For alumni groups

The alumni engagement platform that gets people back.

Comnly gives alumni associations, school old-boy and old-girl networks, university graduate societies, and fraternal organisations a single trusted hub for newsletters, reunion RSVPs, payment links, and member engagement insights. Reach graduates by year group, cohort, or interest without the open-rate guesswork of email.

  • Cohort and year-group targeting
  • Reunion RSVP and check-in
  • Payment links for events and donations
  • Push notifications on iOS and Android
  • Engagement analytics

Real scenarios

Where Comnly earns its place

Running a reunion

Post the reunion, target the relevant year groups, collect RSVPs, send automatic reminders the morning of the event, and check guests in on the door with QR or manual lookup.

Collecting reunion tickets and donations

Attach a Stripe payment link to any post for reunion tickets, annual giving, or capital appeals. Funds land in your own Stripe account, with no platform commission on member payments.

Reaching the right cohort

Target a post to the 2015 cohort, the medics, the rowing alumni, or anyone within five years of graduation. No more sending newsletters to people who do not care.

Features you will use

Built for the way your group actually runs

Push, not buried email

Push notifications cut through where alumni emails get filtered into Promotions. Critical announcements are flagged as must-read in the feed and require an explicit acknowledgement so you know who has actually seen them.

Multi-cohort organisation

Store graduation year, course, hall, or chapter as member metadata. Send to any combination in seconds.

Member milestones and recognition

Celebrate graduations, career milestones, and chapter anniversaries with structured posts that reinforce belonging across the network.

Payment links for events and donations

Collect reunion tickets, annual giving, or one-off contributions with two-tap Stripe payment links. Payments go directly to your own Stripe account.

Self-serve member onboarding

Share a QR code or invite link in your newsletter. Graduates self-onboard in under two minutes, no admin work required.

Engagement insights per cohort

See which year groups are most active, which posts drove turnout, and which cohorts are quietly drifting before they fully disengage.

FAQ

Common questions

How is this different from sending newsletters via Mailchimp?

Mailchimp can broadcast emails, but it cannot collect RSVPs, track who acknowledged a critical update, send push notifications, take payments, or check guests in at a reunion. Comnly handles the entire engagement lifecycle in one place.

Can we keep using our existing alumni email list?

Yes. Paste your alumni email list into the dashboard and Comnly sends each person a branded invite email with a one-click join link. Alumni complete their own sign-up so contact preferences and consent stay accurate, and you can chase the ones who have not accepted yet.

Can we run multiple chapters or year groups inside one account?

You can target posts by category, interest, or year group within a single Comnly organisation, which is ideal for most alumni associations. Multi-organisation chain billing for separate chapters is on the roadmap.

Can we collect donations through Comnly?

Yes. Attach a Stripe payment link to any post for one-off donations, reunion tickets, or capital appeals. Payments go directly to your own Stripe account.

Is alumni data GDPR-safe in Comnly?

Yes. Comnly is operated by Monosphere Ltd, a UK company, with data stored under our published Data Processing Agreement. Member privacy controls and audit-friendly logs are built in.

Why don't alumni engage with our group anymore?

Alumni disengagement is almost always one of three things: communications going to old email addresses they no longer check, posts that feel generic and impersonal, or nothing to actually show up for. Successful alumni groups run a consistent calendar of events (reunion drinks, mentoring nights, careers panels), use push notifications instead of email so they actually land, and target by year group or interest so the message feels relevant. Comnly handles the delivery and targeting layer; the events themselves are still your committee's job.

Ready to bring your alumni network back together?

Start your alumni group on Comnly today. £29.99/month for your first three months. Cancel anytime.

£29.99/month for your first three months, then £39.99/month or £399/year. Cancel anytime.