Keep alumni connected to your institution forever without the high costs of Google Workspace or Office 365
Trusted by leading universities including UMD, Tufts, Swarthmore, and the University of Cambridge
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Reduce alumni email costs by up to 99.7% compared to Google Workspace or Office 365 licenses while maintaining the same professional email addresses. According to a recent study by EDUCAUSE, universities can save an average of $5.80 per alumni account per month by switching to email forwarding solutions.
Alumni keep their trusted university email addresses forever, strengthening their lifelong connection to your institution. Research shows that maintaining this connection increases alumni engagement and donation rates by up to 27%.
Seamless transition with no changes to existing alumni email addresses. Alumni business cards and resumes remain valid, preventing the professional disruption that typically occurs when email addresses change.
Go live in days, not months, with comprehensive migration planning and full onboarding support for any platform. Forward Email’s implementation process has been refined through partnerships with multiple higher education institutions.
Empower alumni to update their forwarding addresses with a simple 1-click process through an intuitive self-service portal.
Advanced phishing protection, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC support, with real-time threat monitoring and domain spoofing prevention. Forward Email maintains industry-standard security protocols to protect your institution’s reputation.
99.99% uptime guarantee with a global server network, unlimited email volume, and automatic failover systems. Forward Email’s infrastructure is designed for enterprise-level reliability.
Comprehensive usage monitoring, custom reports, and audit logging to track alumni engagement and system performance.
Round-the-clock technical help, migration specialists, and a dedicated success team to ensure smooth operations.
Easily manage thousands of alumni accounts with bulk updates, API access, and role-based administrative controls.
“Implementing alumni email forwarding has allowed us to maintain our graduates’ connection to the university while significantly reducing our IT costs. The migration was seamless, and our alumni appreciate the lifetime access to their university email addresses.”
— Director of Alumni Relations, Major University
Forward Email’s powerful API enables universities to automate the creation and management of alumni email addresses at scale. Integrate directly with your student information system or alumni database for seamless automation.
The Forward Email API is RESTful, well-documented, and designed for developers to quickly implement robust email forwarding solutions for educational institutions of any size.
// Example: Creating a new alumni email address
const response = await fetch('https://api.forwardemail.net/v1/domains/example.edu/aliases', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'Authorization': `Basic ${Buffer.from(YOUR_API_KEY + ":").toString('base64')}`
},
body: JSON.stringify({
name: 'alumni.2025',
recipients:: ['graduate@personal-email.com'],
labels: ['class-of-2025', 'engineering']
})
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log('New alumni email created:', data);
We’ll discuss your specific needs, current setup, and migration timeline to create a customized plan.
Configure your domain’s MX records to point to Forward Email’s servers with our step-by-step guidance.
Import your alumni database and set up forwarding rules for each account with our bulk management tools.
Thoroughly test the system with a pilot group before full deployment to ensure everything works perfectly.
Switch over to the new system with zero downtime and comprehensive support throughout the transition.
| Feature | Forward Email | Google Workspace |
|---|---|---|
| Annual Cost (10,000 alumni) | $3,000 (fixed) | $60,000 |
| Cost per Alumnus | Fixed $250/month | $3/year |
| Lifetime Access | ✓ | ✗ (Recurring cost) |
| Implementation Time | Days | Weeks to Months |
| Maintenance Required | Minimal | Significant |
| Storage Management | Not Required | Required |
| API Access | ✓ | ✓ |
Cost comparison based on standard educational pricing for Google Workspace as of April 2025.
Contact us today to discuss how Forward Email can help your institution provide lifetime alumni email addresses while dramatically reducing costs.
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