The Terrilink blog
Analyses, field feedback, and best practices for running an alumni network or diaspora. Written for directors and community managers who want to move forward without fluff.
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Alumni software pricing observatory 2026
Data across 9 platforms: who publishes prices, who stays quote-based, and the ranges observed (€0 to $8,000/year). Sources cited, June 2026.
Read the article →AlumnForce vs Datalumni: the 2026 comparison (+ alternative)
Pricing, reviews, hosting, target: the factual, sourced comparison of the two French alumni platforms — and where Terrilink, the public-priced alternative, fits.
Read the article →How to federate a regional diaspora online: the guide
List, map and animate a community scattered across the world. The 6-step method, the Aveyron Worldwide case (Terrilink's founding project), and the tools to turn a scattered population into a living community.
Read the article →Apprenticeship tax 2026: capture the balance via your alumni network
France's SOLTéA campaign is open until 21 October. The balance is freely allocated by employers — the 5-step method to get designated through your graduates already in companies. Official calendar included.
Read the article →Alumni data sovereignty: dedicated or shared database?
Is your alumni data in a database shared with other schools, or in one that belongs only to you? The multi-tenant architecture models explained, and what they change for isolation, GDPR and reversibility.
Read the article →How much does alumni management software cost in 2026?
From free to €15,000/year — but most vendors say "quote-based". The real market price bands, the hidden costs to flush out, and why public pricing should be your first criterion.
Read the article →Best alumni network software in 2026: the comparison
Terrilink, AlumnForce, Hivebrite, Graduway, Datalumni, Mighty Networks, HelloAsso: verified pricing, hosting, target audience. The factual comparison to choose for your profile — no spin.
Read the article →Measuring the value of your alumni network: the board-ready dashboard
The number of registrants proves nothing. The indicators that prove a network's value — value vs N-1, churn risk, company network, decision-makers — and the dashboard ready for a board or an accreditation file.
Read the article →Diaspora activity report: what to present at your general assembly?
Five-block structure, figures compared to N-1, network value and churn risk by country: the report that convinces a general assembly and partners — without losing your nights.
Read the article →Diaspora solidarity fund (tontine, mutual aid): how to structure it online?
Tontine, mutual aid, common fund: the method to make a diaspora fund last — written governance, permanent transparency, separation of roles, online payments and legal framework.
Read the article →Alumni platform reversibility: getting your data back
What happens to your database if you switch tools? Data ownership, export format, reversibility clause: the 7 questions to ask before signing so you're never trapped.
Read the article →Diaspora dues: how to collect them from abroad?
Card and Stripe for members abroad, Mobile Money for the country of origin: the honest mechanics to collect at a global scale, with currencies, tiered pricing and reminders.
Read the article →How to map your diaspora? Method, data and tools
A diaspora has no central registry. The 5 levers to build an up-to-date base (form, import, referral, map, social channels), which data to collect, and the GDPR framework.
Read the article →Alumni career center: building an internal job board that doesn't go empty
An alumni job board dies from a lack of offers, not candidates. Seed supply, cut posting friction to 30s, bring both sides back: the method to keep it full.
Read the article →LinkedIn or a dedicated alumni platform: which one wins in 2026?
Honest 10-criteria comparison. What LinkedIn doesn't (and won't) do, where it stays relevant, the hybrid scenario that actually works.
Read the article →Alumni directory: Excel, Google Sheets, or SaaS? The honest comparison
Until how many alumni does Excel work? Real cost, tipping point, honest comparison between spreadsheet, Notion/Airtable, and dedicated platform.
Read the article →Alumni dues: pricing, reminders, payment (2026 benchmark)
Pricing tiers that work, payment methods, reminder sequences (+42%). The 2026 playbook to structure your alumni dues collection.
Read the article →7 KPIs every alumni director should track monthly
Membership, dues, event participation, internal NPS, placement, admin activity: the full grid to run an alumni network on numbers, not hunches.
Read the article →From Excel to an alumni platform: migration in 4 phases
Audit, target schema, import, launch: the tested method on bases from 500 to 25,000 alumni to migrate without breaking anything.
Read the article →CGE survey response rate: decoding your numbers (benchmarks by school)
Benchmarks by school type, 5 levers that add +10 points, mistakes to avoid: truly understand what your placement figures say.
Read the article →Reviving a dormant alumni network: 5 concrete steps
80% of alumni who no longer read your emails? The method to pull a network out of dormancy without burning your deliverability — and without spending 12 months on it.
Read the article →Alumni mentor/mentee matching: process in 3 hours per month
Go from 10 hours a week to 3 hours a month on mentor/mentee matching: 4 criteria, 5-step process, avoiding ruptures.
Read the article →GDPR and alumni directory: 12-point checklist before going live
The 12 GDPR points to validate before launching your alumni platform. To avoid getting blocked by the DPO 3 months after signing.
Read the article →Alumni events that fill up: registration, reminders, ROI
2,000 invites, 30 attendees? The 4 broken links, segment-based targeting, the right ticket price, real attendance measurement.
Read the article →Diaspora platform: 7 pitfalls to avoid
Hosting, time zones, Mobile Money, multi-language, political moderation: the 7 specific pitfalls of a diaspora platform project.
Read the article →Alumni NPS: 3 surveys required per year
Stop the single annual NPS. The 3 surveys to launch (membership, event, employability) with questions and benchmarks by moment in the cycle.
Read the article →French-law 1901 alumni nonprofit: choosing or migrating status
School-affiliated 1901 nonprofit, independent nonprofit, foundation, internal service: which status for your alumni network. Taxation, governance, migration.
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