LegacyLink
Zero risk. Zero cost.

Earn your tier.
The harder you work, the more you keep.

Every school starts at Foundation (30% share). Hit the engagement gates and you climb to Partner (40%) and Strategic (50%). No setup fee, no monthly cost — ever.

Watch: 90 seconds

Why South African schools are turning to their alumni

Government funding to schools was cut by up to 60%. This short film shows how LegacyLink turns your alumni network into a self-funding community — at zero cost to the school.

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You start here
Foundation
Where every school starts. R0 risk.
30%revenue share
Your school provides
  • Champion: 3 hrs / week
  • Alumni list (any format)
  • Quarterly content sign-off
We provide
  • Turnkey platform + branding
  • WhatsApp & email operations
  • 12 hrs/week ASM doing the heavy lifting
  • Quarterly performance report
Start at Foundation
Earned, not chosen
Partner
Earned after ≥3 months of proven commitment.
40%revenue share
Gates to unlock
  • Champion: 8 hrs / week
  • Monthly content & event approvals
  • ≥200 verified alumni
  • ≥20% activation rate
We provide
  • Everything in Foundation
  • 6 hrs/week ASM (you drive, we support)
  • Monthly strategy review
  • Co-branded campaigns
  • Sponsor & recruiter introductions
Unlocked by performance. Reviewed by your ASM monthly.
Top of the ladder
Strategic
Earned after ≥6 months at Partner with sustained results.
50%revenue share
Gates to unlock
  • Champion: 15 hrs / week
  • Board-level alumni sponsor
  • ≥600 verified alumni
  • ≥30% activation rate
  • SIS / donor CRM data access
We provide
  • Everything in Partner
  • 2 hrs/week ASM (escalations only)
  • Bespoke integrations
  • Board-level reporting pack
  • Co-funded reunion event
Unlocked by performance. Reviewed by your ASM monthly.

Tiers can also be relegated if commitments slip — a 60-day cure period gives you time to recover before any change.

Live calculator

See your school's projection.

Pick where you'd realistically land. New schools start at Foundation.
Industry benchmark with R55 Starter on-ramp: 20–35% of alumni paying after their 60-day trial.
Estimated annual income to your school
R 217 170
at 30% share on a R 723 900 net pool .
Subscriptions
R 462 000
Sponsorships
R 200 000
Recruitment
R 100 000
Paying alumni
500
Bursary pool (auto-ring-fenced 10%)
R 72 390
Visible on every alumnus receipt as a contribution to your named bursary fund.
Projection only. Actual results depend on engagement, alumni demographics and execution. We commit to a R25/alumnus annual income floor once you cross 100 verified alumni.

The free 60-day pilot

A focused 60-day proof of value before any long-term commitment. No money up front.

  • R0 setup fee — pure success-fee model
  • R0 monthly cost during the trial and beyond
  • Bi-weekly progress reviews with your School Champion
  • Decision point at day 60 — continue or conclude
  • All alumni data remains the school's property
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What the school provides

  • Initial alumni database — whatever you have, we'll clean it
  • School Champion (5 hrs/week) for content & approvals
  • Promotion of the pilot to your alumni network
  • Participation in monthly reviews

Your alumni data, locked down by default

Row-level tenant isolation, append-only audit logs, AES-256 encryption at rest and TLS 1.2+ in transit, and one-tap export or deletion for any alum. Built for POPIA from day one.

Read the security snapshot

Questions about alumni platforms?

See the questions other South African schools ask when evaluating LegacyLink — from cost and engagement to data ownership and implementation.

Read the Schools FAQ