The Benefits of Money Smart Nebraska Week
By registering a Money Smart Nebraska event, you’re lending your voice to the other organizations and individuals in Nebraska who believe in the importance of financially literate citizens. This awareness initiative provides all of us with a greater avenue to promote the good work in financial education being done across Nebraska, and involve more people. Getting involved is as simple as scheduling an event, program or activity to take place during Money Smart Week, and promoting it to your target audiences. You also have access to a suite of standard resources, marketing materials and promotional items to help promote activities.
Guidelines for Hosting an Event
Money Smart partners are asked to adhere to the following guidelines:
- All workshops, seminars and activities must be educational in nature and relate to improving knowledge of personal finances, from basic savings tips to advanced money management strategies. Sales pitches and/or commercial marketing are strictly prohibited.
- Most workshops, seminars and activities should be free and open to the public. Private events will be included for appropriate audiences such as students, employees and professional groups, but in turn might not be publicized as part of the public event calendar.
- Promote your individual events to secure attendance numbers.
- Submit Money Smart Week event information via the on-line database before or on the given deadline (September 30).
- Complete evaluations and send photos, media clips and samples back to Money Smart Week coordinators for measurement efforts.
Toolkit
The Money Smart Week Toolkit contains valuable information for organizations who participate in Money Smart Week by providing events focused on financial literacy in Nebraska.
Hosting an Event is Simple
It’s simple to get involved with Money Smart Nebraska. Just follows these steps:
- Click here to submit an event for your organization.
- Add additional events to the website!
Dates to Remember
Here are the dates you won’t want to forget:
- September 30 – Events added by this date will be shared with committees who help promote the week to media partners and others.
- October 15-November 7 – Promote your events to your key audiences, using some of the free tools and materials available for you in our resources section.
- October 29 – Join us for a Money Smart Week promotional tailgate party before the Husker game in Lincoln!
- November 7-13 – Get out and participate in Money Smart Week activities!
- November 13-30 – Complete evaluations, send back participant evaluations, and share best practices, photos and media clips.
