Wake County Alumni Chapter · An independent concept

Pirate Connect360°

Every Pirate in Wake County, one meaningful introduction away.

A concept for how smart networking and AI-assisted chapter operations could turn every alumni gathering into lasting connection — and give volunteer leaders their evenings back.

Find My Connections → Open the Command Center
Concept developed by Alto Gary, MBACarson July LLC
360°Connect, plan, engage & follow up — one continuous loop
02Connected experiences: live networking + chapter operations
100%Fictional demo data. No real alumni information is used

Independent concept demo for discussion purposes only. Not affiliated with or endorsed by East Carolina University or the ECU Alumni Association.

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00 The Big Idea

One chapter.
Full circle.

Today, the best introductions depend on who happens to be standing nearby — and event planning lives in volunteers’ inboxes and late nights. Pirate Connect 360 closes the loop, so every gathering makes the next one stronger.

  1. 01
    ConnectSmart, opt-in introductions at every event.
  2. 02
    PlanAI drafts the plan. Leaders make the calls.
  3. 03
    EngageFormats built for real conversation, not name tags.
  4. 04
    Follow UpEvery intro and RSVP becomes the next invitation.
01 Connect Pirate Connect Live recommends the people worth meeting tonight.

01 Pirate Connect Live

Walk in a stranger.
Leave with your people.

Step into the shoes of a fictional alum arriving at a Wake County mixer. Choose what you’re looking for tonight, and Pirate Connect Live finds the Pirates in the room worth meeting — and explains why.

02 Chapter Command Center

Less admin.
More Pirates.

A leadership cockpit where AI prepares the first draft of the work — plans, volunteer assignments, outreach, insights, and follow-up — so volunteer leaders spend their time on people, not paperwork.

Command CenterWake County Chapter
Simulated · Illustrative dataDW
Ask the chapter assistant

Prepare next month’s Wake County alumni networking mixer.

All names, numbers, venues, and messages in the Command Center are fictional and illustrative. AI output is simulated for demonstration; in practice, chapter leaders review and approve everything.

03 The Path Forward

From concept
to chapter pilot.

A practical, low-risk way to test the idea with one Wake County event before anything scales.

Days 1–30

Shape

Co-design opt-in profile fields with chapter leaders, choose one pilot mixer, and agree on what success looks like.

Days 31–60

Pilot

Run Pirate Connect Live at a single Wake County event and plan it end-to-end with the Command Center.

Days 61–90

Measure & share

Review introductions made, volunteer hours saved, and repeat attendance — then package a playbook other chapters can use.

i.Opt-in by designAlumni choose what to share and who can reach them. No data collection without consent.
ii.Human-led, AI-assistedAI drafts the first version. Chapter leaders review, edit, and decide.
iii.Built for volunteersDesigned around limited time, not enterprise software training.
iv.Measured by connectionSuccess means introductions made and Pirates who come back.

Pirate Connect 360

Every Pirate.
Every connection.
All year round.

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Concept developed byAlto Gary, MBACarson July LLC