Transcript National Endowment for Financial Education® Presents

National Endowment for Financial Education®
Presents: CashCourse ®
Who is NEFE?
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The National Endowment for Financial Education
A nonprofit, 501c(3), private operating foundation located near Denver,
Colorado.
The only national foundation wholly dedicated to improving the financial
well-being of all Americans.
Evolved from the College of Financial Planning which was founded in 1972.
In 1992, the proceeds from the sale of the nonprofit College of Financial
Planning created our endowment – which funds all of our programs.
Partner with other nonprofit organizations, and governmental entities, to
provide financial resources.
www.nefe.org
Introduction to CashCourse
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A free Web site to provide students financial education
information for every stage of college life
Unbiased, noncommercial content
Branding of the school can be integrated into the Web site
through the school’s logo, color scheme, resources & content
Marketing materials are provided and can be customized
(although schools using the materials cover the printing costs)
Multiple campus departments can use the Web site
Designed to complement existing financial literacy programs
on campus, or to kick-start financial literacy efforts.
CashCourse Content
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4 Main Categories
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Financial Basics
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Covers budgeting, banking, credit cards, retirement…
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Paying for College
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Financial aid, federal aid programs, managing loans…
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College Life
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Housing, roommates, studying abroad, peer pressure…
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World of Work
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Interviews, understanding benefits, taxes…
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Economic Survival Tips
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Your parents’ situation, income and employment in hard times…
Interactive Content Contains:
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Quizzes, calculators, worksheets, interactive budgeting wizard, and
polls
Additional Resources for Enrolled Schools
Workshop Kits
 5 topics
 PowerPoint Presentations &
Facilitators Guides
 Marketing templates
 Pre-composed financial education
content to be used for emails or
newsletters
 Press Releases
 CashCourse Connection –
enewsletter with updates on new
resources, and how other schools are
using CashCourse on campus.
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Using CashCourse on Campus
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Put a link to it on the homepage of your web site, and on other noticeable,
high-traffic web pages.
Conduct a CashCourse workshop on budgeting, credit, debt, money
management or preventing identity theft.
Require your students to develop a budget using tools such as CashCourse
worksheets, Budget Wizard and interactive calculators.
Keep a stack of flyers to hand out when students have financial literacy
questions.
Incorporate into class – using workshop kits, or other content
Make promoting CashCourse a project for a marketing class.
Put a link to your customized CashCourse on your school’s Facebook page.
Competition - Students complete a quiz as part of a contest, etc.
Distribute flyers, and “40 Money Management Tips”, at freshman, new
student, and parent orientations.
Hang CashCourse posters in the residence halls.
Use provided content in school newspaper or department newsletter.
Use press release to let other staff on campus know about this resource.
The Ohio State
University links to
CashCourse in
different topic areas,
such as Credit Cards
and Jobs, within their
Financial Life at OSU
Web page.
Swarthmore
College
created their
own eyecatching
graphic to
advertise
CashCourse
on their
Career
Services
homepage.
Success on Campus: UC San Diego
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Launched their CashCourse site with a campus-wide
promotion that led to 954 visits & 3,825 page views
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Weekly Challenge – visit site to find answer
a Financial Wellness Workshop for summer bridge students
2 CashCourse tabling events
an advertisement on the Guardian Web site (the main campus newspaper)
flyers sent to residential advisors to pass out to their residents
a slide sent to the campus TV stations to display throughout
their broadcasting
Info sent to the colleges to include in their weekly
and monthly newsletters to students
More can be found at http://www.cashcourse.org/home/CaseStudies
416* Enrolled Colleges & Universities
*as of 3/30/10
Kansas State University
 University of Kansas
 Kansas State University,
Salina
 Bethel College
 University of St. Mary
 Washburn University
 Wichita State University
Complete list can be found at
www.CashCourse.org
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Enrollment Information
Signing up for and implementing CashCourse involves 3 simple steps:
1) Complete the online enrollment form found at:
www.CashCourse.org/home/HowToEnroll
2) NEFE will email you a three-page Web site agreement. Return the original signed
agreement by mail to NEFE.
3) An e-mail will be sent to you with a link to the site, and a password and instructions
on how to customize CashCourse with your school colors and logo(s). You will be
ready for student use as soon as you customize it and add the link to your Web
pages.
Contact Information
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www.CashCourse.org
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Sample web site can be found at www.CashCourse.org/sample
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40 Money Management Tips Every College Student Should Know
www.smartaboutmoney.org/40moneytips
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For more information or questions, contact Amy B. Hartenstine, NEFE Project
Manager
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Phone: 303-224-3536
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Email: [email protected]
FLASHBACK TO THE 80’S
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Average cost of college
 Public
4yr: $2550; Public 2yr: $2027
 Private 4yr: $5594; Private 2yr: $4303
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Textbooks cost $40
Median household income: $17,710
1st class stamp: $.15
Gallon of gas: $1.25
Movie ticket: $2.69
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