Community Financial Education Foundation

Across society, we are all trying to improve and innovate on outdated methods of communication and education. CFEF is proud to be on the cutting edge of financial education delivery by offering one the most original and effective literacy teaching tools, My Starting Point. An online resource, MyStartingPoint uses a point-based educational system that rewards financial wellness and helps users build customized lesson plans according to each individual’s needs. According to Blake Allison, the CEO of Financial Education Literacy Advisors, “by offering incentives to individuals and motivating them to improve their financial health, we can deliver effective financial education that can help people work towards personal prosperity and achieve long-term financial security.”

MyStartingPoint showed great success in 2010 by utilizing an effective format that adapts to the needs of thousands of individual users. Allison points out that MyStartingPoint offers not only measurable financial capability outcomes for professional study, but also allows CFEF to learn from actual user experiences, feedback, and traffic analysis. Therefore, MyStartingPoint met 2011 with a new and improved Version 2.0, which boasts an enhanced interface for a more engaging user experience, as well as the development of an array of instructional financial education videos. “They’re brief, witty, and fun to watch,” Allison remarks before adding, “and they’re effective educational tools.”

Looking towards the future, Allison is quick to note that Version 2.0 of MyStartingPoint is by no means a finished product. “We believe the value of MyStartingPoint will be enhanced as we add more and more partners” because the site can reach “entire communities by connecting individuals directly to the institutions that can help them achieve their personal financial goals,” Allison says.

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