Resources tagged with term(s) "Financial services"

Financial Services and Community Economic Development

Traditional anti-poverty efforts often do not produce long-lasting results. Asset-based strategies, on the other hand, help the poor and working poor to create wealth, achieve financial independence...
Economic Opportunity

The Corporation for National and Community Service's 2011-2015 Strategic Plan includes a focus on programs that provide, support and/or facilitate access to services and resources that contribute to...
Tuning In to Local Labor Markets: Findings from the Sectoral Employment Impact Study

Shows that program participants earned about $4,500 (18%) more than the control group over the course of the two-year study period and $4,000 (29%) more in the second year alone. Study...
Working Dads: Final Report on the Fathers at Work Initiative

Presents findings from an evaluation of Fathers at Work, a national demonstration designed to help low-income noncustodial fathers increase their employment and earnings, become more involved in...
ING Foundation Grants

ING awards grants in the areas of financial literacy, K-12 education, and diversity. Visit their website to download guidelines and an application. There are two grant reviews each year.
Citigroup Foundation

Citigroup Foundation provides grants for financial education programs and supports organizations that deliver economic and financial education to young people to help them learn how to create wealth...
Allstate Foundation

The Allstate Foundation's grantmaking priorities fall into three categories: Safe and Vital Communities, Economic Empowerment and Tolerance, Inclusion and Diversity. Deadlines vary. For more...
Financial Planning for Your Microenterprise

Offers ways for microentrepreneurs to organize personal and business finances. Covers goal setting and budgeting, and identifies key financial skills to be developed in order to succeed personally...
Volunteer Coordinator's Handbook for the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Program

Explains how to start a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program that offers free tax help to people who cannot afford professional assistance. Includes guidelines on how to establish a VITA...
Money Smart

Covers basic financial topics such as how to use a checking account, ways to create and use a budget, the importance of savings, and how to obtain and use credit effectively. Includes 10 training...
Leaving the Street: Young Fathers Move from Hustling to Legitimate Work

Examines the initiative 'Fathers at Work' that was designed to help low-income, noncustodial fathers secure a living-wage job, increase their involvement with their children, and manage their...
Community Economic Development Handbook: Strategies and Tools to Revitalize Your Neighborhood

Explains how to set up a community economic development (CED) organization. Defines four pivot points that are crucial to neighborhood economics: revitalizing your commercial district; developing...
Owning Up: Poverty, Assets, and the American Dream

Demonstrates how asset-building programs, used in combination with traditional income-based support, can be an effective means for helping Americans out of poverty. The author expands the concept...
Building Skills for Self-Employment: Basic Training for Microentrepreneurs

Volume 2 in a series of FIELD Best Practice Guides. Helps microenterprise organizations assess and improve their training design and delivery. Part one identifies client populations and the...
Keeping It Personalized: Consulting, Coaching, and Mentoring for Microentrepreneurs

Volume 4 in a series of FIELD Best Practice Guides. Based on a study of leading practitioners, the guide uses case studies to explore ways to provide business consulting, coaching, and mentoring...
AmeriCorps*Direct Best Practices Conference 2007

Weaving the Fabric of National Service: Threads of SuccessMay 9–11, 2007 – Jacksonville, FL Conference Agenda Goals:Goal 1: Share information and practices, techniques, and tools that have...
Presenting fiscal management principles in an engaging manner

Sometimes viewed as "dry" content, fiscal management principles are important in running a sustainable organization. The Nebraska Volunteer Service Commission has created a training exercise that...
Developing financial literacy curricula

There are many issues to consider when choosing financial literacy curricula and a needs assessment may be useful. Although trainings optimally reflect the unique needs of the audience, financial...
Incorporating key elements of effective and engaging financial literacy training

There are many factors to consider when developing financial literacy training. While the training an organization chooses to deliver will reflect the unique needs of its audience, financial educator...
Developing community service career ladder programs to support welfare-to-work

In collaboration with the Rhode Island Department of Human Services and the Providence School Department, the Parents Making a Difference welfare-to-work program enrolls participants as education...
Matching volunteer mentors with adults working towards self-sufficiency

The Helping Hands program at Cornerstone Outreach Center in Amarillo, Texas is a one-on-one mentoring program that helps people living in poverty become self-sufficient. Helping Hands is run by...
Educating and delivering financial services to low-income, underserved residents and businesses

Faith Community United Credit Union is a financial cooperative owned by its members who live, work, and worship in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It is a certified Community Development Financial Institution...
Providing small business training for low-income individuals

AmeriCorps*VISTA members with Yazoo Community Action, Inc., located in Yazoo City, Mississippi, ran a micro-enterprise project to train low-income individuals in how to start a small business. The...