Navigating Philanthropy's Scholarship Crisis:

Creating Audit-Ready, Impactful Programs

Free Webinar: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | 2:00 pm EST/11:00 am PST

Is Your Organization at Risk?

Leaders: Is your scholarship program prepared for the heightened scrutiny that's coming?

  • Department of Education funding is in jeopardy

  • DEI-related scholarship criteria are under attack

  • Programs are being forced to change their structure

  • Philanthropy has been explicitly named as a target for review

This is not just another regulatory shift—it's a crisis moment for both students and philanthropy. Get audit-ready before it’s too late.

Join Us to Learn:

  • Why scholarship programs are specifically vulnerable to audits in 2025

  • The essential governance and compliance requirements most foundations miss

  • How to document donor intent properly to protect your organization

  • Steps to take now to become audit-ready before regulators come calling

  • Why this crisis is also an opportunity to strengthen your scholarship impact

Who Should Attend

  • Executives at organizations that offer scholarships

  • Community foundation leaders

  • Scholarship program directors and managers

  • Philanthropic advisors working with scholarship donors

About Your Presenters

  • Through Students First Consulting, Sarah has helped transform clients' scholarship programs into compliant, audit-ready operations that genuinely serve today's students while fostering deep donor engagement and satisfaction. With nearly 20 years in scholarships, philanthropy, and higher education, she champions programs that put students first, maximize donor impact, and meet regulatory requirements—having successfully converted her region's scholarship program from an administrative burden into a nationally recognized model.

  • Julia has worked with dozens of Students First Consulting clients to build compliant, student-informed scholarship programs that withstand scrutiny while truly serving their beneficiaries. An expert in data-driven scholarship administration, she spent numerous years managing her community foundation’s scholarship funds. Julia authored research on community foundation scholarship best practices that continue to guide the field.

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