Money – more specifically, not having enough of it – has become such a widespread concern for students that it’s impacting attainment and threatening non-continuation on a larger scale than ever before.
We have built a powerful ecosystem that’s not only life-changing for students, but also has a real impact on recruitment, retention and attainment for institutions. It’s already being used by over 100 universities, colleges and businesses to support more than 420,000 students.
The most powerful way to use Blackbullion at your institution is across multiple departments. Here’s how:
Recruitment and outreach teams
- Differentiate your institution and stand out competitively by offering desired skills and prioritising financial wellbeing
- Financially prepare students and their families with accurate cost of student living data to reduce dropouts
- Streamline support fund management and distribution e.g. for Open Day travel costs
- Support students at feeder schools and colleges to make a confident, successful decision and transition
Marketing and communications teams
- Drive engagement and recruitment with powerful data insights
- Increase student engagement through campaigns
- Demonstrate the institution’s financial wellbeing commitment
- Use sustainable marketing assets personalised to the institution
Student services
- Improve student wellbeing and address the money and mental health interlock
- Identify at-risk students early, reduce dropouts and take a preventative approach through education, tools and financial opportunities
- Save time and admin with one platform for managing and distributing all support funds, bursaries and awards
- Get more money into students’ pockets with millions of supplementary funds
- Collaborate with the Students’ Union and other departments for a holistic, whole institution approach to support
- Improve discoverability of the institution’s support funds amongst eligible students and deliver a simpler, more impactful help-seeking experience
- Optimise support offering and underpin recruitment with powerful data insights
Careers and enterprise teams
- Boost employability, increase graduate outcomes and support student entrepreneurs through funded opportunities and employer partnerships
- Remove financial barriers to work with streamlined support funds for travel, clothing and interviews
- Build real-world financial skills and ensure a smooth, confident transition to monthly salaries with smart budgeting tools
International teams
- Ensure a smooth transition and strong start for every student
- Reduce drop-out by identifying and addressing financial stress early
- Save time with streamlined management and delivery of support funds
- Help students navigate UK financial systems
Students’ Union
- Strengthen advocacy with evidence-based insight into student financial stress
- Increase engagement in wellbeing initiatives
- Identify trends and target support with powerful data insights
Money and funding
- Save money by creating efficiencies and streamlining processes
- Save time, reduce admin and ease workloads increased by cost cutting measures
Data and insights
- Access real-time insights from hundreds of thousands of students
- Inform institutional strategy with data that supports policy, funding and retention planning
Another department at your institution may already be using Blackbullion!
Book a call or contact us on hello@blackbullion.com to check if your university or college is a Blackbullion partner or discuss any of the above.
Expect to see real impact on…
Non-continuation:
of at-risk students say Blackbullion influenced them to stay
Attainment:
of students can better focus on their studies after applying for funding on Blackbullion
Student success:
feel more confident about their money after using Blackbullion
