How one of the most influential cultural organizations at UCLA elevated their community on Bounce
Key Takeaways
+73% higher campus event attendance
+29% more events hosted
5x more proceeds from campus events
Since 2023, the Nigerian Student Association (NSA) at UCLA has been using Bounce to power their events, membership, and community engagement.
Now entering their third year on Bounce, the NSA has become one of the most active and culturally influential organizations on campus, using Bounce to connect students, celebrate heritage, and grow their reach across UCLA.
The NSA promotes Nigerian and African customs, traditions, and values through immersive experiences that educate and unite students, from cultural showcases and food festivals to networking events and dance nights.
"The mission behind the Nigerian Student Association is to give people a space to embrace their culture. It’s so important that during a pivotal time in our lives, such as University, we find a space to uplift one another, strive for academic excellence, and build strong ties within the Nigerian community."
- Ashley Ewalu, External Director of NSA (2025-2026)
With Bounce, they’ve scaled their programming and deepened community connections like never before.
Here is what the NSA experienced
+73% event attendance
Using Bounce’s marketing and community-building tools, the NSA has seen massive growth in event attendance. Bounce’s Invite Back and social notifications features made it easy to bring past attendees and friend groups together again, while free SMS blasts to guests helped coordinate event-day communications with precision.
“Bounce made it so easy to bring more people out to our events. We have never seen engagement like this before.”
- Precious Alagba, President of the NSA (2025-2026)
+29% events hosted
The NSA’s leadership team streamlined how they planned, promoted, and executed events through Bounce. With the platform’s seamless creation and management tools, they were able to host 29% more events giving their members more opportunities to connect and build relationships on campus.
“Hosting events used to take hours of planning and coordination but with Bounce, everything is streamlined. From RSVPs to check-ins, we save so much time and can focus on creating better experiences for our members and for ourselves as community leaders as well.”
- Precious Alagba, President of the NSA (2025-2026)
Improved Club Operations
Beyond hosting events, the NSA has also improved how they manage their day-to-day operations in their student organization. With Bounce, the club now has access to member and meeting management tools that simplify attendance tracking and member management, making it easier than ever to stay organized during general meetings and internal gatherings.
“Managing our members and meetings has become so much easier with Bounce. The new tools save us time and keep everything organized, so we can focus more on building our community instead of doing roll call.”
- Ezinne Okonkwo, Vice President of the NSA (2025-2026)
5x event proceeds
Among all other benefits, Bounce’s platform also helped NSA increase their total proceeds, achieving more than 500% higher results compared to their first year on the platform. With more time going towards the things that matter like community-building, the NSA was able to host more events, with bigger attendance, and better experiences. This led to the significant jump in operating proceeds that helped enable the leadership team to do more for their community.
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