For institutions
Getting started with Swapsac.
Swapsac gives your students a platform to exchange real objects and services locally - and gives you aggregated, anonymised data on their behaviour. No surveys, no self-reporting. Real exchanges, verified by both parties.
Your dashboard shows what your cohort actually does: exchanges completed, CO₂ avoided, repair rate, monthly trends. Ready to export for accreditation reports, grant applications, or faculty meetings.
Setting up
Three steps.
Create your account
Go to swapsac.com/register and choose Institution as your account type. You'll need your institution's official name, website, and a contact email. Your account is created immediately.
Confirm your email
Check your inbox and click the verification link. This activates your login.
Wait for official verification
Our team reviews your institution within 48 hours and emails you when approved. This unlocks your invite code and full dashboard access.
Your invite code
Once verified, your dashboard generates a unique invite code for your cohort.
The invite code is how students connect to your institution on Swapsac. When a student enters your code in their Settings → Institution Program, they appear in your dashboard metrics. You see their aggregate behaviour - they keep full control of their personal account.
How to share it
Paste it into your course syllabus, your LMS welcome message, or your first session email. Students enter it once and are linked automatically.
Privacy threshold
Your dashboard data only appears once 3 or more students have enrolled. This protects individual privacy.
Your dashboard - what you see
Once students are enrolled and active, your dashboard shows:
Enrolled students
How many students have joined using your invite code and are active on the platform.
Exchanges completed
Total number of verified exchanges across your cohort. Both parties confirm each exchange.
CO₂ avoided
Aggregate kilograms of CO₂ saved through exchanges, lending and repair instead of new purchases.
Items in circulation
Objects currently listed or actively exchanged by your students.
Exchange mode breakdown
How your students exchange: Give, Sell, Lend or Repair - with percentages. A high repair rate tells a different story than a high sell rate.
Student locations
Which countries your cohort is active in. For international programmes, this shows local action at global scale.
Monthly activity
12-month trend of exchanges. Correlate spikes with your course calendar.
Top categories
What your students are exchanging most: clothing, electronics, books, tools, food.
Surveys
Questions you've sent to your cohort, with response rates and results.
Invite your team
You can give colleagues access to your dashboard without sharing your login. From your dashboard, generate a staff invite link and share it. Each colleague creates their own account and accepts the invite.
You control what each person can do:
- View dashboard data
- Create surveys
- Export reports
- Manage other staff members
Staff access can be revoked at any time.
Export your report
At any point, click Export / Print Report from your dashboard. Your full dashboard is captured as a PDF - ready for your accreditation portfolio, grant report, or faculty meeting.
Questions?
Contact us at swapsac.com/contact - we typically respond within 24 hours.
Are you a student joining through your institution? See the getting started guide →