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| 6 Feb 2026 | |
| Managing Data |
iModules, now part of Anthology's Encompass suite, provided cloud-based constituent engagement management including website management, email marketing, data integration, and online giving tools. This guide covers the leading replacements, with detailed information on what each platform offers, who it's best suited for, and what actual users report about their experiences.
This guide gives you an overview of possible replacements, helping you ask the right questions and navigate the transition seamlessly.
ToucanTech is an all-in-one alumni engagement CRM designed specifically for schools and educational institutions. The platform combines alumni database management, communications, event registration, online giving, payments tracking, and career networking in a single integrated system.
Unlike most clunky and outdated systems, ToucanTech offers a modern, intuitive interface that requires minimal technical expertise to manage. Schools can launch sophisticated alumni engagement & fundraising programs without dedicated IT staff or expensive consultants.
Alumni Database & Directory: Comprehensive contact management with custom fields for class years, involvement history, giving records, and engagement tracking. Alumni can update their own profiles through a branded web portal and mobile app, dramatically reducing administrative burden. The self-service directory includes advanced search, class notes, photo galleries, and networking capabilities.
Integrated Fundraising: Full donation processing and campaign management including pledge management, recurring giving, automated donor acknowledgments, and sophisticated reporting. The platform supports annual funds, capital campaigns, giving days, and peer-to-peer fundraising. Honor rolls update automatically and display beautifully - Phillips Exeter Academy recently migrated their entire honor roll from Anthology Encompass to ToucanTech and now showcases donor recognition seamlessly.
Event Management: Create unlimited events with customizable registration forms, payment processing, automated confirmations, waitlists, and mobile check-in. The system tracks attendance history and integrates with your alumni database, so every event interaction becomes part of each alumnus's engagement record.
Communications: Drag-and-drop email builder with sophisticated segmentation, personalization tokens, A/B testing, and detailed analytics. Send targeted messages based on class year, location, giving history, event attendance, or any combination of criteria. Templates are mobile-responsive without requiring design expertise.
Career Networking & Mentoring: Built-in job boards where alumni can post opportunities and apply for positions. Mentorship matching tools connect students with alumni based on industries, locations, and interests—creating tangible value that drives ongoing engagement.
Migration & Implementation:Every ToucanTech customer receives a dedicated onboarding manager who understands the unique needs of educational institutions. The team creates a tailored data migration plan, transfers content from Anthology Encompass or other legacy systems, and ensures zero downtime during the transition.
The onboarding includes complete data import with quality verification, content transfer and system configuration, staff training sessions customized to workflows, and ongoing support from a dedicated account manager with 24-hour technical assistance.
ToucanTech serves 500+ educational institutions globally, from small independent schools to large universities. The platform is purpose - built for American schools, colleges, and universities that need to manage alumni engagement, donor relationships, and community building.
The platform works particularly well for institutions that want one integrated system instead of managing multiple disconnected tools, need software that advancement staff can manage without constant IT intervention, value responsive customer support, and previously used Anthology Encompass/iModules needing a complete replacement.
ToucanTech maintains a 4.9/5 rating across major software review platforms.
According to a Director of Alumni Relations on G2, the platform is "incredibly intuitive and user-friendly" with "exceptional customer support" that responds within hours. A Development Officer noted that their ToucanTech account manager "understood our needs as a school and customized everything," while the donor management and event tools "transformed how we engage our community."
Alumni Directors have also reported that the mobile app keeps alumni engaged and fundraising tools helped exceed annual fund targets. On Capterra, an Advancement Coordinator praised the modern platform for cutting "admin time in half" with a database that "updates automatically."
Request a demo to see how ToucanTech compares to your current Anthology Encompass setup, or explore the full product feature set.
Salesforce Marketing Cloud is an enterprise-level email marketing and automation platform. Some large universities have replaced Anthology Encompass communication tools with Salesforce for their marketing and outreach campaigns.
However, the platform requires significant technical expertise to implement and manage. Many institutions need dedicated Salesforce administrators or external consultants. Marketing Cloud handles communications but doesn't include alumni database management, event registration, or fundraising tools—requiring additional Salesforce products for comprehensive alumni engagement.
Large universities with substantial technology budgets and dedicated IT teams. Not practical for most K-12 schools or smaller colleges without technical resources.
Users mention going through a steep learning curve and requiring expert help to set it up properly, making the solution more expensive for small development teams.
GiveCampus specializes in online fundraising for educational institutions. The platform focuses on giving days, crowdfunding campaigns, peer-to-peer fundraising, and donation processing—replacing primarily the fundraising components of Anthology Encompass.
However, GiveCampus is not a comprehensive alumni CRM. You'll need separate systems for your alumni database, contact management, event registration, and email communications beyond fundraising appeals. This means maintaining multiple platforms and managing data across disconnected systems.
Higher education institutions running major annual giving days or crowdfunding initiatives. Less commonly used by K-12 schools and doesn't serve institutions needing full alumni engagement capabilities.
Reviews highlight effective campaign features for online giving but event and community modules are not nearly as 'robust'.
Crimson Connect is primarily a student engagement platform - some schools use it for general event registration and campus activities, potentially replacing event components of Anthology Encompass.
The platform is designed for current student engagement rather than alumni relations. It does not include donor management, fundraising campaign tools, honor rolls, or alumni-specific features needed for comprehensive advancement operations.
Institutions focused on managing student organizations and campus activities. Limited functionality as a primary solution for alumni and advancement offices.
Reviews note positive features for student activities and engagement, but limitations for engaging alumni through multiple channels.
Slate is a powerful CRM platform widely adopted for admissions and student recruitment. Some institutions have extended Slate to include alumni management, creating one database spanning prospects, students, and alumni.
Slate's strength is customization—and that's also its challenge. Configuring Slate for alumni engagement requires technical expertise and ongoing maintenance. The platform is purpose-built for admissions workflows, so adapting it for advancement means customizing a tool designed for different use cases.
Institutions already using Slate for admissions who want to consolidate databases. Best suited for schools with technical staff to configure and maintain complex workflows.
Users praise the platform's flexibility calling it 'extremely customizable', but requires technical knowledge to make it work for activites beyond core admissions functionality.
Wild Apricot provides membership management for small nonprofits and associations. The platform offers basic database management, email communications, event registration, and member portals at an affordable price point.
Wild Apricot is built for general membership organizations rather than educational institutions. You won't find school-specific features like class year tracking, reunion management, or advancement-focused reporting.
Very small organizations with simple membership needs and tight budgets. Not designed for schools with comprehensive advancement operations.
Users generally praise the platform's ease of use and affordability, with some complaints about it's email functionality and clunky interface.
Integration vs. Multiple Tools: Do you want one comprehensive platform or multiple specialized systems? Managing separate tools for different functions means coordinating vendors, handling data synchronization, and training staff on multiple interfaces. An integrated platform eliminates these challenges.
Technical Resources: How much expertise does your team have? Enterprise platforms require dedicated IT staff or expensive consultants. Software built specifically for schools typically works out of the box.
Budget Considerations: What's your total cost of ownership including implementation, consulting, training, and ongoing support? Some platforms include comprehensive support while others charge separately.
Vendor Stability: You just experienced a vendor bankruptcy. Research each company's financial stability, customer retention rates, and commitment to the education sector.
Actual Requirements: Do you need comprehensive alumni engagement—database management, communications, events, fundraising, and networking—or just specific components?
Migration Support: How will you move your data from Anthology Encompass? Evaluate each vendor's migration process, experience with similar transitions, and support during implementation.
Research thoroughly: Visit each platform's website, request demos focusing on your specific use cases, and review customer testimonials on G2 and Capterra.
Compare replacements: Be specific about your requirements, evaluate total cost of ownership, consider both immediate migration needs and long-term scalability, and assess vendor stability.
Talk to references: Request contacts at similar institutions who made comparable transitions. Ask about implementation experiences, ongoing satisfaction, and actual results.
Schools migrating from Anthology's iModules Encompass typically need a platform that replaces all core functionality without requiring multiple systems, offers modern interfaces that staff and alumni find intuitive, provides school-specific features rather than generic tools, includes comprehensive migration support, and delivers responsive customer service from teams that understand advancement work.
ToucanTech addresses each requirement with purpose-built software for educational institutions. The platform handles database management, communications, events, fundraising, and networking in one integrated system designed specifically for schools and colleges.
With 500+ institutions using the platform globally and a 4.9/5 rating on major review sites, ToucanTech has demonstrated both capability and reliability.
Schedule a demo with ToucanTech to see how the platform compares to Anthology Encompass, or explore specific solutions for American educational institutions.
