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Advancement & Alumni Automation

Stewardship that never lapses: gift acknowledgement, donor journeys, event follow-up and alumni re-engagement.

The problem

Advancement runs on remembering — thank-yous, pledge reminders, event follow-up, the note before a campaign. When the calendar gets busy, the remembering is what slips.

How it works

We automate acknowledgement and stewardship sequences by gift level and relationship, keep donor records accurate, and give gift officers a queue rather than a spreadsheet.

  • Same-day acknowledgement for every gift
  • Stewardship journeys by level and interest
  • Pledge and recurring-gift reminders
  • Event registration, reminders and follow-up
Advancement & Alumni Automation — how it works

What's included

In the build

  • Gift acknowledgement letters and receipts
  • Donor and alumni record hygiene
  • Campaign and appeal sequencing
  • Reactivation of lapsed donors
  • Advancement reporting for board packets

Systems we work inside

  • Donor CRM
  • Payment processing
  • Event platforms

Academic-calendar timing

Education automation is seasonal. We build and launch against your year, not a generic quarter.

Nov–Dec

Year-end giving.

Spring

Annual fund push and events.

Jun

Fiscal year close and reporting.

In practice

Every gift is acknowledged the same day, and lapsed donors receive a genuine re-engagement sequence instead of a once-a-year appeal. (Illustrative composite.)

  • No acknowledgement backlog
  • Gift officers work a queue, not a list
Advancement & Alumni Automation — in practice

FERPA & data handling

Student and family records stay in your systems and remain your property. Access is scoped to what the automation needs, every action is logged, and retention follows the policy you set.

Trust & security details →

Admissions language

  • Stewardship — Caring for a donor relationship after the gift.
  • Annual fund — The yearly giving programme.

Typical integrations

Blackbaud Raiser's EdgeBloomerangDonorPerfectStripeMailchimp

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