Category: Financial Education

Jul 1 2010

Webinar Highlights Now Posted

The State Information Technology Consortium webinar series from the past tax season is now posted for your viewing and listening pleasure.  You can listen to the webcasts and download the presentations.  Many thanks to all our webinar participants for a successful series.

Read more and listen....

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 11:16 AM - Categories: Conferences/Webinars | Financial Education | VITA

Jun 23 2010

"Kick Start Your Savings" This Summer

America Saves is launching their first-ever virtual savings campaign, "Kick Start Your Savings," to inspire and motivate people nationwide to become savers.

Kick Start

Learn more and enroll now!

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 11:58 AM - Categories: Financial Education

May 26 2010

Virginia SAVES Newsletter

Start Small, Think Big

Ideas for Free Summer Fun are in this issue of the Virginia SAVES Newsletter

If you are not receiving this fact-filled newsletter for savers, scroll to the bottom of the Newsetter and click on Join Our Mailing List. You won't miss any of the savings fun!!

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 11:46 AM - Categories: Coalition Partners | Financial Education

May 20 2010

Northern Virginia CASH Finance Expo

Saturday, June 19 from 9am to 3pm at the Fairfax County Government Center

As part of the Northern Virginia CASH (Creating Assets, Savings and Hope) Campaign, Fairfax County will host the 2010 Foreclosure  Fair & Family Finance Expo- "Cash Counts".  This is a free event but you must register.

Read more....

Event flyer and registration....

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 10:07 AM - Categories: Coalition Partners | Financial Education

Apr 14 2010

Free Webinar on May 4th

Join us for the final live webinar of this tax season by clicking here to register

Date:    Tuesday, May 4th                      

Time:    2:00 – 3:00 pm Eastern

 Title:     VITA Sites and Financial Institutions:  Building and Maintaining Successful Relationships

 Description:

 In this Webinar, Megan Liddle, Coalition Coordinator from the Thomas Jefferson Area United Way VITA site in Charlottesville, VA; Rebecca Cardwell from the UVA Community Credit Union; Dawn Lindley, Director of Marketing and Financial Literacy, Virginia Credit Union League; and Ryan Ammann, Community Development Specialist,  BB&T Bank will describe the how’s and why’s of building and maintaining successful relationships. An interactive Q&A session will follow the presentation.

  •  Topics included in the discussion will be: 
  • Why include banks/credit unions as coalition partners?
  •             How do I approach?
  •             How do I ask?
  • What services can they provide?
  • Is it realistic to open accounts at a tax site?
  • Does the bank/credit union offer financial education?
  • Do activities happen only during tax season? Why/why not?
  • Volunteer recruitment within the bank/credit union.

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 7:58 AM - Categories: Coalition Partners | Financial Education | VITA

Mar 11 2010

VCU Hosts Metro CASH Asset Fair

Richmond, Va.- VCU hosted an Asset Fair at Snead Hall on Saturday, March 6th.  The Fair featured 18 local organizations assisting individuals and families with a variety of financial services.  Free Tax Preparation services were also availabe.

Metro CASH Asset Fair

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 2:59 PM - Categories: Coalition Partners | Financial Education | VITA

Mar 3 2010

BB&T and Mountain CAP Partnership

BB&T and Mountain CAP are joining forces in Wytheville to provide free tax preparation services and financial education opportunities.

Read more flyer....

Tax Preparation details....

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 11:12 AM - Categories: Coalition Partners | Financial Education | Flyers | VITA