Shining A Brighter Light On Financial Education 

2008 Beacon Youth Financial Education Award Guidelines for Submitting Nominations

Purpose
The vision of the Richard Myles Johnson (RMJ) Foundation is to "shine a brighter light on financial education." In the spirit of this vision, the Annual RMJ Foundation’s Beacon Youth Financial Education Award is given.

The Beacon Youth Financial Education Award recognizes the work of those promoting the principles of the credit union movement through education. Nominees can include individuals, credit unions, corporations, other non-profit organizations, or media – anyone that is shining a brighter light on youth financial education.

Eligible Activities
Classroom-based curriculum, community educational projects, public awareness campaigns, theatrical presentations, television, radio or Web-based programming, newspaper columns dedicated to youth financial literacy, and others.  Qualifying entities: Credit unions, corporations, school systems, non-profit, organizations, media, and individuals.

Impact of Financial Education
The financial education support material submitted with the application should feature both quantifiable elements (number of persons impacted, measurable ways in which the program or project communicated its message, etc.) and how it made a difference in people's lives. Special consideration will be given to innovation, creativity, and risk-taking activities that have a broad impact on financial education in the community.

Procedures
Form of Nomination: Application form, Summary Statement, Support Documentation.
Use application form provided. Support document should be in the most concise format possible. (Please send a hard copy and an electronic version, including supporting documents.)

Rules and Responsibilities
Nominees need not be members of a credit union; however, all nominations must be made through a credit union or chapter. A nominee may be nominated by more than one credit union. This will not increase chance of winning and all nominators will be given equal weight.

Nomination Deadline
The Foundation is seeking nominations for the 2008 awards, to be presented at the Beacon Awards Gala held the day prior to the California's Credit Union League's Annual Meeting and Convention. The deadline for nominations is September 1, 2008.

November 4, 2008:  Beacon Award activities
The awards will be presented at the Beacon Awards Gala on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. The event will be held at the Bubble Lounge, 714 Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA 94111.

If you have any questions, please contact Tena Lozano at 800.472.1702, ext. 3244 or by e-mail at tlozano@rmjfoundation.org.

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