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# Set Up the Alumni Relations Console

Create an Alumni Relations app home page where a coordinator or manager can review alumni information and identify opportunities for engagement.

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              Console:</td>

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- **[Explore the Alumni Relations Console](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_set_up_the_alumni_relations_console.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    The Alumni Relations Console gives alumni coordinators a central place to focus on alumni engagement.
- **[Create a Home Page](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_set_up_the_alumni_relations_console.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use Lightning App Builder to create a home page for the Alumni Relations app.
- **[Add Components to the Home Page](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_set_up_the_alumni_relations_console.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Add the CRM Analytics Dashboard component to your home page.
- **[Save and Activate the Home Page](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_set_up_the_alumni_relations_console.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Activate your home page and assign the home page to the profiles that you want to have access.

## Explore the Alumni Relations Console

The Alumni Relations Console gives alumni coordinators a central place to focus on alumni engagement.

![Alumni Relations dashboard layout](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-sfdo-education_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/89403874-2a89-4126-b574-9db175c14f28/education_cloud/images/ec_alumni_crma_dashboard.png)

The dashboard has multiple charts that visualize alumni engagement based on key performance indicators (KPIs).

- Filter information by college or department (1).
- See the number of alumni with open alerts (2).
- See the number of alumni with open cases (3).
- See the number of alumni in your org and the number who have created an account on your portal (4).
- See the number of learning achievements alumni have earned from other institutions (5).
- See the number of learning achievements alumni have earned from your institution (6).
- See the occupations in which alumni are employed (7).

## Create a Home Page

Use Lightning App Builder to create a home page for the Alumni Relations app.

1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter App Builder, and then select **Lightning App Builder**.
2. Click **New**.
3. Select **Home Page** and then click **Next**.
4. For Label, enter Alumni Console and then click **Next**.
5. Select **Standard Home Page** and click **Done**.

Now that your home page is created, add components to it.

## Add Components to the Home Page

Add the CRM Analytics Dashboard component to your home page.

1. Drag the **CRM Analytics Dashboard** component to the top section.
2. In the component properties, for Dashboard, select **Alumni Engagement Insights**. If you can't select a dashboard, make sure that Education Analytics is set up. See [Set Up the Education Analytics App](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_set_up_the_education_analytics_app.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Configure Education Analytics in Education Cloud to monitor institutional health and get insights from dashboards and key performance indicators.").

## Save and Activate the Home Page

Activate your home page and assign the home page to the profiles that you want to have access.

1. After you save your changes, click **Activate**.
2. Select **App and Profile**.
3. Click **Assign to Apps and Profiles**.
4. For Lightning Apps, select **Alumni** and click **Next**.
5. For Profiles, select the profiles that you want to have access to the home page and click **Next**.
6. Save your changes.