Virtual Event Platforms

Community management and alumni relations have gone virtual! From Facebook to Instagram to Twitter and beyond, interactions among members, alumni and the institution are through an electronic device. Meetings and events have to respond to the demands of the times as well. There are an increasing number of options for holding virtual meetings and events that are (almost) as engaging as being in a room together and have some advantages such as eliminating the need for travel and reducing time commitment for participation or attendance.

The list (with links) includes platforms with various capabilities. You need to choose what is right for the event that you are organizing whether more about streaming or about interacting.

If you have other ideas, please send them to add to the list.

AirMeetShindig
AventriSkype
BrazenSocio
Conference CompassTwitch
FacebookWebex
Gather.townWhereby
Google MeetsZoom
Hopin


PBC Guru, a virtual book club management and facilitation platform, that supports all aspects of communications and the group discussion. Impactrics recommends using a book by an alum to strengthen engagement.

Event management from marketing to registration to tracking to follow-up needs technological support. Many of the platforms for networking and community (see the Impactrics list of Platforms) have an events management feature for keeping information organized and integrated. If you need an event registration and management platform, cvent offers a few different platforms as they have bought various competitors. Eventbrite is a useful tool for free events (no funds to pay for technology) when you are starting out.