National Endowment for Financial Education ® Presents: CashCourse ®

Who is NEFE?  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  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. 

Introduction to CashCourse  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  4 Main Categories 1. Financial Basics Financial Basics Covers budgeting, banking, credit cards, retirement… 2. Paying for College Paying for College Financial aid, federal aid programs, managing loans… 3. College Life College Life Housing, roommates, studying abroad, peer pressure… 4. World of Work World of Work Interviews, understanding benefits, taxes… 5. Economic Survival Tips Economic Survival Tips Your parents’ situation, income and employment in hard times…  Interactive Content Contains: Quizzes, calculators, worksheets, interactive budgeting wizard, and polls Quizzes

Additional Resources for Enrolled Schools  Workshop Kits  5 topics  PowerPoint Presentations & Facilitators Guides  Marketing templates  Pre-composed financial education content to be used for s or newsletters  Press Releases  CashCourse Connection – enewsletter with updates on new resources, and how other schools are using CashCourse on campus.

Using CashCourse on Campus 1. Put a link to it on the homepage of your web site, and on other noticeable, high-traffic web pages. 2. Conduct a CashCourse workshop on budgeting, credit, debt, money management or preventing identity theft. 3. Require your students to develop a budget using tools such as CashCourse worksheets, Budget Wizard and interactive calculators. 4. Keep a stack of flyers to hand out when students have financial literacy questions. 5. Incorporate into class – using workshop kits, or other content 6. Make promoting CashCourse a project for a marketing class. 7. Put a link to your customized CashCourse on your school’s Facebook page. 8. Competition - Students complete a quiz as part of a contest, etc. 9. Distribute flyers, and “40 Money Management Tips”, at freshman, new student, and parent orientations. 10. Hang CashCourse posters in the residence halls. 11. Use provided content in school newspaper or department newsletter. 12. 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 eye- catching graphic to advertise CashCourse on their Career Services homepage.

Success on Campus: UC San Diego  Launched their CashCourse site with a campus-wide promotion that led to 954 visits & 3,825 page views  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

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

Enrollment Information Signing up for and implementing CashCourse involves 3 simple steps: 1) Complete the online enrollment form found at: 2) NEFE will you a three-page Web site agreement. Return the original signed agreement by mail to NEFE. 3) An 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   Sample web site can be found at  40 Money Management Tips Every College Student Should Know  For more information or questions, contact Amy B. Hartenstine, NEFE Project Manager  Phone: 

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