"Get on Board...Moving Nebraskans Toward a Better Tomorrow" is an asset-building conference for employers, community agencies, policy makers, financial service providers, financial educators, church and community leaders and financial stability advocates. Event date is August 5, 2009...
Learn more about financial education and asset-building programs, policies and partnership opportunities that will help Nebraskans build a better future.
Attend this conference and leave with the tools, resources and contacts you need -- to help the people you serve gain financial stability and reach a better tomorrow!
Conference focus:
- Issues and trends in financial education and asset building and how they affect the workplace and community
- Innovative strategies to promote financial stability among diverse consumers
- Opportunities for engaging new partners in efforts and actions that lead to financial stability
- Ideas for continuing policy initiatives and changes
Space is limited, so please "get on board" early. The conference registration fee is $75 and must be paid by July 31. Refunds will not be made after this date.
Click here to see the full agenda and speaker list -- AND to register online!
IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FINANCIAL STABILITY PARTNERSHIP, THEN CLICK HERE!
If you do not wish to make your payment online, a check (made payable to United Way of the Midlands) may be mailed to the attention of Juli Schoening, United Way of the Midlands, 1805 Harney St, Omaha, NE 68102. Conference registration scholarships are available on request basis - contact Annemarie Bailey Fowler at Voices for Children in Nebraska, 402.597.3100 to make a registration scholarship request.
For general conference information, please contact:
Yolanda F. Brown
Financial Stability Partnership Coordinator
5002 S 24th St, Ste 202
Omaha, NE 68107
402.502.6699
402.522.7967
ybrown@uwmidlands.org
Presented by:
8:00 – 9:00 am Registration
9:00 –10:00 am Keynote Address - Andrea Levere, Corporation for Enterprise Development
10:00 – 10:20 am Break (visit Education Exchange)
10:20 – 11:20 am Breakout Sessions
Financial Education – Making it Work
Learn strategies for providing effective financial education from a financial
advisor, a financial counselor and a financial educator. A variety of
perspectives will be provided from financial education within the workplace to
financial education within the school. Panelists will also address differences
when working with various populations including those of varying incomes and
ages.
Consumer Awareness: What You Need to Know
Want to learn more about the upcoming credit card reform? Tax credit
changes? Fringe financial services providers? How to file consumer
complaints? Come to this session to get this information and more and leave
better equipped to answer your clients’ questions and direct them to
appropriate resources. Consumer Action Handbooks will also be available in
English and Spanish.
Asset Development Efforts in Your Community
Learn about available resources that can lead toward greater financial stability
for your business and your employees
11:20 – 11:45 am Break (visit Education Exchange)
11:45 – 12:50 pm Luncheon
12:50 – 1:00 pm Break
1:00 – 2:00 pm Breakout Sessions
The Future is NOW…Banking for Young People!
Learn about successful banking programs for young people throughout the
state. At this session, you will get perspectives from a school principal, a
student, an after-school program and a banker on the benefits and challenges
of a banking program for young people within a school or within a community
organization. You will also learn the ins and outs of starting and managing a
program.
Assisting Entrepreneurs with Capital, One-on-One Business Coaching and Training
Small / micro business programs assist entrepreneurs and their existing or start
up businesses across Nebraska. Learn how to connect and collaborate with
these programs for resources in your community. Examples of people growing
assets through business start up and development will be showcased in this
session.
Building Assets in the Workplace: Benefits for You and Your Employees
Learn how to help your employees start getting ahead instead of just getting
by. Presenters will discuss how you can help your employees of all income
levels build assets and how this benefits you as an employer. Topics will
include retirement funding, tax issues, financial education, employer assisted
housing and others. Finally, presenters will discuss the challenges that arise
with these efforts and possible ways to address them.
2:00 – 2:20 pm Break (visit Education Exchange)
2:20 – 3:20 pm Starting a Financial Education Program
During 2008, both the "Bank On the Heartland" Campaign was launched and
Grameen America opened its doors in Omaha. Panelists will discuss how to
connect with and profit from the underserved market of the unbanked and underbanked.
Community-Based Housing Development
Learn what non-profit organizations are doing to strengthen their
communities . . . one family at a time.
Business Case for Workplace Financial Education
Since 2006, local businesses have been offering a workplace financial
education program in Omaha designed by the Federal Reserve Bank of
Kansas City – Omaha Branch and the Financial Stability Partnership-United
Way of the Midlands. Two employers and a researcher will discuss the benefits
about the business for both employers and employees which includes
increased retention and retirement participation as well as decreased
absenteeism, garnishments, judgments, and 401(k) loan requests.
3:20 – 3:30 pm Break
3:30 – 4:30 pm Great Conference, Now What?
Willie Barney, President, Omaha Empowerment Network
We will reconvene as a group at the end of the conference to share our
thoughts and decide how to move forward to help Nebraskans become more
financially stable.
