AlumGrow was established to provide education institutions and not-for-profit organisations with practical, evidence-based advancement strategies that are clear,
measurable, and sustainable.
While every organisation is unique, we find that most share common priorities:
Because we specialise exclusively in advancement and bring more than two decades of sector experience, we understand both the opportunities and the complexities involved in engaging donors, alumni, families, volunteers, and broader community stakeholders.
Whether you are looking to:
AlumGrow provides tailored consulting services and structured programs designed to support your advancement objectives and achieve sustainable growth.
If you are ready to build programs that consistently strengthen engagement and position your organisation as a leader within the education or not-for-profit sector, we welcome the opportunity to work with you.
Alastair Lee is the Managing Director of AlumGrow Consultancy and a senior leader and practitioner in the education advancement industry.
He launched AlumGrow in 2020 to realise his vision of building fully self-sustainable, advancement-driven education systems that expand access to quality education for students from all backgrounds.
With a global profile and a sustained track record of multi award-winning work that has helped set industry standards in fundraising, alumni relations, and marketing, Alastair has dedicated his career to building ambitious, sustainable community engagement programs. Throughout his nearly three-decade career in advancement, he has developed extensive national and international networks and launched high-performing advancement operations across institutions.
His work has been recognised with numerous awards, including a prestigious Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Gold Award for excellence in alumni relations.
Alastair has held executive leadership positions in advancement at Deakin University, the University of Tasmania, Tintern Grammar, and Sacré Cœur P–12 Catholic Girls School. He was also responsible for launching and establishing Deakin University’s advancement program.
Prior to his career in education, Alastair practised as a litigation lawyer and is admitted to practice in the High Court of Australia and the Supreme Court of Victoria.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) and Bachelor of Laws from Deakin University, as well as a Diploma of Viticulture from TAFE SA.

Alumnly is an all-in-one platform to engage your school, college or university alumni community.
Communicate through multiple channels, build a data goldmine, and create philanthropic opportunities with events and fundraisers. You can build a thriving alumni network in hours with this streamlined solution.
Alumnly has been cleverly designed to guide you through the process with simple to use modules saving you time and resources when managing your alumni community.
All clients that are referred by AlumGrow Consultancy who sign up for a new Alumnly yearly paid subscription will be entitled to a 10% discount.
To access this corporate partner discount and for more information email us at AlumGrow.
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AlumGrow Consultancy
Melbourne Victoria Australia
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