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Alumni Involvement Index


Description

A 24-point alumni engagement scoring system that tracks four categories of alumni engagement: Consumer activities, Financial Support, Participation in events/surveys, and Volunteer activities to rank alumni engagement levels.

Market positioning

Institutional case study and reference implementation for alumni engagement metrics

Target audience

Ball State University alumni and potentially other higher education institutions seeking to implement similar engagement tracking systems

Use cases

Alumni engagement measurement and prioritization through comprehensive 24-point scoring system across four key engagement categories

Company information

Company size

Large public university (approximately 22,000 students)

Revenue

$500M+ annual budget (estimated for public university of this size)

Scale

Institutional implementation with potential for multi-institutional adoption

Number of users

Ball State University alumni base (estimated 100,000+ alumni)

Features

24-point engagement scoring system, Alumni ranking and prioritization system, Consumer activity tracking (season tickets, merchandise), Financial support measurement, Four engagement categories tracking, Participation tracking (reunions, surveys), Volunteer activity monitoring

Pricing

Pricing modelInternal institutional system
Starting priceN/A - Internal institutional system
Billing periodN/A - Internal system

Rating

Pros and cons

Based on: (AI summary)

Pros

  • Proven success at Ball State University
  • Comprehensive four-category tracking system
  • Quantifiable 24-point scoring methodology
  • Practical implementation in real institutional setting
  • Covers diverse engagement activities beyond just giving

Cons

  • Institution-specific solution may not be easily transferable
  • Limited scalability information available
  • No information on validation or benchmarking against other institutions
  • Potential complexity in implementation for other organizations

Feature Comparison

Top features across 16 competitors (most common first)

Feature BrightCrowd…CASE Alumni…CASE Insigh…360Alumni P…Alumni Mana…Alumni Enga…Cuseum Digi…EnterpriseA…Vaave Alumn…Alumni Invo…Alumni Enga…CallHub Alu…King's Coll…USF Student…Mindshare M…Voluntary A…
experiential
Peer comparison capabilities
Affinity group targeting
consultation services from alumni professionals
contact data collection and database updates
data import capabilities to existing databases
dedicated FAQ pages for users
digital memory books for alumni
global accessibility from anywhere
one-day book launch capability
personalized alumni pages
simple user interface with 10-minute page creation
Alumni engagement categorization and grouping
Alumni Engagement Cohort facilitated discussions
Alumni segmentation by multiple degrees
Annual global survey with 350+ participating institutions across 17 countries
Benchmarking capabilities
Benchmarking reports with interactive charts and datasets
CASE Insights Data Portal access
Cross-departmental collaboration tools