Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Catalyzr Community

How the per-sport app works, what alumni get, how giving flows, and how fast your program can be live.

The basics

What is Catalyzr Community?+
Catalyzr Community is a per-sport alumni and community platform for NCAA Division I athletic departments. It ships each varsity sport its own branded native app on the Apple App Store and Google Play, under your school's name and colors. It's turnkey software — configured per sport rather than custom-built — and goes live in weeks.
Does every sport really get its own app?+
Yes. Each varsity sport is its own branded native app — football alumni get the football app, lacrosse alumni get the lacrosse app. Every message reaches the people who care about that specific team, with no shared inbox and no signal dilution.
Who is Catalyzr Community built for?+
NCAA Division I athletic departments. The people who typically evaluate it are Athletic Directors, Senior Associate ADs for Development, Directors of Student-Athlete Development, and alumni-engagement leads at the athletic-department level.
How is Catalyzr different from other alumni engagement tools?+
Catalyzr ships a branded native app for every individual sport, with push notifications delivered to the lock screen — not a shared all-sports hub, a web-only giving form, or a module inside a larger suite. A per-sport native app is an architecture, not a feature competitors can bolt on.

Product & features

What's included in each app?+
An alumni directory searchable by industry, mentorship matching, a jobs and internships board, a branded news feed, events and RSVPs, interest groups, messaging, push notifications, in-app alumni giving, and admin tools for your department — all in one branded app.
Is it available on both the App Store and Google Play?+
Yes. Catalyzr Community apps are published on both the Apple App Store and Google Play. The live example, Hawkeye Legacy by Catalyzr, is available on the App Store and Google Play now.
Will alumni actually use it?+
Onboarding is designed to be effortless: alumni download from the App Store or Google Play, autofill a profile from LinkedIn, and sign in with a magic link. Push notifications keep them re-engaged in a way email and web bookmarks can't match.
Is Catalyzr Community live and proven today?+
Yes. Catalyzr powers the Hawkeye Legacy app for 1,600+ University of Iowa football alumni, live in the app stores. The same platform also powers the Yale Club of Monmouth & Ocean Counties, with 800+ members — proof that branded-per-organization deployment is standard, not a custom project.

Giving & pricing

How does alumni giving work?+
Alumni give right inside the app, and the money flows directly to your organization via Stripe Connect. Catalyzr never holds the funds. Because your alumni are engaged year-round, the giving moment reaches an active community rather than a cold list.
How is Catalyzr Community priced?+
It's per-sport SaaS. There's a pay-up-front option and a flexible path, plus multi-sport bundle discounts that bring the per-sport price down as you add teams. Book a 15-minute demo for exact figures.

Getting started

How long does it take to launch?+
Weeks, not months. Each sport's app is configured from the Catalyzr platform with your colors, logo, and content, and it's fully managed — not a custom build you have to maintain.
How do we get started?+
Book a 15-minute demo to see a live branded app, then start with one sport and go live in weeks. Request a demo at catalyzr's contact page, or email Co-Founder Trevor Higgs at trevor.higgs@catalyzr.community.

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