PeopleGrove Announces Partnership with Slate

Helping College and Universities Demonstrate How Community Engagement Drives Goals Across the Student Journey

San Francisco, CA — Today PeopleGrove, a SaaS platform provider of highly engaging virtual communities for university prospects, students, and alumni, announced its membership in Slate’s Preferred Partner Program. Powered by Technolutions, Slate is a higher education CRM platform that supports the complete student lifecycle from enrollment management, retention, all the way through to alumni advancement.

“Our partners work tirelessly to engage their communities through PeopleGrove. It is important to connect that activity to outcomes,” said Adam Saven, CEO and Co-Founder of PeopleGrove. “This partnership with Slate allows us to integrate our platform in a way that helps our partners directly show the impact engagement has on their goals.”

As a member of the Slate Preferred Partner program, PeopleGrove is offering its university partners the ability to fully integrate with the Slate CRM and ensure that relevant engagement data is available to those in the institution who need it. 

“We’re thrilled to have PeopleGrove in our preferred partner program,” said Technolutions CEO Alexander Clark. “As institutions evolve the way they support their communities — from inquiry through their alumni journey — tools like PeopleGrove provide unique opportunities for institutions to continue to thrive.”

The benefits leveraging this integration include:

• Automatic verification of new users who join your PeopleGrove community 
• Robust engagement data stored in the Slate CRM to bolster everything from demonstrated interest in Admissions to likelihood to donate in Advancement
• Management of user types and permissions
• Up to date contact information in the CRM based on a user’s interaction with PeopleGrove’s best-in-class engagement tools.
• Specific reporting in the CRM based on objects and data updated in PeopleGrove.

Additionally, membership in the Preferred Partner Program gives PeopleGrove the ability to provide full implementation and on-going support in the use of this integration. 

“We are reaffirming our commitment to serving partners’ needs throughout the student journey,” Saven added. “Our partners have the ability to integrate their platforms with great tools like Slate, all while providing their community with one, single destination for connection.”

This integration is available immediately for all PeopleGrove and Slate customers. 

To learn more about the exciting benefits of this 2-way integration, visit our product tour or join PeopleGrove and representatives from Santa Clara University for a webinar on Thursday, December 10th at 10am PT (register for this event here).

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About PeopleGrove:

PeopleGrove connects every student and all alumni with the network and resources they need to realize their full potential before, during, and after their time in college. Founded in 2015, PeopleGrove works with over 350 institutions worldwide, including Stanford University, the University of Michigan, Wellesley College, and the University of Maryland Global Campus. PeopleGrove is the recipient of prestigious industry accolades, including the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies and the Forbes 30 Under 30 list of young entrepreneurs. Headquartered in San Francisco, PeopleGrove is backed by Reach Capital, and other leading capital partners. To learn more about how PeopleGrove is working to ensure all students and professionals have access to the community and connections needed to succeed, visit peoplegrove.com.

About Slate:

Over 1,200 partner colleges and universities trust Slate by Technolutions to manage their student lifecycle and application management needs. Slate has been developed exclusively for higher ed and is the preeminent solution for recruiting students and donors, providing the best combination of qualified services, value for money, and experience.

About Technoloutions:

Founded in 1994, Technolutions has become the standard-bearer for admissions/enrollment management, student success, and advancement technology. Technolutions prides itself on its innovative and first-to-market solutions which support transformational change on the world of higher education.

Media Contacts:

Bryan Landaburu, Vice President of Marketing, PeopleGrove – [email protected]

Matt Kelly, Strategic Marketing Manager, PeopleGrove – [email protected]

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Originally released on BusinessWire, 12/8/2020 at 8:35am PT.