions: Book video calls or mock interviews on the platform — no external calendar link
  • Goals & progress: Set mentorship goals and track them over the semester
→ Full mentorship workflow in Mentorship & Career Guidance
The alumni suite

Where each alumni programme gets deep

The alumni module is the platform and the database. Each programme below has its own dedicated workflow — built on the same living alumni data.

Use cases

Who uses CampusAlly for alumni management?

From engineering colleges reconnecting their first batch to universities running global alumni programmes — here's how teams use it.

Alumni Relations Officer

Stop chasing alumni for updated contacts

Self-update profiles and bounce detection keep the database current without you emailing anyone. See where your alumni are working — kept up to date by them.

Development / Fundraising Office

Give donors a database worth campaigning to

Start from a current, segmented alumni database; 80G receipts are issued automatically. The full campaign workflow lives in the Fundraising solution.

Career Services / Placement Cell

Turn the alumni network into a hiring pipeline

Alumni post jobs for the network and students request referrals directly — a structured board instead of a WhatsApp group, with tracking in Placement.

IQAC / NAAC Coordinator

Get alumni-engagement data for Criteria 5

Mentorship sessions, guest lectures, feedback responses, and giving participation — all tracked and exportable for NAAC Criteria 5, compiled in the accreditation module.

International Chapters

Give overseas alumni a reason to stay connected

Chapter heads in the US, UAE, and Singapore run local events and accept foreign-currency gifts — without the central team managing every detail.

Reunion Planning

Run a big reunion without a spreadsheet

Start from the alumni database, then use the Reunion solution for ticketing, RSVP, and the memory wall that keeps the event alive afterward.

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Alumni data feeds NAAC Criteria 5

Mentorship sessions, fundraising participation, guest lectures, and alumni feedback tracked in CampusAlly are exportable for NAAC Criteria 5 — and the SSR/AQAR itself is compiled in the accreditation module.

What changes

What changes when alumni runs on CampusAlly

How the day-to-day work of an alumni relations team shifts.

Auto-migrate
Graduates become alumni each year
SIS integration handles it — no manual CSV exports
Self-update
Alumni keep their own details current
Plus bounce detection — no chasing for new contacts
Opt-in
Privacy built into the directory
Alumni control their visibility under DPDP-aligned consent
Instant 80G
Receipts after every donation
Auto-emailed — no manual receipt processing
One database
Powers every alumni programme
Fundraising, reunions, mentorship, chapters — one source of truth
NAAC-ready
Engagement data for Criteria 5
Exportable to the accreditation module, no separate compilation
Frequently asked questions

Alumni management — questions answered

Questions from Alumni Relations Officers, Development teams, and IQAC Coordinators who evaluated CampusAlly.

Alumni management software helps a university build, maintain, and activate its alumni network after graduation. It centres on a searchable alumni database, and connects to fundraising, reunions and events, alumni chapters, a job board, and a mentorship programme. CampusAlly's platform auto-migrates graduating students from the institution's Student Information System (SIS) into the alumni database each year, so the network stays current without manual data entry.
CampusAlly keeps a living alumni database three ways: alumni self-update their own profile (current designation, company, city) through a self-service portal; the system flags bounced emails and prompts alumni to refresh their contact details; and graduating students are auto-migrated from the institution's SIS into the database every year. Alumni control what is visible to others under DPDP-aligned consent settings.
Yes. CampusAlly works with FCRA-compliant payment gateways for international donations in foreign currencies, and supports UPI, card, and net banking for domestic giving. 80G tax-exemption receipts are generated and emailed automatically after each successful transaction. The full fundraising-campaign workflow — cause pages, donor tiers, and analytics — lives in the Fundraising & Donations solution.
Yes. Universities assign Chapter Heads for specific cities or countries — a Bay Area, Dubai, Singapore, or Bangalore chapter — with limited admin rights to organise local meetups and run their chapter forum, while the central team keeps oversight from one dashboard. The deeper chapter-community and international-engagement workflows live in the Global Chapters and International Alumni solutions.
CampusAlly matches current students with alumni mentors based on stated career interest, industry, and location — a transparent, criteria-based match rather than a black-box algorithm. Once matched, students book 1:1 video calls or mock interviews on the platform, and mentorship goals are tracked over the semester. The full workflow lives in the Mentorship & Career Guidance solution.
Yes. Alumni-engagement data tracked in CampusAlly — mentorship sessions, fundraising participation, guest-lecture contributions, and feedback responses — is exportable for NAAC Criteria 5 (Student Support and Progression) in the SSR and AQAR. The accreditation module is where that report is compiled.
Alumni post job vacancies from their companies exclusively for the university's alumni and student network. Each listing has a Referral Request button, so a student can ask the posting alumnus for an internal referral. The board also supports internship postings. Placement and career-support tracking is handled in the Placement module and the Placement & Career Support solution.
Yes. CampusAlly integrates with your Student Information System (SIS) to auto-migrate graduating students into the alumni database every year. Each new batch becomes part of the alumni network the moment they complete their degree — with no manual data export or CSV upload.

Build a community that lasts beyond graduation.

Your alumni are your greatest fundraising, hiring, and mentorship asset. CampusAlly helps you use that asset — starting today.

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