The National Financial Educators Council is dedicated to helping nonprofits, schools and other organizations fund financial education programs and provide the tools to maximize program benefits.

We share your mission to empower people with practical financial skills and hope the guide and the article below will support your commendable efforts.

In the current economic environment, many foundations, corporations and individuals offer financial literacy grants and funding to support a variety of financial education programs.

The current financial literacy movement is gaining momentum and being supported with an increasing amount of financial literacy grants.  Initiatives such as the StandUp for Financial Literacy Campaign are helping to push financial education legislation through the political system.

There is good reason our nation needs to take massive action to combat financial illiteracy now.  According to Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve chairman, “The financial preparedness of our nation's youth is essential to their well-being and of vital importance to our economic future." 

Although there are many larger financial education campaigns in place, the grassroots financial literacy movement is already making a difference.  This article will explore what funding options are available for organizations that share your mission of fixing this financial illiteracy epidemic.

Take a look at this grassroots financial education event funded with sponsorship funds.  

When we combine experienced educators with personal finance experts, you receive real-world financial literacy lesson plans that meet educational standards.

NFEC has designed a ”Financial Literacy Grant Guide” to support our nonprofit and school partners and help them win financial literacy grant money.  Get a free copy of “Financial Literacy Grant Guide” now.  It includes more than 75 organizations that give out financial literacy grants to nonprofit organizations.  

This guide also demonstrates how you can partner with the National Financial Educator Council, increasing opportunities to win grant money as well as reduce the amount of time and work necessary on your part.

Previously, we have partnered with nonprofits that used our financial literacy curriculum, educator training and hosted our financial education events – like Money XLive -- to help their nonprofit raise funds, increase volunteer support and boost awareness.

Are you looking to host a financial literacy event, raise funds for financial education services or provide financial education material to your students or participants?  If so, winning sponsorship dollars can make your dream a reality. We provide you a complete sponsorship package that you can use to attract desirable sponsors. 

The goal for many sponsors is to get a return on investment, media coverage and build a deep connection with event attendees.  Unfortunately, most financial education events do not meet the sponsors’ goals and lack the flare to get financial literacy sponsorship dollars.  If you are looking for a turnkey, high-profile event that will have potential sponsors’ interest, then check out this brochure.

If you are interested in bringing the Real Money Experience to your community – at no charge to you – contact us at Traci (at) FinancialEducatorsCouncil (dot) com.  We provide everything for you, including the sponsorship forms that will help raise funds for your organization.

Today people recognize the importance of financial literacy training and they are opening their wallets to support this cause.  They know the nation’s security and the health of our citizens depend on practical financial literacy training. Fortunately, because of recent economic conditions, there many people who want to help your financial education programs become successful.

We rely on the expertise of master fundraiser Kristy Hall to help organizations raise funds for their financial education services.  Kristy is best known for her 30-day fundraising challenge where she helps organizations raise $20,000, 30,000 or $40,000 in 30 days. These are small, grassroots organizations – with no real budgets for fundraising or marketing – that got these results in the recession! She recently helped an organization raise more than $128,000 in 30 days. Plus, she’s really down-to-earth and loves to get results.

We have included some tips below that will help you maximize your sponsorship dollars, fundraising efforts and financial literacy grant awards

1) QUIT designing new financial education material! Many nonprofits and other organizations win financial literacy grant money, then go out and design a brand-new financial education program.   With all the quality material on the market, this is a waste of funds. 

The National Financial Educators Council has a wide array of products and services you can choose from.  Our easy-to-use packages will help your program get up and running quickly.  Most importantly, our program allows you to focus your funding on reaching more students and making a greater impact on their lives. 

Instead of reinventing the wheel, find a financial education program that meets your needs and purchase that with your financial literacy grant funds. This will greatly reduce your investment, and, in turn, will make you a better candidate to receive financial literacy grant money in the future.

If you want your own custom-branded financial education program, we can create one for you or you can choose from a wide assortment of financial literacy curriculum, camps and workshops that have a proven track record of success. This allows you to spend your financial literacy grant money helping your participants receive the financial education services they need.

2) Educator the instructors.  No matter how good the financial literacy curriculum is, it won’t matter if you have untrained teachers.  There are many financial education instructors who bore kids to sleep.  Be sure to either educate your financial education instructors or hire certified financial educators.  Teaching financial education programs requires qualified and trained educators.  Today’s youth are motivated and inspired by the educator, not the student guides or other material. Be sure you have teachers who can share this life-changing information in a way students will relate to in order to ensure your financial education program’s success.

3)  Financial education services should speak to the audience you serve. Your financial education program should be designed with the audience in mind.  If you are in an area where kids love country western music, then bring in country western music.  That same presentation would be an absolute flop in a place where they prefer hip hop. 

Our job as a financial educator is to relate to students in a way they understand to maximize their learning.  The way you present the information is just as important as the financial literacy curriculum itself. This will also help you stand out the next time you apply for financial literacy grants, sponsorship and aid.

4) Measure.  Make sure you conduct pre- and post-tests to measure the effectiveness of your financial education services.  A solid measurement system will be of vital importance the next time you apply for financial literacy grant money.  Measurement will not only help you win more financial literacy grants, but it will also help you improve the financial education program, so the participants get more out of it each year.

Receiving a financial literacy grant means you are responsible for ensuring the youth you work with achieve their maximum potential with our training programs.  Our goal is to motivate, engage, educate and move students to take positive action.

At the National Financial Educators Council, we are committed to your success.  We can provide your organization:

Receiving financial literacy grants, scholarships and other funding will help sustain your financial education programs. Maximize the dollars you receive, and contact us if you need support.