Learn how FL is used as a definitive approach to default
management and prevention. Learn about marketplace resources
that can enhance or direct your efforts. Measureable outcomes
should be a consideration priority – so how do you measure?
 What’s the trend?
 Why are many rates up?
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 Let’s talk management first
 In house efforts
 Focus on 30 day delinquencies
 Outside resources and third parties
 Likely need more expertise to reach 60, 90 and defaulters
 Annual costs
 What’s your goal and how are you measuring success or ROI?
 % in next 6 months
 30,60,90 delinquencies
 Defaults
 Importance of grace period?
As a step toward prevention, iGrad can assist in
reaching these students to begin changing behavior
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 ID those students at risk of defaulting
 Risk identifiers are unique to institutions – What are
yours?
 Did you know students “at risk” who fall-off just one time,
tend not to get back on track
• iGrad can assist in identifying and reaching these students
to begin changing behavior
 Targeted customized modules
 Timely and relevant financial literacy content
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 Why continually feed the fire?
 Establish a limited target approach to managing
delinquencies and defaults, BUT…
 Focus on default prevention/risk management by
developing a financial literacy initiative!
 Impacting your students, staff and alumni!
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 Create your plan – make the focus Financial Literacy
 By committee! It really does take a village
 Who do you include?
 How do you engage other departments and gain buy-in?
 Poll your student populations
 How do students want to receive financial literacy education?
 What activities have been successful on campus?
 Set time frame and attack
 Time Resources
 Financial Resources
 Collaborate with other departments, schools, group
 Apply for funding grants
 Review other’s Best Practices
 iGrad has successfully implemented hundreds of campuses and we
take responsibility for sharing best practices to increase student
engagement
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 Think about relevancy
 Who are you students?
 iGrad’s platform has the ability to push different
material to each unique student
 Think about engaging
 Consider learning styles
 iGrad offers videos, articles, calculators, games, interactive
activities and courses and quarterly webinars and newsletters
- all 24/7
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• Basic competencies recommended by the Dept of Treasury
 iGrad’s 1 credit course
• Earnings
 iGrad’s Career Center and GPS to Success
• Managing debt
 iGrad covers banking, credit cards, student loans and future debt
• Savings, including education savings
 20% of discretionary income! iGrad simplifies options
• Asset building
 Time value of money!
• Insurance
 Are you prepared?
• Estate Planning – begins early
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Financial Literacy impacts the entire campus
 Recruitment
 Retention
 Student Success
Once you create a plan
 Do you have the staff to take on the responsibility?
 Are you in a position to hire staff – with the required
expertise?
 What about updating content and activities regularly?
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 Is your Cohort Default Rate really an indicator of
financial literacy initiative success or failure?
 Measured 3 years out
 Real or maneuvered impact
 Seek behavior changes
 The only way to positively impact financial health!
 Will you see an increase in Alumni giving &
relationships?
 iGrad’s robust, real-time reporting and custom
reporting capabilities will empower you to report a
Return on Investment
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 You’ve got to lead the horse to water before he will
drink!
 E-mail, Text, Twitter and Social Media
 iGrad can accept a school data file and send out the message
or can provide the language or even video clip to embed!
 Campus and local Press
 iGrad posted the Podcast we did with Mike Fife of the Center
for Financial Literacy at Champlain College.
 Incentivize!
 Engage the faculty
 iGrad created competition for students when faculty member
embraced iGrad’s 1 credit course curriculum and local media
advertised it
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Collaboration with our school clients is invaluable in
hosting a successful financial literacy initiative – lean on
us.
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Let us do the “heavy lifting” for you.
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 Do you agree that Financial Literacy is the best
approach to default prevention
 Do you have the time, expertise and resources to carry
out a Financial Literacy initiative - or does another
department?
 What are your Financial Literacy Best Practices?
 Are you interested in learning more about iGrad?
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Video-based Entrance & Exit Counseling – DOE compliant and easily reported
Customized content based on information we learn from the student and school
Our highly recognized video library can accommodate closed captioning requirements
Both a Financial Literacy Hub and a Financial Aid Hub
Customized modules to meet specific needs of you – our school client
Content delivery to facilitate different learning styles including games, calculators, articles, videos,
interactive and downloadable worksheets and interactive webinars
One-credit Financial Literacy Classroom course meeting the core-competencies set by the
Department of Treasury, complete with Instructors Guide and Student Workbook
Our school partners have access to real time reporting in several robust formats with customized
reporting available.
At iGrad, we know that 50% of the budgeting equation is income! We created JobGenius to meet that
huge part of financial literacy that is often overlooked, supporting your Career Services Center – not
competing with it!
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Job and internship search vehicle
Free resume critique and ability to collect and directly pass resumes to your Career Services
Over 75 videos interviewing experts in the field who talk about “a day in my life” opening students’
eyes to possibilities and career directions
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Holly Zaglaniczny
Director of Business Development
hollyz@igrad.com
315-207-5588 (direct line)
315-466-6715 cell)
www.igrad.com
Let’s schedule
an on-line
presentation of
what iGrad has
to offer your
campus
community
and alumni!
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