From signed contract to first reunion thread — 30 days.

No SSO required v1. No IT integration. Concierge archive ingestion runs in parallel.

Pitch asset for slide 10. The single objection this slide kills: "we have no IT bandwidth." Day-by-day milestones plus what the CSM does on the college's behalf.
Day 0 — kickoff

Drop the archive

Email a Drive link or zip. CSM ingests. Roster CSV in any shape.

You do: 1 email.
We do: dedupe, face-detect, event-cluster.

Day 7 — first batch live

One pilot batch goes live

Reviewed events. Roster matched. Find-yourself emails go out.

You do: approve event labels.
We do: invite copy, sender setup, deliverability.

Day 14 — claims roll in

First reunion thread

Alumni claim faces, comment on photos, classmate roster fills out.

You do: nothing. Watch the dashboard.
We do: moderation, reminders, bug triage.

Day 30 — first referral

Warm-referral flywheel starts

First job posted by an alum, first sponsor conversation, first event RSVP funnel.

You do: introduce sponsor leads.
We do: CRM, follow-ups, reporting.

What you DON'T need

  • SSO setup
  • API integration
  • Existing alumni database
  • An IT ticket
  • A new vendor procurement cycle (pilot is design-partner agreement)

What we ask from you

  • One named champion (alumni-relations or placement cell)
  • One Drive link or shared folder of event photos
  • One CSV with name + email + batch + dept
  • 30 minutes a week for 4 weeks

CSM cadence

  • Day 0: kickoff call
  • Days 1–7: daily Slack/email
  • Days 8–30: weekly review
  • Day 30: dashboard walkthrough + Q1 plan