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Traditional anti-poverty efforts often do not produce long-lasting results. Asset-based strategies, on the other hand, help the poor and working poor to create wealth, achieve financial independence...
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The Corporation for National and Community Service's 2011-2015 Strategic Plan includes a focus on programs that provide, support and/or facilitate access to services and resources that contribute to...
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ING awards grants in the areas of financial literacy, K-12 education, and diversity. Visit their website to download guidelines and an application. There are two grant reviews each year.
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Citigroup Foundation provides grants for financial education programs and supports organizations that deliver economic and financial education to young people to help them learn how to create wealth...
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The Allstate Foundation's grantmaking priorities fall into three categories: Safe and Vital Communities, Economic Empowerment and Tolerance, Inclusion and Diversity. Deadlines vary. For more...
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Weaving the Fabric of National Service: Threads of SuccessMay 9–11, 2007 – Jacksonville, FL
Conference Agenda
Goals:Goal 1: Share information and practices, techniques, and tools that have...
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Sometimes viewed as "dry" content, fiscal management principles are important in running a sustainable organization. The Nebraska Volunteer Service Commission has created a training exercise that...
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There are many issues to consider when choosing financial literacy curricula and a needs assessment may be useful. Although trainings optimally reflect the unique needs of the audience, financial...
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There are many factors to consider when developing financial literacy training. While the training an organization chooses to deliver will reflect the unique needs of its audience, financial educator...
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In collaboration with the Rhode Island Department of Human Services and the Providence School Department, the Parents Making a Difference welfare-to-work program enrolls participants as education...
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The Helping Hands program at Cornerstone Outreach Center in Amarillo, Texas is a one-on-one mentoring program that helps people living in poverty become self-sufficient. Helping Hands is run by...
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Faith Community United Credit Union is a financial cooperative owned by its members who live, work, and worship in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It is a certified Community Development Financial Institution...
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AmeriCorps*VISTA members with Yazoo Community Action, Inc., located in Yazoo City, Mississippi, ran a micro-enterprise project to train low-income individuals in how to start a small business. The...
