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How it Works
1. Upload list of Prospects
Upload the list of prospects you'd like to track news for. You can add them in a bulk by uploading a csv or add individually.
2. AI powered algorithms scan news sources
Our AI searches for news mentions of these prospects in more than 400,000+ sources.
3. Get notified with news articles
You get news results featuring your prospects in your feed and also a mail based on the frequency set by you.
Seize an opportunity to strengthen your relationship with prospects & alumni who matter
Find hidden prospects
Prospects featured in news are 5x more likely to respond to requests for donations and sponsorships
Get your timing right
Reaching out with a topical message to congratulate a prospect strengthens the bond
Share in your community
Current students, faculty, as well as other alumni are proud to see an alum being felicitated
Save time and effort
Process for identifying relevant alumni for campus events, mentorship programs, job placement becomes faster, cheaper and better
AlmaConnect News Features
Personalized news feed
Browse through the news articles on a constantly updating personalized news feed
Import constituents
Add prospects either individually or in bulk by importing them from a CSV file
Tags
Add tags to your prospects to keep track on them
Email Notifications
Set your personalized email notification frequency and other alert settings.
Share news
Current students, faculty, as well as other alumni are proud to see an alum being felicitated
Integrations
Connect with your CRM to directly update prospect records.
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How AlmaConnect News delivers
 |  | |
|---|---|---|
| More Results | ||
| News Sources | 400,000+ | ~15,000 |
| Prospects Tracked daily | 100% | <2% |
| Search Keywords | All Combinations | Name + College |
| Probability | High | Low |
| Auto Handling | ||
| Getting results | Auto | 2-3 Hrs |
| Notifying Departments | Tracks and Alerts | Manual |
| Customization | Yes | No |
| More Results | ||
| News Sources | 400,000+ | ~15,000 |
| Prospects Tracked daily | 100% | <2% |
| Search Keywords | All Combinations | Name + College |
| Probability | High | Low |
| Auto Handling | ||
| Getting results | Auto | 2-3 Hrs |
| Notifying Departments | Tracks and Alerts | Manual |
| Customization | Yes | No |
"We've been really pleased with the results. It's a really great product that has really changed the way that we've been doing news alerts."
-Katie Bokenkamp, Willamette University
"We absolutely love AlmaConnect News. We get all sorts of information that we've never had before, all in one place. We've also been getting job updates, and those are fantastic and so useful in terms of identifying potential new prospects."
-Becky Kennedy, Director of Advancement Services, Whitman College
"We use AlmaConnect News to streamline all of our news information about our alumni and those that were our donors that we're interested in. It's been very helpful."
-Jennifer Kenzor, Executive Director of Advancement Services, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
"We recently received a news alert from AlmaConnect that one of our alumni, who is a library director in South Jersey, was a finalist for a national library award. We noticed that we hadn't had much interaction with her in a couple of years, but we were able to use that news alert to send her some of the renderings for the new library plans that we have for our lower school campus."
-Derrick Shearer, Director of Advancement Services, The Pingry School
"AlmaConnect has been very useful to me, especially in finding financial events, which I send out to our development officers every month and they really appreciate it. Its also very helpful with the job changes."
-Dorothy Oluonye, Research Analyst, Case Western Reserve University
"AlmaConnect has not only made that easier to do, but also helped new team members familiarize themselves with their assigned constituents seamlessly. After only a few weeks of using the platform, one team member was able to secure an annual gift thanks to the awareness of a constituent in the news."
-Natalie Makous Cuadra, Marlborough School
"There is so much information out there, and AlmaConnect makes navigating through it all to locate what I need easy."
-Jauston Campbell, Augsburg University
"I am very happy with the service and continue to find prospects that I would not have found through other methods."
-Nicole Melmed, Bryant University
"I am using AlmaConnect daily and it is an easy and straightforward process. The articles you’re finding are relevant and helpful with our work."
-Vidya Kagan, Director of Data Management & Research, Menlo School
"AlmaConnect has been a great resource for us to keep up with alumni! We have recently been working on increasing our engagement on LinkedIn. AlmaConnect has provided us with a lot of great alumni news articles for us to share on this platform. We are excited to continue to utilize this service to stay in the know of alumni successes."
-Kathryn O'Leary, Alumni Engagement Officer, Louisburg College
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