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Highlights: Bank On Webinar
By Sean Luechtefeld on 12/05/2011 @ 10:00 AM
Yesterday, I had the honor of presenting on a webinar with some awesome colleagues, including Louisa Quittman (U.S. Department of the Treasury), Leigh Phillips (San Francisco Office of Financial Empowerment), Laura Fischer (National League of Cities) and Genevieve Melford (CFED). We had almost 300 attendees, many of whom provided thought-provoking questions that led to what I felt like was a fascinating conversation about the landscape of the financial access field.
If you weren’t able to listen in yesterday afternoon, that doesn’t mean you missed your only opportunity. The webinar was recorded, and the recording can be downloaded for your listening pleasure by clicking here. Included in the recording are not only the speakers’ remarks and the Q& A session, but also the PowerPoint and the demonstration of the new JoinBankOn.org.
Looking back, what stands out to me the most is how incredibly clear it is that the Bank On movement is exactly that – a movement. Laura mentioned how since she and her colleagues finished their first-ever Scan of the Bank On Field (which you can access here), nearly 20 new programs have started and at least a dozen more are in the works. That programs continue to coalesce from the ground up not only speaks to the recognition that financial access is no longer a conversation being had only on the fringes, but also that community-based, public-private partnerships really can be a force for good in helping bring all Americans into the mainstream economy.
Whether you listened to the webinar yesterday or you watch the recording in the coming days, I hope you’ll consider sending us feedback about this partnership by using the comments section below or by emailing info@joinbankon.org.
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