Nurturing Economic Empowerment Through Financial Education Across Indiana

The Indiana Financial Educators Council’s mission is rooted in providing people with the knowledge and guidance they need to foster greater financial well-being.

To this end, we provide complimentary resources, advocacy campaigns, and local personal support to build scalable financial wellness initiatives throughout Indiana.

Strengthening Indiana with Sustainable Economic Empowerment Programming

The mission of the Indiana Financial Educators Council℠ is to build sustainable, scalable economic empowerment programs that have a real impact on people’s lives at the community level. To accomplishing this mission, we focus on these 3 Pillars:

Pillar 1: Increase Access & Develop Sustainable Financial Education Programming.

Organizations – We provide resources, training, personnel, and support to build scalable financial wellness programming.

Individuals & Families – Resources and courses are provided for those seeking to improve their own finances and/or teach their kids about money.

Pillar 2: Raise Awareness for Economic Empowerment through Financial Education.

Advocacy Promotion Campaigns – We promote the adoption of financial literacy into schools, getting families involved in teaching kids about money, and encouraging individuals to improve their knowledge.

Local Financial Education Data – Conducting and curating Indiana-specific personal finance research to share with stakeholders across the education and media sectors.

Pillar 3: Develop Relationships to Deploy and Sustain Community Financial Wellness.

Combat Financial Illiteracy – This is a crucial moment for our country and its citizens. And financial literacy is the key to addressing one of this country’s top crises.

Grassroots Movement – Join us in the movement to help our community work toward greater financial independence and security. We welcome everyone. Here are a few ways you can join.

Join The Movement

Beneficiaries
Receivers of resources & support.

Supporters
Promote the campaign across the community.

Join Advisory Board
Community leaders of local & state chapters.

Why We Are Uniquely Positioned to Serve

The Indiana Financial Educators Council℠ is a state chapter of the National Financial Educators Council®. The National Chapter is well-qualified to support our initiatives here across the state of Indiana – they bring:

Accreditation

As an IACET Accredited Provider, the NFEC offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard.

Social Impact

As a Certified B Corporation, the NFEC meets the highest standards for socially responsible commerce, using the power of business to build more sustainable economies.

Standards

The NFEC set industry standards for the financial education and financial coaching industry.

NFEC Financial Literacy Standard Alignment Verified

Our Local Champions Across Indiana Make this Possible

Local champions ensure that financial education programming, resources and data are provided complimentary to individuals and organizations throughout AlaIndianabama.

Indiana Financial Literacy

Consistent with Indiana’s image as the Hoosier State, the Indiana financial literacy drive has been launched to help individuals and associations gain access to important personal finance-related resources and information. Across Indiana, financial literacy is gathering momentum in a campaign led by the Indiana Financial Educators Council℠. This Indiana financial literacy effort offers groups and citizens key personal finance education resources to increase their overall financial knowledge and skills.

Complimentary Financial Literacy Resources

Financial Education Framework and Standards

Personal Finance eLearning Center

Live Presentation Materials

Financial Literacy Testing

Indiana Financial Literacy Legislation & Educational Stats

The Hoosier State has a student-to-teacher proportion of 18.5, higher than the U.S. average of 16.06, as stated by the CCD (Common Core of Data) in the National Center for Education Statistics department of the U.S. DOE. Indiana’s total number of schools (1,920) is close to the national average (1,972), and Indiana has more total students (1.04 million) than the U.S. average (986,521).

One piece of financial literacy legislation has been introduced in Indiana to date: H.B. 1473, which would facilitate the making of zero interest, low-cost “lending circle loans” to eligible individuals by nonprofit organizations (National Conference of State Legislatures, 2015). These lending circles are defined as groups of individuals who voluntarily organize for the purpose of pooling loan contributions and disbursing the funds to individual group members for personal, family, or household purposes.

Indiana Financial Capability Stats

66%

Average Score of 65.93% to Date

51%

Percentage of Passing [70%] Scores to Date

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Participants

National Financial Capability Stats

64%

Average Score of 64.26% to Date

49%

Percentage of Passing [70%] Scores to Date

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Participants

About the Indiana Financial Educators Council℠

The Indiana Financial Educators Council℠ started in 2017 and is one component of an overarching initiative headed by the National Financial Educators Council® (NFEC®). The two organizations work in tandem to spearhead community movements that achieve common goals for financial education.

National Financial Educators Council, State Financial Literacy Standards
National Financial Educators Council, State Chapters