Organizing for effective stewardship: collaboration and teamwork are key ingredients for...

Financial aid officers serve many masters. They must monitor institutional compliance with federal and state regulations governing financial aid. They must ensure that institutional resources are being spent as efficiently and effectively as possible. They must be responsive to the concerns of families, but at the same lime balance their needs against the needs of the institution. And finally, they must comply with the wishes of alumni and friends who have donated money for scholarships and grants. ALthough in some sense all of these activities can be classified as stewardship, it