How To Innoculate Against Poor Financial Decisions Council For Economic Education Cee Presents The Standards For Financlal Literacy

Read the full report here and use these standards to develop a framework for your school..

The Council for Economic Education is the leading organization in the United States that focuses on the economic and financial education of students from kindergarten through high school. CEE trains educators to teach young people the fourth “R”—a real-world understanding of economics and personal finance—so that they will be able to make informed and responsible choices throughout their lives as consumers, savers, investors, citizens, and participants in the global economy. Each year CEE’s programs reach more than 55,000 teachers and approximately 5 million students.

2014 Mfec Conference Financial Security For A Lifetime

The Montana Financial Education Coalition presents

Financial Security for a Lifetime

The 2014 MFEC Statewide Conference and Resource Fair will host the TODAY Show’s Jean Chatzky as the Keynote Presenter. Ms. Chatzky is AARP’s Financial Ambassador, a best-selling author, an award-winning personal finance journalist, finance editor for NBC’s TODAY show, and the host of Money Matters with Jean Chatzky on RLTV.

WHEN: April 28 and 29, 2014
WHERE: Helena’s Red Lion Colonial Hotel
Visit the conference website for more information & to register.

Check www.mtmfec.org/, facebook or twitter for frequent conference updates.

Mfecs Minigrant Program Fund Your Finlit Project

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The Montana Financial Education Coalition is proud to promote local efforts to expand financial education across our state. We hope that through this mini-grant organizations will be able to implement activities in their communities with an emphasis on Financial Literacy Awareness.

The mini-grants are to augment your existing activities or implement a new strategy or program. We ask that each organization receiving a mini-grant provide a synopsis of the impact the mini-grant had on their program and community. We would love pictures of activities, participants and program materials as well, which will both showcase your efforts and grow the program.

2014 MiniGrant Application

Scholarships Are Available For Upcoming Jumptart National Educator Conference

We love an opportunity to further financial education, so we’re happy to share this scholarship opportunity offered through National Jump$tart to attend their National Educator Conference!

 

 

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Through the generosity of two national Jump$tart partners — Experian and U.S. Bank — scholarships for Pre-K through 12th grade classroom teachers are available to attend the Jump$tart National Educator Conference, Nov. 6-8, 2015, in National Harbor, Md., just outside of Washington, D.C.

Learn more about the conference at www.jumpstart.org/nec15

The scholarship covers registration for the conference,  six meals (from Friday evening through Sunday noon), two nights in a private room at the Gaylord National Resort & Conference Center, and materials and full participation in the conference.

Click HERE for details and how to apply.

Conversations With The Fed Understanding Inflation

The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is hosting an educational community event in Great Falls, MT about inflation.  The event, Conversations with the Fed: Understanding Inflation, is a great opportunity to learn about this key element of our economy. 

 

Part of the Federal Reserve’s mandate is to promote price stability. How are price stability and inflation measured? What factors affect inflation? And why is price stability important for the economy?

Join Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Senior Vice President and Director of Research Sam Schulhofer-Wohl on September 30 at 6:30pm in Heritage Hall at Great Falls College MSU for answers to these questions. Doors will open at 6:00 pm.

Interested in attending? Register HERE.

Three New Projects Funded By Wfm In 2015

The Women’s Foundation of Montana (WFM) funded three new projects throughout 2015 with a focus on financial capacity building: the Prosperity Club (sponsored by Rural Dynamics), Start Smart wage negotiation and financial education workshops for young women, and the upcoming Penny Conference for women in Missoula, MT on January 20, 2016.

Prosperity Club is a group of highly motivated, goal-oriented individuals and their families who come together to give and receive support from their peers who share in the same goals of family financial security, to increase their skills and knowledge, and to take part in a free, family-style meal. RDI staff and guest speakers from the community provide educational presentations, information on resources in the community and referrals.

Start Smart workshops prepare college women who are approaching the job market with the confidence, knowledge, and skills they need to negotiate salaries and benefits. This AAUW-MT Grant Project supports Montana Governor Bullock’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Task Force mission to eliminate the gender pay gap in Montana. Nationally and on average, women presently earn 78 cents for every dollar that a man earns. In Montana the average is between 67 cents to 71 cents, well below the national average. This project, funded for another year by a second grant from the Women’s Foundation of Montana provided workshops during the last academic year (2014-15) and is also providing workshops during the current 2015–16 academic year. Additional project funding was also received from the Montana Governor’s Commissioner of Higher Education (OSHE), the Presidents’ Offices at MSU and UM, and the MSU Women’s Center.

The Penny Conference will be held in Missoula, Montana on January 20, 2016 at the University of Montana School of Business Administration. This conference focuses on helping women grow their wealth one penny at a time. This free event will run from 7 am to 5 pm.

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It’s inspiring to see these events available to the women of Montana. Thank you, Women’s Foundation of Montana, for providing enriching financial educational programs throughout our state!