The document describes 7Summits' Alumni Lightning Bolts product, which provides a scalable and flexible foundation for building mobile-first alumni experiences on the Salesforce platform. It offers features like an alumni directory, career tools, exclusive news and events, and analytics to improve engagement and staff efficiency. Customers can choose packages focused on engagement or careers to best suit their needs.

1. 7Summits Alumni Lightning Bolts
For public and private higher education institutions
seeking a more interconnected campus, 7Summits’
Alumni Lightning Bolts, built mobile-first on the
Salesforce platform, are a scalable, flexible foundation
upon which the alumni experience can be continuously
enhanced and modernized.
Choose Engagement or enhance
the experience with Careers

2. 7Summits Alumni Lightning Bolts
▸ One-stop destination for all alumni resources; self-service
updates to profile and contact details
▸ Be the first to know through access to exclusive news, events
and campus communications
▸ Connect with classmates directly or in groups through enhanced
alumni directory experience
▸ Facilitate career growth through peer-to-peer networking,
mentoring, job board and volunteer matching
▸ Embrace lifelong learning through connections to professional
tools, guidance, and support
Value to Alumni

3. 7Summits Alumni Lightning Bolts
▸ Improve accuracy of alumni data
▸ Decrease use of ad-hoc tools
▸ Improve communication effectiveness
▸ Increase staff efficiency by reducing manual tasks and processes
▸ Re-engage disconnected alumni to establish lasting advocacy
▸ Showcase your brand to internal and external influencers
▸ Compatible with HEDA
Value to the Institution

4. ▸ Brandable Template/Pages
▸ Event Promotion/Calendar
▸ Content Management (News)
▸ Alumni Directory
▸ Enhanced Groups
▸ Social Feeds & Social Share
▸ Global Announcements
▸ Image and Video Galleries
▸ 7Summits Expedition Pack
Bolt Features Comparison
ENGAGEMENT CAREERS
▸ All Engagement features, plus
▸ SmartMatch
▸ Job Board

5. ▸ Active Salesforce Org (with CRM)
▸ Chatter is enabled
▸ Communities are enabled (and licenses
purchased)
▸ Community name and domain
▸ Knowledge is enabled
▸ Idea Themes are enabled
Bolt Deployment Prerequisites
TECHNICAL CONTENT
▸ School branding and graphics (logo, 3-6 images)
▸ Large high-resolution image for Login Page
▸ 4-8 “Quick Links” to other pages or systems
▸ Users ready to load
▸ Community User Profile(s)
▸ Page body copy (per sitemap)
▸ Content for 3-6 News articles
▸ Content for 3-6 Upcoming events
▸ Content for Videos
Optional: Published knowledge articles, Active Ideas

6. 6
Alumni Community
The mission of the Alumni Office and the Alumni
Association is to serve alumni through
programs, benefits and services.
Project Objectives
▸ Migrate from iModules to Salesforce
▸ Aggregate online channels and tools
▸ Drive revenue with integrated ecommerce
store and online donations
▸ Improve event management and
attendance with enhanced features for
paid and free alumni events
▸ Transfer existing website content into
community to simplify user experience