Contracts
American Express
American Express is committed to helping organizations manage spend. Their entire B2B suite of payment solutions, including corporate card, purchasing card, vPayment, buyer initiated payments, and AP automation helps E&I members improve payment processes.
- Drive efficiency by reducing paper checks and transitioning to electronic payments
- Closed loop network provides value through AMEX's direct relationships between buyers and suppliers
- No personal liability through corporate card programs
- Integrated seamlessly into current AP solutions and payment programs
- AMEX's Supplier Enablement Team facilitates the supplier onboarding process
- Corporate card products free up cash that you can put back into your business
- Buyer initiated payments allows you to select the amount and date of the transaction, helping reduce uncertainties about payment timing and improve efficiencies
- vPayment assigns a single-use account number to each transaction, sets a specific payment amount, date range, and transaction details to help control spend and facilitate reconciliation processes
- Simplify the day-to-day processes for everyday purchases with corporate cards, which include monthly detailed reports with purchasing information to help track spend
- Generous rebate program based on total E&I membership spend under this contract
A.M. Simpkins & Associates (AMSA)
AMSA specializes in Ellucian Colleague, Ellucian Banner, Oracle'‚ PeopleSoft, Oracle E-Business Suite, Workday, and other higher education related systems. Integration-as-a-Service by AMSA allows software partners the ability to deliver an enterprise-wide integration solution providing connectivity to operational applications through defined integration platforms and data sources.
- The AMSA Service team works with you to discuss your specifications, business processes, business rules, and operations to build and deploy your custom integration solution
- Gain access to data faster and in real-time through a centralized platform connecting your SIS/ERP to any data source
- Safeguard against fraudulent applications with S.A.F.E, providing real-time, comprehensive AI-based spam and fraud detection
- Duplicate records are flagged and quarantined for resolution at processing, ensuring data integrity in all tiers of AMSA Connect
- View and track errors occurring during integration and data processing with AMSA Smart feature, which identifies corrected records and removes from error logs
- Verify and validate address, phone, and email data included in records processed for integration
- Provide your advancement department with additional wealth and donor screening data regarding financial status, interests, and hobbies
- AMSA Connect allows institutions to replace the functionality of a custom WebAdvisor or other process for data collection and processing
- Provide real-time PDF reports and statements such as transcripts, purchase orders, and invoices from your institution's Colleague or Slate data through AMSA Connect
Affinaquest
Using their comprehensive suite of integrated services, Affinaquest helps members unlock the potential of crucial relationships with alumni, fans, students, and donors through a combination of rich, accurate data, intuitive relationship management, donation amplification, and game-changing predictive analytics. Affinaquest serves over 1,000 collegiate athletic departments and higher education institutions and has been named a Microsoft U.S. Education Partner of the Year.
- User-friendly tools to help institutions of all sizes and capabilities transform information into insights
- Access to Affinaquest's full suite of solutions, including AffinityIQ audience management, AffinityRM relationship management, and AffinityX2 matching gifts
- Cloud-based systems are cost effective and scalable
- Identify and work towards your specific goals with strategic support and planning
- Configurable systems designed for the unique needs of higher education and collegiate athletics
- Work smarter, not harder with efficient processes
- Phased approach to prioritize your data needs
- Leverage the security certifications of Microsoft and Affinaquest's SOC II certifications
- Packaged solutions include prescriptive scope, data appends, and support services
Transformations Furniture
Transformations Furniture manufactures and distributes a full line of upholstered lounge furniture designed to be fully renewable through a unique reupholstering method. Their patented construction is available across their entire product line, not just a few items.
- Portfolio of furniture with components that can be easily removed and replaced in minutes, on-site with no special tools or training
- Life of products extended to five or seven cycles, eliminating the cost of repairing or replacing seating
- 35-year warranty on products
Chartwells
Chartwells is a division of Compass Group, the world's largest food service company. Chartwells creates dining programs that serve as the center of campus academic life, creating social spaces for all campus constituents. Keep your students happy and healthy, significantly enhance your institution's reputation, and support your retention and recruitment goals.
- Investment in dining to create social spaces
- Nutritious and delicious cuisine
- Next gen-focused marketing engagement
- Sustainability and wellness
Complete Book and Media Supply
Complete Book & Media Supply provides the largest offering of online publications in the world specifically for the academic, technical, scientific, and corporate markets. This agreement grants access to their complete catalog of products -- over 18 million books, subscriptions, and media titles.
- Access over 18 million books and media titles
- Subscription management services for journals, periodicals, and subscriptions
- Superior reporting capabilities configurable to your institution's requirements
- Additional discounting on bulk orders (25 or more of the same title)
- Dedicated customer service and web support
- Easily accommodates tax exempt status member institutions
- Exclusive member rebates provided by E&I based on individual member annual purchases
Segal Company
Segal, an independent consulting firm, excels in partnering with higher education institutions, K-12 schools, and districts. They offer solutions for benefits, compensation, and HR challenges. Segal’s comprehensive services include communications consulting, compensation and career strategies, organizational effectiveness consulting, insurance brokerage services, administration and technology consulting, investment consulting, health and welfare plan consulting, compliance consulting, and benefit audit solutions.
- Comprehensive Consulting Services Offering
- Expertise with Educational Institutions
- Innovative Solutions
- Employee-owned Firm
- Flat Fee Pricing Structure Beneficial for Small to Mid-size Institutions
- Value-added Resources and Benefits Beyond Core Services
BlackBeltHelp
Founded in 2003, BlackBeltHelp is a wholly owned subsidiary of CampusEAI, Inc. (a Minority and Women-Owned Business), BlackBeltHelp is the leading AI-powered Contact-Center-as-a-Service (CCaaS) provider in higher education, offering innovative solutions tailored to the unique needs of students, faculty, and staff, with a proven track record spanning over 17 years and serving more than 200 institutions.
- Open omnichannel integration provides unified, analytics-powered dashboard for seamless student engagement across campus
- Team of 300+ employees handles more than 1 million support requests annually, delivering at scale
- Leverages advanced AI, including AI voice and chat bots with integrated transfer capability
- 24/7 support, reducing the need for human intervention and lowering support costs
Gilbane Reconstruction Services (GRS)
Gilbane Reconstruction Services (GRS) specialized in disaster response and recovery, helping reconstruct buildings using a collaborative service model that maximizes owner control over restoration scope, costs, and schedule while minimizing conflicts with property insurance settlements. GRS is uniquely focused on providing timely, cost effective solutions and equipping organizations with the information necessary to allow you to make the most informed decisions.
- Engineering and architectural restoration and reconstruction support
- Open book turnkey approach to disaster recovery
- Re-occupancy infection control and prevention program
- Project budget and schedule management
- Insurance claims documentation and support
GoTo Communications
GoTo offers a comprehensive solution for essential connections. They provide outstanding services for business communications and IT support software, ensuring seamless connectivity and support for employees and communities. With a zero-trust security architecture, 99.999% uptime, and round-the-clock dedicated support, GoTo has been renowned for its reliability and security since 2003.
- GoToConnect Platform with complete turnkey solution that also supports UCaaS
- Supports Omni-channel communication with various social media integrations
- ITSG products provide tools for IT departments to support remote/hybrid staff, faculty, and students
- Primary focus on K-12 sector
- GoTo Mobile Application included
- Dedicated Customer Success Manager for each client
- Provides internship opportunities
