Graduway

Graduway, now part of the Gravyty software family, is a dominant force in higher education alumni management. It solves a specific problem for universities: keeping graduates engaged with the school after they collect their diplomas, which is the necessary first step before asking them for donations. The platform relies heavily on offering immediate value to the alumni rather than just asking for money. It features a robust mentoring module that automatically matches recent graduates looking for career advice with established alumni in their specific field. It also provides an exclusive job board where alumni can hire from within their own university network. By providing tangible career benefits, it incentivizes graduates to keep their contact information updated. On the administrative side, it offers powerful data enrichment. When an alumnus signs up using their LinkedIn profile, Graduway automatically pulls their current job title and industry back into the university's central CRM. This allows the advancement office to run highly targeted fundraising campaigns, ensuring they are asking the right people for the right amount of money based on their current career trajectory.