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Training & Professional DevelopmentNCASFAA webinars, professional development opportunities, and training resources Upcoming Webinars October 2026
On The Bridge: Steering Social MediaDate & Time: October 20, 2026 | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM About the WebinarOn the Bridge: Steering social media with Intent helps administrators shift from reactive posting to purposeful communication that clarifies processes, reduces misinformation, and supports students at scale. Rather than treating social media as an extra task, this session shows how to use it as a high‑impact service tool—one that improves outreach, reduces call volume, and reinforces compliance-friendly messaging. PresenterJanee Knippenberg | Senior Account Executive, Campus PartnershipsEarnest Presenter Bio: Janee Knippenberg is a strategic higher education professional with more than 20 years of experience in student lending, financial aid, and business development. She brings extensive experience working with colleges and universities, presenting financial aid and student lending information, and developing meaningful connections within the higher education community. Janee lives in Kernersville with her partner, Brian, and their two crazy German Shorthaired Pointers. Moderator: Download Presentation
NOVEMBER 2026
V1 Verification and What New for the 2027-2028 Academic YearDate & Time: November 10, 2026 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM About the WebinarAlthough simplified by the FUTURE Act Direct Data Exchange and the requirement that all contributors to a FAFSA agree to allow the FA-DDX to match their IRS record to their FAFSA section, V1 verification of some files requires collection and review of specific documentation. And starting with the 2027-2028 FAFSA, some contributors will be required to combine data from two tax returns into the new “Combined Adjusted Gross Income” and “Combined Income Tax Paid” FAFSA Fields. These new fields will certainly be included in the V1 Verification FAFSA data that needs to be verified dataset, and will require familiarity with the tax returns of the territories of the United States.. In this webinar, we will review the changes to the 2027-2028 FAFSA in general, looking at how these changes may impact the outcomes for certain students. We will also do a comprehensive review of V1 verification, with a focus an anything that has changed, and issues that financial aid administrators have found difficult to address. PresenterRobert Weinerman Presenter Bio: Since 2014, Robert Weinerman has been offering training to financial aid administrators about everything an FAA needs to know about taxes. including verification, resolving conflicting information, income adjustment professional judgments, splitting an individual's information out of a joint tax return, and for schools that go beyond the federal methodology, how to use person and business tax returns to convert taxable income into available income. Prior to his current role as the Director of Training at Iron Bridge Resources, Robert spend over a decade as a financial aid officer at schools like MIT and Babson College, and another decade working with families as the planned to save for, or pay for, their children's education at College Coach. Moderator: Download Presentation
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