Meet Scout
The relationship broker for your trusted networks.
Scout reasons over Trailblaze's verified affiliation graph to find relevant people, identify the relationship paths that connect them, broker the connection, and follow through toward an objective.
Where it starts
Start with an objective, not a search query.
Scout works from what you are trying to accomplish.
You describe the goal in plain language; it works out who is relevant and how to reach them.
- Find a warm introduction
- Identify a major-gift prospect
- Source a candidate
- Match a mentor
- Find relevant expertise
- Re-engage a dormant member
What it reasons over
Intelligence grounded in the graph.
Scout reasons over verified member profiles, shared affiliations, current experience, organizational context, and the relationship paths between people.
That is what makes a recommendation specific rather than plausible.
It is not searching a static directory, and it is not scraping an open public network.
Its reach is the private, affiliation-based graph an organization has activated, and nothing beyond it.
How it runs
From recommendation to outcome.
- 01You set the objective
- 02Scout identifies relevant members
- 03Relationship paths are scored
- 04A recommendation is surfaced
- 05The introduction is made
- 06Scout follows through
The difference
More than search.
Search is a good tool for finding names.
The work that turns a name into a conversation is what Scout is for.
Search
- Returns names
- Leaves context gathering to the user
- Stops at discovery
Scout
- Reasons around an objective
- Explains why someone is relevant
- Helps broker the connection
- Follows up afterward
Both sides of the network
One agent, two positions.
Scout is the same system seen from either end of a shared affiliation.
The prerequisite
Why activation matters.
A recommendation is only as good as what it reasons over.
Scout needs a graph of verified people, current affiliations, and real relationships — which is exactly what a static record set cannot provide.
That is the division: Trailblaze activates the network and keeps it current, and Scout puts that intelligence to work.
Without the first, the second has nothing to reason over.
Oversight
You set the objective. You decide what happens.
The member or organization defines what Scout is working toward and reviews what it surfaces.
Scout proposes people, paths, and next steps; the decision to act on any of them stays with you.
See what Scout can do with your network.
Scout works through the organizations you belong to.
Start with the side of the network you are on.