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November 7th - 14th, 2012
Purpose:To help readers understand the mission of Money Smart Week and what financial education activities were offered, as well as the results of these activities.
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Money Smart Week
Summary Report
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About Money Smart Week
What is Nebraska Money Smart Week?
Money Smart Week is a public awareness campaign designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances. This is achieved through the collaboration and coordinated effort of organizations across the state and Midwest including businesses, financial institutions, schools, libraries, not-for-profits, government agencies and the media. These groups come together once a year to stress the importance of financial literacy, inform consumers where they can get help, and provide free educational seminars and activities throughout the week. Programming is offered to all demographics and income levels and covers all facets of personal finance from establishing a budget to first time home buying to estate planning.
How Did It All Get Started?
The idea of this week originated in Chicago and has also been undertaken in the Kearney area. Nebraska Money Smart Week ef-fort is coordinated by the Nebraska Financial Education Coalition, a diverse group of close to 100 Nebraska organizations working together to promote personal financial literacy. The Coalition of-ficially formed in 2007 to help organizations interested in financial education share resources, network, and increase awareness of the importance of financial literacy in Nebraska. The goal of the coalition is to help all Nebraskans – no matter the age – to be-come better educated on how to successfully manage their per-sonal finances.
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Money Smart Week Partnering Organizations
AmeriCorps VISTAAARP NebraskaBank of the WestConsumer Credit Counseling Service of NebraskaCommunity Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders CountiesCommunity Action Partnership of Western NebraskaCredit Advisors FoundationCreighton UniversityFamily Housing Advisory Services, Inc.Future Business Leaders of America: Arlington Public SchoolsFuture Business Leaders of America: Auburn Public SchoolsFuture Business Leaders of America: Bennington Public SchoolsFuture Business Leaders of America: Gibbon Public SchoolsFuture Business Leaders of America: Morrill Public SchoolsFuture Business Leaders of America: Norris Public SchoolsFuture Business Leaders of America: Sandhills Public SchoolsGreeley-Wolbach Public SchoolsInternal Revenue ServiceLiberty First Credit UnionLifetime Financial GroupLincoln Berean ChurchLincoln Northeast High SchoolLincoln Southwest High SchoolNebraska Council on Economic EducationOmaha EITC CoalitionOmaha Public Libraries Peregrine Technologies, LLCPrimericaSoutheast Community College - LincolnSoutheast Community College - MilfordUniversity of Nebraska - Lincoln Student Money Management CenterWayne High SchoolWells Fargo Women’s Foundation of Lincoln and Lancaster County
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Money Smart Week Events: Preschool & Elementary Children
Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska Family Budgets 101
FBLA: Arlington Public Schools Arlington Elementary Gets Money Smart
FBLA: Auburn Public Schools SENCA Preschool Visits
FBLA: Gibbon Public Schools Helping Kiddies Save Their Pennies
FBLA: Morrill Public Schools Countin’ Change
FBLA: Sandhills Public Schools How to Feed Your Piggy Bank
Internal Revenue Service Money Smart Trick or Treating
Liberty First Credit Union Huntington Branch Opening
Nebraska Council on Economic Education Athlete in the Schools Event
Nebraska Council on Economic Education Finance Challenge
Nebraska Council on Economic Education Money Smart Kid Essay Contest
Nebraska Council on Economic Education Right Start Institute
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Money Smart Week Events: High School Students
Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska Youth Individual Development Account
Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska New Financial Literacy Program
FBLA: Arlington Public Schools Consumer Credit Counseling Presentation
FBLA: Bennington Public Schools Bennington FBLA Hosts Rachel Cruze
FBLA: Norris Public Schools Financial Knowledge Tournament
FBLA: Norris Public Schools INVESTWRITE Competition
FBLA: Norris Public Schools Retired Millionaires Club
Greeley-Wolbach Schools Off to College - Managing My Money
Greeley-Wolbach Schools Preventing Identity Theft - Secure Your PIN
Greeley-Wolbach Schools Savings and Investments
Lincoln Northeast High School Budgeting: Computer Applications
Lincoln Northeast High School Junior Achievement Speakers
Lincoln Southwest High School Be Money Smart Display in Media Center
Lincoln Southwest High School Finance Challenge
Peregrine Technologies, LLC Free Personal Finance Software
Wayne High School Money Smart Bingo
Wayne High School Money Smart Guest Speaker
Wayne High School Money Smart Trivia
Wells Fargo Credit Workshops in Nebraska High Schools
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Money Smart Week Events: College Students
Creighton University Financial Management Assoc. Workshop
Southeast Community College - Lincoln Financial Aid Jeopardy
Southeast Community College - Lincoln Credit Workshop
Southeast Community College - Lincoln Money Smart Quiz Bowl
Southeast Community College - Milford Money Smart Reality Check
Southeast Community College - Milford SCC Scholarship Drawing
Southeast Community College - Milford SCC Scholorship Registration
UNL Student Money Management Center Burr Hall Financial Game Night
UNL Student Money Management Center Couples & Money
UNL Student Money Management Center Credit Now, Headache Tomorrow
UNL Student Money Management Center eNewsletter & Social Media Campaign
UNL Student Money Management Center Extreme Couponing Workshop
UNL Student Money Management Center Finding Money for College
UNL Student Money Management Center Greek Chic
UNL Student Money Management Center Knoll Hall Financial Game Night
UNL Student Money Management Center Money Zone: Relaxation
UNL Student Money Management Center Money Zone: Financial Empowerment
UNL Student Money Management Center Money Zone: Piggy Bank Decorating
UNL Student Money Management Center Money Zone: Budget-Friendly Holiday Gifts
UNL Student Money Management Center Money Zone: Pinterest Party
UNL Student Money Management Center Preparing for Graduate School
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Money Smart Week Events: Adults
AARP, Women’s Foundation, Lincoln Benefit Life Women & Money Conference
AmeriCorps VISTA Reentry Workshop
Bank of the West Moneywise Empowerment Tour
Consumer Credit Counseling Service You and Your Credit
Community Action of Lancaster & Saunders Co. Becoming Financially Secure in an Unsecure World
Community Action of Lancaster & Saunders Co. How Do You Measure Up?
Community Action of Lancaster & Saunders Co. I Want That Car!
Community Action of Western Nebraska Lights! Camera! Action!
Credit Advisors Foundation Identity Theft - How to Prevent It
Credit Advisors Foundation Improving Your Financial IQ
Credit Advisors Foundation Take Charge of Your Credit File
Family Housing Advisory Services, Inc. Are You in Control of Your Money and Credit?
Family Housing Advisory Services, Inc. Be Credit Wise
Lifetime Financial Group Estate Planning
Lifetime Financial Group Saving Wisely
Lifetime Financial Group Social Security
Lincoln Berean Church First Covenant Evangelical Church Sermon
Moneywise Empowerment Seminar Moneywise Empowerment Seminar
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Money Smart Week Events: Adults
Omaha EITC Coalition 10 Steps to Avoid Identity Theft
Omaha Public Libraries Budget for Baby
Omaha Public Libraries Extreme Couponing
Omaha Public Libraries Making Income Last In Retirement
Omaha Public Libraries Retirement Planning for Young Professionals
Omaha Public Libraries Retirement Series: Estate Planning
Omaha Public Libraries Small Business Nebraska
Omaha Public Libraries Super Couponing Class
Omaha Public Libraries Tracking Your Finances With Mint.com
Omaha Public Libraries How to Manage Your Own Credit File
Primerica Eliminating Debt
Primerica How Money Works
Primerica Planning for Retirement
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Money Smart Week Results
Number of Participants 6,000 +
Number of Events 126
Adults 33
High School Students 57
Elementary/Young Children 14
College Students 22
Publicity
Number of Media Mentions 8
Including: Omaha World Herald, KOLN Moms Everyday, UNL Today
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About the Nebraska Financial Education Coalition
Who We Are
The Nebraska Financial Education Coalition is a group of interested businesses, individuals, financial institutions, and gov-ernment and non-profit agencies who believe that basic personal financial literacy is an essential skill. The Coalition’s mis-sion is to strive to improve the personal financial knowledge and decision-making ability of Nebraska citizens by promoting public awareness of the need for personal financial education, and by facilitating networking and partnerships for financial education service providers. Our long-term goal: for all Nebraska citizens – no matter the age, background or circumstance – to achieve long-term personal financial health.
Our History
The Nebraska Financial Education Coalition started out as a small group meeting in 2005 to talk about the importance of financial education in Nebraska. Participants noted stakeholders weren’t aware of other activities in the state, which led to discussions to better understand the state of financial education in Nebraska. Through those discussions, participants felt it important to develop a statewide coalition that could:
* Help businesses and organizations partner to utilize limited resources * Raise the level of awareness of personal financial literacy in the state * Identify potential gaps and underserved areas in the state
In May 2007, the Coalition incorporated as a non-profit organization in the state of Nebraska and elected a board of direc-tors.The Coalition is also an affiliate of the National Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, a coalition of organi-zations dedicated to improving the financial literacy of kindergarten through college-age youth.
What We Do
The Nebraska Financial Education Coalition is made up of partner organizations who serve a wide variety of individuals in Nebraska – from youth to senior citizens. The Coalition doesn’t take the place of the education programs done by many great organizations in Nebraska. Rather, we help those organizations connect to share best practices and maximize their resources. By working together, we help raise the collective importance of financial education as a critical issue for Nebras-kans. The Coalition meets on a quarterly basis; there is no cost to be a partner in the coalition.
Becoming a Partner
If you or your organization are interested in becoming a member of the Nebraska Financial Education Coalition, please visit http://www.nebraskafinancialeducation.org.
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Money Smart Week
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