National Extension Money
Management
Prepared by Mississippi State University
in cooperation with Cooperative Extension
Services at Virginia Tech, Kansas State University,
North Carolina A&T State University, Utah
State University, and the University of Maine
with funding from the USDA Cooperative State
Research, Education, and Extension Service,
96-EXCA-3-0442, June 1999. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), the federal partner in
the Cooperative Extension System, prohibits
discrimination in all its programs on basis
of race, color, national origin, age, disability,
political beliefs, sexual orientation, and
marital or family status.
Users Guide
WHAT: The National Extension Money Management
Education Framework articulates personal
finance principles found in the Family Development
and Resource Management Base Program. It
outlines a model of National Extension personal
finance education providing common ground
for extension professionals throughout the
Cooperative Extension System.
PURPOSE: By coming together to agree on
a common set of goals, we are more likely
to harness the great power that exists within
our system. By focusing on what we share,
we can communicate our goals and priorities
more effectively with others at local, state,
and federal levels. It is hoped that county
extension professionals, state specialists,
and administrators will use the Framework
to better understand and communicate to others
what is believed to be important in personal
finance education and to design balanced
and comprehensive programs.
FOR WHOM: The Framework provides common
language for professionals who design, deliver,
and evaluate personal finance education programs;
for administrators, advocates, and partners
to communicate our priorities both to those
inside and outside of Extension who might
be unfamiliar with our goals and programs;
and for potential collaborators and funders
who need to know the scope of personal finance
education. It is not meant to be given directly
to consumers.
MARKETING: Slots are provided in the back
pocket for the insertion of a business card.
Sheets of pre-printed paper are provided
to enhance the user's marketing efforts such
as providing a cover letter when distributing
a copy of the Framework. Additional uses
for the paper include printing state-specific
program marketing flyers, impact reports,
or for newsletter master sheets.
DISPLAY: The components for two displays
that illustrate the Framework are available
for loan by contacting Cherron Smith (csmith@nifa.usda.gov).
A board will need to be supplied by the user
to complete the display.
ADDITIONAL COPIES: Additional printed copies
of the Framework are not available. Artwork
may be downloaded from this electronic version
so that users may create additional displays
and marketing tools. A limited supply of
the pre-printed paper is available by contacting
Cherron Smith (csmith@nifa.usda.gov).
Acknowledgements and
Team Members
Commitment and shared leadership were the
hallmarks of the action team who crafted
the National Extension Money Management Education
Framework. The team represented all regions
of the country and, collectively, has more
than 100 years of Extension money management
education experience.
Special thanks go to the review team composed
of Extension educators Mary Stephenson, University
of Maryland; Janice Lloyd, North Carolina
State University; Nancy Granovsky, Texas
A&M University; Vicki Fitzsimmons, University
of Illinois; Debra Pankow, North Dakota State
University; Suzanne Badenhop, University
of Kentucky; Karen Varcoe, University of
California; Annette FitzGerald, University
of Connecticut; Cathy Solheim, Auburn University;
Judy McKenna, Colorado State University;
and Michael Rupured, NIFA.
Funding from the Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service supported
this work. Significant in-kind contributions
were made by the team members' universities.
Project coordination and fiscal management
were handled by Mississippi State University
and graphic design was done at Virginia Tech.
Team Members
Elizabeth E. Gorham
Extension Family Resource Management Specialist
Utah State University
Beverly R. Howell
Extension Family Economics and Management Specialist
Mississippi State University
Joyce E. Jones
Extension Family Financial Management Specialist
Kansas State University
Irene E. Leech
Extension Family Resource Management Specialist
Virginia Tech
Jane Schuchardt
National Program Leader-Family Economics
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Claudette L. Smith
Extension Family Resource Management Specialist
North Carolina A&T State University
William J. Weber
Extension Resource Management Specialist
University of Maine
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