Self-serve doesn’t mean you do everything. You do the few things only you can do, the platform does what software should always do, and we help where it genuinely needs human judgement.
✓ Configure your brand (logo, colours, subdomain)
✓ Import your alumni data (CSV, no DBA)
✓ Set up Stripe (standard Connect flow)
✓ Create your first event, news post or fundraiser
✓ Send your first invitation campaign
✓ Train other admins (the help guide does the heavy lifting)
✓ Pulls Instagram & Facebook into a live social feed
✓ Sends snapshot emails on your cadence
✓ Generates tax-compliant receipts (AU & NZ)
✓ Processes Stripe payments & refunds
✓ Manages event capacity & waitlists
✓ Detects duplicates & tracks engagement scores
✓ One onboarding session included with every plan
✓ Help guide at alumnly.com/help
✓ Support when you genuinely need a human
Logo, colours, subdomain, login screen. ~20 minutes, mostly typing.
Upload a CSV, map columns, auto-dedupe. Under an hour even for 4,000.
Standard Stripe Connect flow. ~5 minutes if you already have an account.
One event, one news post, one fundraiser (Growth). Use the templates.
Alumnly template or your own. Subject, opener, signature, send.
Weekly to quarterly. One dropdown. Most schools start monthly.
Add custom fields, tweak templates, open modules. Nothing is locked.
Add them, point them at the help guide. Running in an afternoon.
“Setting up our alumni site was an absolute breeze thanks to Alumnly’s intuitive design and user-friendly interface. In less than an hour, we had everything up and running smoothly. We couldn’t be happier with the service and support we’ve received from the Alumnly team.”
David Formosa
Director of Development · St Mary’s College
First-year cost (software + implementation)
The year-one cost difference — more in later years as consulting renewals compound.
First-year cost (software, billed annually)
When a consultant configures your platform, every future change is another call to the consultant. When you configure your own, every future change is a button click. The autonomy is the multiplier — on every working day after.
Updates her details. Joins her year-cohort group. First newsletter lands in her inbox.
Attends her first reunion. Reconnects with twelve classmates she'd lost touch with.
Mentors a Year 12 student. Shares career advice from her own field. Gives back to the next generation.
Contributes to the school's bursary fund. Three of her classmates do the same.
Sign up. Configure your brand. Invite your alumni. Run your programme. No discovery phase, no requirements document, no consultant.