Non-profit to launch digital marketplace for
simple, efficient administration of scholarships to low-income and
special needs students
Back to school can be a stressful time for parents and students
- particularly those with financial and special needs. Step Up For
Students is out to change this. The non-profit, which is expected
to provide scholarships this fall to about 110,000 qualifying
students in the state of Florida, today announced plans for a
digital marketplace powered by SAP Ariba through which recipients
will be able to purchase education along with associated services
and supplies in a simple, consumer-like way.
“At Step Up For Students, we don’t believe that quality
education should be determined by financial means or disability,
and we have made it our mission to give children from lower income
families and those with special needs a chance at a brighter future
through the scholarships we help to manage,” said Doug Tuthill,
President, Step Up For Students.
Fueling Equal Opportunity
To advance this mission, Step Up For Students will leverage SAP
Ariba’s cloud-based applications to provide an easy and efficient
way for parents and caregivers of scholarship recipients to pursue
and engage in the most appropriate learning options for their
children. The nonprofit will begin to introduce the platform during
the 2017-2018 school year with the goal of full implementation by
2018-2019.
“Education is the great equalizer,” said Alex Atzberger,
President, SAP Ariba. “Yet there remains a significant divide in
the ability for everyone to capture opportunities to learn.
Technology is powerful tool that can change this and we are pleased
to be supporting Step Up For Students in their mission to innovate
with the purpose of closing this gap.”
Using SAP Ariba® Buying and Invoicing™ and SAP Ariba Commerce
Automation™, Step Up For Students will create online catalogs
through which scholarship recipients can find, buy and pay for
tuition at schools of their choice along with educational services
and school supplies with just a few clicks.
Bridging the Digital Divide
The solutions will be accessible anywhere, anytime via any
device, including mobile phones – a key factor in Step Up For
Students’ selection.
“Many of those we serve lack access to technology in their homes
and it was critical that we remove this as a barrier,” said Scott
Massey, Chief Information Officer, Step Up For Students.
Enter SAP Ariba partner Premikati. “Step Up for Students has
high user counts where the users are not actually employees but
rather students and their families,” said Premikati CEO Marisol
Buczynski Buchanan. “Premikati has particular expertise in
simplifying complex challenges like these which will be key for a
successful program.”
SAP Ariba offers a range of solutions that help organizations of
all sizes digitize the source to settle process and run faster,
simpler and smarter than ever before. To learn more about the them
and the value they can deliver, visit www.ariba.com.
About Step Up For Students
Step Up For Students is a nonprofit organization that helps
manage the income-based Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program.
Students who qualify for the national free or reduced-price lunch
program, or those who are homeless or in foster or out-of-home
care, may qualify. The scholarship program provides tuition
assistance to the private school of their parents’ choice or
financial assistance to offset the transportation cost to an
out-of-district public school. Since 2001, Step Up has awarded
nearly 580,000 scholarships.
Step Up also helps administer the state-funded Gardiner
Scholarship Program for Florida students with certain special
needs. With the Gardiner Scholarship, recipients may use the funds
for a variety of approved services including private school tuition
and fees, private tutoring, occupational therapy, instructional
materials and other services. For more information, visit:
http://www.StepUpForStudents.org.
About Premikati
Premikati is an Indianapolis-based WBENC certified WBE
Management Consulting and BPO firm that utilizes SAP Ariba
solutions as a key component of its service offerings. Premikati
helps its clients with all facets of Procurement and Contract
Management, focusing on simplifying complex processes and
challenges. To learn more about the company, visit
www.premikati.com.
About SAP Ariba
SAP Ariba is how companies connect to get business done. On the
Ariba Network, buyers and suppliers from more than 2.8 million
companies and 190 countries discover new opportunities, collaborate
on transactions and grow their relationships. Buyers can manage the
entire purchasing process, while controlling spending, finding new
sources of savings and building a healthy supply chain. And
suppliers can connect with profitable customers and efficiently
scale existing relationships – simplifying sales cycles and
improving cash control along the way. The result is a dynamic,
digital marketplace, where nearly $1 trillion in commerce gets done
every year.
To learn more about SAP Ariba, visit www.ariba.com.
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(NYSE:SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better.
From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to
mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work
together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively
to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services
enable approximately 355,000 customers to operate profitably, adapt
continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit
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