Frequently Asked Questions

Why was Networthy created?

Because your alumni are doing amazing things and it’s impossible to keep up with all their successes. Networthy is designed to identify previously unknown prominent alumni in massive higher ed databases.

How does Networthy’s search work?

Networthy analyzes your database and checks your alumni against our proprietary data sources. We match your alumni with prominent people and provide you with results with a high degree of confidence, so you can discover new famous alumni and centralize data on known prominent alumni.

What kinds of people will the search identify?

Networthy finds alumni of regional, national and international interest. We’ll find executives at large companies, politicians at the statewide level and up, professional athletes in all sports, noted academics, actors and musicians with a national footprint, and many more.

How much does Networthy cost?

Our service is a fraction of the cost of traditional wealth screening. Contact us today to get a custom quote for your alumni base!

Why should we improve our prominent alumni page?

Prominent alumni listings are among the most-visited pages on an institution’s website. Prospective students and parents want to see the kind of people associated with you, and alumni want to feel pride in their own college experience. Plus, by driving traffic to your website rather than alumni lists on infotainment sites, visitors can build affinity to your brand and learn more about your institution or organization.

How many results can I expect?

Reach out to us and we can provide an estimated range of your potential results based on the size of your alumni base and other benchmarks we’ve established.

There are plenty of lists online of our famous alumni. Why do we need Networthy?

Because there are many more famous alumni waiting to be discovered! By using first-party data — your data — we’ll create an authoritative list of your prominent alumni … even if they’ve never made their alumni status known or haven’t engaged with you since graduation. You can incorporate the results into your database so your teams can reference it as they interact with alumni.

We’re interested in how Networthy can find fundraising prospects. Should we consider Networthy if we’re using a wealth-scoring platform?

Yes. Networthy is designed to identify prominent people rather than guess gift capacity. Because of our focus on qualitative data, we often find high net worth alumni who are not present or misrepresented in the data sources that feed wealth scoring products currently on the market. Networthy is not a substitute for wealth scoring, but it can augment prospect identification and provide benefits for storytelling and alumni relations.

What data do I need for Networthy to perform the search?

All we require are basic fields like name and birthdate/birth year. And of course, include your constituent IDs so your results can be easily imported back into your database for your teams to use. You don’t need to have contact information for us to search for your alumni!

What will my results look like?

You’ll receive a spreadsheet with all your prominent alumni, ready to import into your database or research further. You’ll also receive basic occupation information for each alumnus, notability scores so you can see who’s most famous, and often a biography link. Have specific data input/output needs? Our technology team is happy to talk to you.

Is our data secure with you?

Yes, we protect your data with our secure cloud storage provider. Your data will never be shared with third parties or used for purposes other than performing our services.