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p | 12012 Nebraska Money Smart Week Summary Report

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


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.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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.


November 7th - 14th, 2012

For more information, contact:

Erin [email protected]

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