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Turn Everyday Travel & Spending Into Real Cashback Revenue for Your University
LaaSy (Loyalty-as-a-Service) is a modern loyalty and business travel platform that transforms everyday spending into measurable savings and shared revenue. Through LaaSy Perks and our Corporate Business Travel solution, we help organizations unlock cashback on hotels, flights, car rentals, shopping, and group travel—returning value directly to their members while creating a sustainable revenue stream for the organization.
As The Coalition for College Cost Savings’ preferred revenue-sharing loyalty and rewards partner, LaaSy empowers colleges, families, and affiliated organizations to generate meaningful cashback from travel and everyday purchases. Instead of traditional points programs with limited value, LaaSy delivers transparent, real-dollar rewards that can help offset costs and strengthen financial outcomes.
With LaaSy Perks and Business Travel, every flight, hotel stay, and everyday purchase generates real-dollar cashback—putting money back into your members’ pockets while creating recurring revenue for your University.
Partnering for NIL Success: Meet TheLinkU
As the NIL era continues to evolve, schools are facing growing pressure to support student-athletes while maintaining compliance, managing operations, and generating new revenue - all without adding to their workload. That’s where TheLinkU comes in.
TheLinkU is an all-in-one NIL platform and software provider, built to help athletic departments succeed in today’s complex NIL landscape. From revenue-sharing execution to content creation and athlete support, TheLinkU offers a streamlined solution that puts results first.
Key offerings include:
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Industry-leading NIL software that centralizes compliance, payments, contracts, and reporting - saving schools up to $200K annually
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Revenue-sharing and general manager models that maximize athlete impact and university ROI
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Revenue generation through 20+ national brand partnerships that don’t touch donor dollars or MMR assets
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Financial literacy education in collaboration with Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment
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Dedicated sales, marketing, and athlete success teams who support every step - from strategy to execution
Whether you're looking to launch a new NIL initiative or scale your current efforts, TheLinkU is built to plug in and deliver results, so your staff can stay focused on what matters most.
To learn more, join TheLinkU for an introductory webinar on Thursday, October 30 at 2:00 eastern.
For more information or to schedule a demo, contact:
Erik Cisneros, Director of Operations, 713-474-7223, erik@thelinku.com
The Coalition is excited to announce a new partnership with Sqwire, a leading financial wellness platform. This collaboration is designed to provide colleges with an innovative and powerful tool to directly impact student success and employee well-being at an extremely affordable price.
Sqwire provides solid, practical, and engaging financial education. Their mission is to empower individuals with the knowledge and tools to make informed financial decisions, without selling products or personal data. Through the Sqwire platform, your college will be able to offer a wide range of interactive courses on essential topics like budgeting, credit, debt, and investments.
This partnership will allow you to extend a valuable resource that can:
● Drive Student Retention: By building foundational financial literacy, Sqwire helps students navigate the financial challenges of higher education, which is a key factor in reducing dropout rates.
● Support Employee Retention: Sqwire’s programs are designed to reduce financial stress and boost confidence, helping institutions retain their valuable faculty and staff.
● Strengthen the Community: A financially confident campus community is a thriving one.
Sqwire is here to help your community thrive—financially and personally.
Because when people understand their money, they’re free to focus on what truly matters.
Ready to See the Magic in Action?
Join us for an exclusive, high-energy webinar where we'll show you exactly how Sqwire is revolutionizing higher education!
Recording HERE
Purchasing Card Group Rebate Program
Sorry you missed it! This interactive discussion explored how Coalition member institutions are:
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Utilizing their purchasing cards and achieving key benefits.
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Managing their reconciliation process with customized limits and controls.
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Leveraging the online program for cardholders to submit expenses.
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Earning an exclusive group rebate through the Coalition Group Rebate Program.
For a personal consultation, contact Ben Jacobs, Senior Product Specialist, ben.jacobs@faef.com
Is It Time to Automate?
A Strategic Guide for AP Decision Makers
Still making payments in-house? You’re not alone — most AP teams are. But as manual tasks pile up and fraud risks creep in, many finance leaders are starting to ask: Is this really the best use of our team’s time? In just 30 minutes, we’ll compare in-house vs. outsourced payment models, walk through a decision-making framework, and share real outcomes from both sides. Expect a sharper perspective, a clear framework, and the confidence to lead the conversation.
Learn how Corpay enables private colleges to Get Paid to Pay by capturing rebates across their AP spend, while slashing processing costs and freeing up their teams.
We’ll cover:
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How to capture rebates from virtual card payments without adding work
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Why ACH and checks are costing you more than you think
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How full-service AP automation unlocks savings across the board
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Real examples of companies turning AP into a bottom-line win
The Cybersecurity Threat Landscape in Higher Education
(DeepSeas)
In this webinar, Aaron Bierlein, Cyber Threat Intelligence Manager at DeepSeas, will dive deep into the most prevalent cyber threats institutions of higher education are currently facing – including an overview of dark web activity. He’ll ‘pull back the curtain’ to give an insiders view of how cyber threat intelligence teams are protecting institutions like yours, how these teams inform business decisions, and what you and your teams can do to place your institution in the best defensive position possible.
Filewave Elevated to Coalition Contract Partner
FileWave is the ultimate solution for managing multiple operating systems from one console, including Windows, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Android and Chrome. With FileWave, IT leaders can take a fully customizable, streamlined approach to device management, asset management, and security. Higher education technology teams leverage FileWave to remotely deploy software, updates, and patches to devices, saving precious time and money, while increasing efficiency.
Deliver uninterrupted distant learning for all device types, support Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), guarantee higher security and produce a distraction-free environment for your college and university students with the FileWave Management Suite.
Contact: Willem Boom, VP Sales
Fischer Identity Elevated to Coalition Contract Partner
Fischer Identity is the leader in providing Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions tailored for higher education. With a proven track record spanning the most academic institutions in the IAM Industry, Fischer Identity offers comprehensive solutions designed to tackle the unique IAM challenges of the higher education sector. What distinguishes Fischer Identity is its deep understanding of educational institutions' needs and regulatory requirements.
From seamless integration with existing systems to robust identity lifecycle management and compliance functionalities, Fischer Identity empowers universities to enhance security, streamline access control, and improve user experience while realizing faster time-to-value. Furthermore, Fischer Identity's commitment to continuous innovation ensures its solutions remain cutting-edge, ready to meet evolving needs. With unparalleled expertise and unwavering dedication to customer success, Fischer Identity continues to lead in providing IAM solutions that empower and safeguard higher education institutions in the digital age.
It's An Industry First!!
All-Inclusive 10-Year Fixed Price Cloud Transformation Solution Designed for Your School
The Ultimate All-Inclusive ERP, HCM, Student Information Systems, and Professional Services Solution. Exclusively for HESS Collective Members
Affordable, World-Class Cloud Transformation For Higher Education
Rising energy bills? Aging infrastructure? Unsustainable operations?
The Coalition’s Energy Sustainability Program (ESP) provides the resources necessary for private, nonprofit schools to move their campus toward a sustainable energy environment and support decarbonization, reduced energy operating expenses, resiliency, tackling deferred maintenance, and other related campus goals.
From campus infrastructure assessment through project implementation and beyond, the ESP Partners will guide colleges and universities by providing innovative financing solutions, experienced technical partnership, and the ongoing information they need to successfully develop and follow an actionable roadmap that addresses their specific objectives.
The ESP’s first five projects are currently underway at Lewis and Clark College, Marquette University, Spelman College, Morehouse College, and The New School. Each school is undergoing a comprehensive campus strategic assessment led by Ecosystem which will serve as the foundation for developing actionable roadmaps tailored to their specific campus objectives.
The Coalition ESP will work closely with these institutions and facilitate their journey toward energy sustainability, and we look forward to collaborating with you too. Together, we can contribute to a more environmentally conscious education sector and a brighter, more sustainable future for all.
For more information about the Coalition Energy Sustainability Program and its initiatives, please visit https://www.thecoalition.us/energy-sustainability-program, or reach out to:
Bill Vinnicombe, CEO Solar Financing Solutions
(650) 823-7247, bill@solarfinancingsolutions.com
Hotel Revenue
Are You Earning a Commission on Hotel Rooms Booked by Campus Visitors?
You Should Be!
Each academic year, thousands of highly motivated students, parents, friends and families, prospective students, athletic fans, alumni, registrants and guests travel to your campus for institutionally sponsored conferences and events.
When your campus hosts an event that brings visitors from out of town, your campus should be getting the benefits, which include hotel data, reporting and commission!
Learn how with Campus Travel Management.
Campus Travel Quick Overview (3 minutes)
IPv4 Address Brokerage Services
Brander Group specializes in helping colleges and universities safely monetize their unused IPv4 addresses.
Brander introduced their services to the HESS/Coalition group on 8/22. If you missed it...
ERP investments are among the largest, most complex investments your institution will make. Staff are typically fully engaged in day-to-day operations, leaving little time to strategically approach the digital transformation that a successful ERP project can bring. HESS and The Coalition have partnered with Moran Technology Consulting (MTC) to provide the services of trusted and experienced advisors, to work alongside your team (as much or as little as you need) to support your transformation’s success. MTC is known for successfully supporting over 300+ schools on 800+ projects.
Watch this short (< 15 min.) introductory video to learn more
The Coalition is pleased to announce a new partnership with Doctums to bring management and technology consulting to your member institutions. Doctums works solely in higher education and focuses on providing services that maximize the value of current investments. Doctums brings deep experience to provide bespoke support in education strategy, administration, and the student experience.
Too often, higher education institutions purchase new technology with high hopes for its impact and ROI, only for it to fall short of expectations. Struggles with knowledge gaps, mismanaged data governance, and other concerns can create a gap between a technology’s current implementation and its potential. Doctums helps institutions reduce this technology gap and move toward a continuous business process and technology management approach, unlocking the potential of technology you already have.
Doctums introduced their services at webinar on June 20. If you missed it, you can
The Coalition and HESS have formed a strategic partnership to increase the opportunities for private nonprofit higher education institutions to leverage their collective buying power to reduce operating costs and streamline operations.
HESS collectively lowers costs and increases collaboration between private colleges and universities in the area of administrative systems and services by focusing on maximizing the effectiveness and efficiency of administrative software services and related technology to meet the increasing needs of diverse users while minimizing the resources used.