Scholarships Available for Financial Education Academy on September 21 and 22
By Sean Luechtefeld on 09/02/2010 @ 03:21 PM
The AFI Resource Center is pleased to announce that travel scholarships are available for AFI grantees to attend a one and a half day financial education academy on September 21 and 22 prior to the CFED 2010 Assets Learning Conference in Washington D.C. For participants of the financial education academy, a limited number of scholarships are available to attend the CFED Assets Learning Conference.
AFI Advanced Financial Education Academy
The pre-conference financial education academy, conducted by the AFI Resource Center, will provide IDA project and partner staff with the opportunity to further develop their financial education facilitation skills and content knowledge on advanced financial education topics. The academy is open to representatives of organizations that are administering IDA projects, including those that do not currently have an AFI grant. The academy will feature training on:
- Using new activity ideas in the context of financial education
- Understanding the core concepts of behavioral economics and how these may apply to financial education and savings program design
- Keeping participants motivated during the financial education learning process and using new skills following the conclusion of the financial education
- Integrating concepts of media literacy into financial education efforts
- Facilitating sessions on budgeting for people at different stages of life
The academy will provide practitioners with opportunities to expand their peer networks and learn from colleagues.
Registration: Please register here to attend this pre-conference session. For more information on travel scholarships and the special scholarships to attend the CFED Assets Learning Conference, please contact Eliza Kean at the AFI Resource Center at 1-866-778-6037 or info@idaresources.org.
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