Organization: SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT
Mission: THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID ADMINISTRATORS (SASFAA) IS AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ASSISTING STUDENTS, PARENTS, INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES WITH THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION RELATED TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF FINANCIAL AID. WE REPRESENT NINE SOUTHERN STATES - ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA.
Activities: TO PROMOTE THE PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION, EFFECTIVENESS AND ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID ADMINISTRATORS IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND FOUNDATION AND ADMINISTRATORS OF EDUCATION FUNDING PROGRAMS IN LENDING INSTITUTIONS, AND OTHER ADMINISTRATORS OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS. TO ASSIST EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, FOUNDATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, LENDING INSTITUTIONS AND PRIVATE AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS PERTINENT TO STUDENT FINANCIAL AID. TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND SPONSORS OF STUDENT AID FUNDS THROUGH AN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCES. TO PROMOTE SUCH SYSTEMATIC STUDIES, COOPERATIVE EXPERIENCES, CONFERENCES AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO FULFILL THE ABOVE STATED PURPOSES. APPROXIMATELY 1,100 PEOPLE ARE BENEFITED ANNUALLY BY ORGANIZATIONAL SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS DURING THE YEAR.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building