Case Study: Gann Academy achieves 43% email open rate and higher alumni engagement with Almabase

How Gann Academy achieved 43% open rate by optimizing email lists

Gann Academy, a coeducational Jewish high school in Waltham, Massachusetts, faced a growing but hard-to-engage alumni database, low social engagement, and costly, fragmented communication tools that kept data siloed. Almabase stepped in with its alumni community platform and integrated communications tools to help optimize the school’s database and outreach.

Using Almabase’s dynamic groups, saved templates, CMS and donation pages, the Gann Academy personalized and automated outreach, ran 40 email campaigns, built 30+ content pages, and launched fast donation drives. Almabase’s solution drove measurable impact — a 43% email open rate and $14,000 raised on a recent campaign — while simplifying data management and improving alumni engagement.

Gann Academy

Joanna Feldman

Development Officer‍