LIVE VIRTUAL WEBINAR (OPEN-ACCESS)
ASK THE EXPERTS:
LIVE SCHOLARSHIP STRATEGY & OPERATIONS Q&A
You have complex questions. We have the industry benchmarks. Bring your toughest operational roadblocks, compliance gray areas, and donor dilemmas to this open-access consulting session.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
2:00 pm EST/11:00 am PST
NO MORE GUESSWORK
When you hit a compliance wall or a delicate donor situation, Google doesn’t have the answer. And asking your Board can feel risky.
For one hour, we’re opening the doors to the Students First Consulting strategy room.
This isn’t a webinar with slides. This is a live, unscripted advisory session designed to unstick your team on the issues that matter most. Whether you’re navigating a tricky cycle, planning a software migration, or trying to modernize a legacy fund, our consultants are here to weigh in.
GRAB YOUR SPOT
SAMPLE TOPICS, OR, “WHAT SHOULD I ASK?”
We’ll prioritize questions submitted during registration, followed by live Q&A. Here are the types of challenges we solve every day:
Compliance & Governance
"We know our donor can sit on the committee—but how do we ensure they (and their designees) don't dominate the vote?"
"Can we legally fund a student's laptop or off-campus rent directly?"
"Our bylaws say one thing, but our practice says another. How do we clean this up?"
Operations & Technology
"We’re drowning in applications. What are the best ways to screen candidates without reading every single essay?"
"How do we get our reviewers to actually use the rubric we built?"
"Is AI going to break our essay review process?"
Strategy & Impact
"How do I convince my Board to increase award amounts but decrease the number of recipients?"
"We want to start tracking 'persistence,' but we can't get students to reply to us. What works?"
YOUR PRESENTER
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Sarah Battersby
Founding Partner
Sarah specializes in program transformation. She’s guided numerous clients in evolving their operations to be efficient and student-centric, ensuring that process improvements drive deeper engagement and satisfaction for all stakeholders.