Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (yana)

What Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (yana) does

Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (YANA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, operating as an officially recognized Yale Alumni Association Shared Interest Group. Its mission is to convene and catalyze Yale alumni, students, and friends engaged in nonprofit work, social entrepreneurship, government service, and philanthropic careers. The organization runs nine regional chapters across the United States (SF Bay Area, Caribbean, Colorado, New England, New York City, Pacific Northwest, Texas, Washington D.C., and YANA at Yale) and delivers programming through a Nonprofit Mentorship program, a Summer Fellowship in partnership with Dwight Hall at Yale, an annual Social Impact Conference, a monthly Live from NY Town Hall series at the Yale Club of NYC, a Pursuing Your Mission educational series, a Board Match program, and a Global Newsletter. YANA has earned ten consecutive YAA Board of Governors Excellence Awards and a Candid Silver Seal of Transparency, and Kristin Urquiza was appointed Executive Director in 2024.

YANA has no proprietary technology platform. Programming is delivered through a combination of in-person events (notably at the Yale Club of NYC), virtual Zoom sessions, and a Substack-based Global Newsletter. The organization maintains an active presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, and its website (yalenonprofitalliance.org) serves as the primary digital hub. AI is not a product capability; it has surfaced only as a topic at the 2024 Social Impact Conference. The audience for YANA's content is the Yale alumni community and, more broadly, social impact practitioners — membership is open to all persons and organizations without Yale affiliation required.

The business model is 100% donation-driven. YANA accepts checks, Donor Advised Fund (DAF) gifts through DAF Direct (BNY Mellon, Fidelity, Schwab), gifts of securities, and legacy/planned giving. Membership and programming are free to all participants. The organization is governed by a Board and operated by an Executive Director with 11–50 total staff and volunteer chapter leadership. There is no parent company, no external institutional investor, and no disclosed revenue or paid product line. Donations are funneled through Giving Forward and direct channels, with EIN 47-1394666.

Name

Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (yana)

Legal name

Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance, Inc.

Website

https://yalenonprofitalliance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (YANA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that connects Yale alumni, students, and friends in social impact and nonprofit work through nine regional chapters, nonprofit mentorship, fellowship programs, and the annual Social Impact Conference, funded entirely by alumni donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Membership and Alumni Network Services

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Alumni Events, Reunions & Regional Chapters (EDALAOAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fundraising & Annual Giving (EDALAOAB), Volunteer Management & Alumni Leadership Programs (EDALAOAH), Major Gifts, Planned Giving & Endowment Development (EDALAOAC), Student & Alumni Communities (BPAMABAK)

Keywords

• Alumni network programs
• Nonprofit mentorship services
• Social impact community
• Nonprofit governance support
• Alumni volunteering programs

Headquarters

HQ city

New Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: YANA is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is 100% funded by alumni and friends through donations. The organization accepts various forms of giving including checks, Donor Advised Fund (DAF) gifts through DAF Direct (BNY Mellon, Fidelity, Schwab), gifts of securities, and legacy/planned giving.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

YANA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that connects Yale alumni, students, and friends interested in social impact through a portfolio of programs. It delivers pro bono mentorship to Yale alumni-led nonprofits, runs an annual Social Impact Conference, operates the YANA-Dwight Hall Summer Fellowship for Yale students, hosts monthly educational Town Halls and the Pursuing Your Mission series, and coordinates nine regional chapters across the United States. All membership and programming are free to participants, funded entirely by alumni and friend donations.

Product overview

Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (YANA) is a nonprofit organization that serves as an official Yale Alumni Shared Interest Group, operating as a 501(c)(3) organization. YANA is not a software product company but rather a membership-based nonprofit that provides programs and services to connect Yale alumni for social impact. Its offerings include the Global Newsletter, Summer Fellowship Program, Nonprofit Mentorship Program, Social Impact Conference, Live from NY Town Hall Series, Pursuing Your Mission educational series, Board Match Program, and Regional Chapters. These programs work together to empower Yale alumni, students, and friends committed to generating positive social change.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Global Newsletter A monthly newsletter providing updates, news, and impact stories to the YANA community. Distributed via Substack at yanacommunity.substack.com.
• YANA-Dwight Hall Summer Fellowship Program Creates summer service opportunities for Yale students to engage in community service and social impact, delivered in partnership with Dwight Hall at Yale, the university's Center for Public Service and Social Justice.
• Nonprofit Mentorship Program A pro bono program that connects Yale alumni-led nonprofits with expert guidance and support from experienced alumni mentors to help organizations grow strategically, including facilitated online roundtable conversations on governance, funding, and operational needs.
• Social Impact Conference YANA's annual conference bringing together over 250 attendees to explore strategies for leading through change, including AI applications and strengthening partnerships. First held in 2013 as 'Turning Vision Into Reality.'
• Live from NY Town Hall Series Monthly town hall events held at the Yale Club of NYC and via Zoom, providing opportunities for mission-driven alumni to exchange ideas and information to achieve social impact.
• Pursuing Your Mission Educational Series A monthly educational series held on the second Thursday of each month via Zoom, featuring expert-led discussions on topics relevant to running and governing nonprofits.
• Board Match Program Connects experienced professionals with emerging nonprofits at critical inflection points, matching board candidates with organizations seeking governance expertise.
• Regional Chapters Local YANA chapters spanning SF Bay Area, Caribbean, Colorado, New England, New York City, Pacific Northwest, Texas, Washington D.C., and YANA at Yale that connect Yale alumni regionally for social impact activities.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dwight Hall at YalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYANA partners with Dwight Hall at Yale for the YANA-Dwight Hall Summer Fellowship program, which creates real change through summer service opportunities for Yale students. Dwight Hall is Yale's Center for Public Service and Social Justice.
• Yale Club of NYCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Yale Club of NYC serves as the primary venue for YANA's Live from NY Town Hall events, providing in-person programming space at 50 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY.
• Yale Alumni Association (YAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYANA is an officially recognized Yale Alumni Association Shared Interest Group, receiving ten consecutive YAA Board of Governors Excellence Awards for outstanding programming and alumni relations.
• Yale Clubs and SchoolsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerYANA collaborates with various Yale clubs including the Yale Club of San Francisco, Yale Blue Green, and Yale School of Nursing for joint programming and event sponsorship.
• Perigee FundminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPerigee Fund (perigeefund.org) hosted YANA Pacific Northwest strategic planning meetings and networking events in Seattle, demonstrating community support for YANA's regional activities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Ashoka U: Ashoka U is a higher-education network supporting social entrepreneurship education and programming across universities—adjacent to YANA's mission of channeling university talent into social impact work, though operating at the institutional rather than alumni level.
• Idealist: Idealist is a nonprofit jobs, volunteer, and internship platform serving social impact professionals—a peer in the same audience (nonprofit/social-impact career seekers) but operating as an enabling infrastructure rather than a membership community.

Broad incumbents

• Net Impact: Net Impact is a global nonprofit membership community of students and professionals advancing social impact careers, offering similar mentorship, networking, and chapter programming but across a broader multi-institutional membership rather than a single university.
• Stanford Alumni Association: Stanford Alumni Association runs volunteer and service-oriented alumni programs including education and public service initiatives, offering comparable alumni engagement infrastructure for a peer research university.
• Yale Alumni Association: The umbrella Yale Alumni Association oversees all Yale alumni Shared Interest Groups including YANA, providing institutional infrastructure, events, and recognition that directly shape YANA's operating environment.
• Harvard Alumni Association: The Harvard Alumni Association coordinates alumni affinity and shared interest groups across the Harvard network—including those focused on public service and social enterprise—mirroring YANA's position within the Yale ecosystem.
• Columbia Alumni Association: The Columbia Alumni Association coordinates affinity groups, regional chapters, and service initiatives for Columbia graduates—a structural peer that competes for the same pool of Ivy League alumni interested in nonprofit and social impact careers.

Emerging players

• AmeriCorps Alums: The AmeriCorps Alums network connects national service alumni for continued engagement and impact; comparable to YANA as a service-oriented alumni community but organized around service program completion rather than higher education.
• Peace Corps Alumni Network: A service-alumni community connecting returned Peace Corps volunteers through networking and impact programming; comparable to YANA in mission (service and social impact community-building) but defined by service experience rather than university affiliation.

Direct peers

• Princeton AlumniCorps: Princeton AlumniCorps connects Princeton alumni with community service and social impact opportunities through fellowships, mentoring, and projects—the closest structural analogue to YANA for a different Ivy League institution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCQl-SzGo3Im8JEARiUn5KNw
• Facebookfacebook.com/yalenonprofit
• Instagraminstagram.com/yalenonprofit
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yale-nonprofit

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

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