About Money Smart
What is Money Smart Colorado?
Money Smart Colorado is a public awareness campaign designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances. This is achieved through the collaboration and coordinated effort of organizations across the state including businesses, financial institutions, schools, libraries, not-for-profits, government agencies and the media. These partners come together once a year to stress the importance of financial literacy, inform consumers where they can get help, and provide free educational seminars and activities throughout the week. Programming is offered to all demographics, income levels and covers all facets of personal finance from establishing a budget to first time home buying to estate planning.

When is Money Smart Colorado?
Money Smart Colorado is April 24 - May 1, 2010

How Did It All Get Started?
The idea of this week originated in Chicago by the Federal Reserve Bank. This Money Smart Colorado effort is coordinated by Colorado Jump$tart, a diverse group of organizations working together to promote personal financial literacy. The goal of Money Smart Colorado is to help all Coloradans – no matter the age – to become better educated on how to successfully manage their personal finances.

Colorado Jump$tart
For more information about Colorado Jump$tart, visit our site at www.cojumpstart.org

Money Smart Colorado Partners
9News
ACCION
Air Academy Federal Credit Union
Arapahoe Credit Union
Archdiocesan Housing
Bank of the West
Bellco Credit Union
Boulder Public Library
Boulder Valley Credit Union
Brothers Redevelopment, Inc.
Carson J Spencer Foundation
Celtic Consulting Services, Inc.
CollegeInvest
Colorado Bankers Association
Colorado Council for Economic Education
Colorado Enterprise Fund
Colorado Ethics In Business Alliance - CEBA
Colorado Housing and Finance Authority
Colorado Jump$tart
Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Colorado Society of CPAs
CSU Extension- Family Success in Adams County
Community Credit Counseling Services
Consumer Credit Counseling Services Services
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northern Colorado and Southeast Wyoming
Credit Union Strategic Partners/Credit Union Association of Colorado
Daniels Fund
Denver Community Credit Union
Denver Public Library
Education: Get Real!!!
The Empowerment Program
Ent Federal Credit Union
EQUIPOISE Wealth Management, Inc.
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Denver Branch
FDIC
FirstBank of Cherry Creek
First National Bank of Las Animas
Five Rings Financial
Funding Partners
Golden Wealth Solutions, Inc
H&R Block
Home State Bank
Horizons North Credit Union
The Hughes Law Firm, P.C
IBC Education Foundation
Integrity Associates
Investment Advisors International
Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain Inc.
Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado, Inc.
McLemore Financial Eduvisors
Money Management International
National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)
NEWSED CDC
Operation HOPE
Pinnacle Financial Strategies
Points West Community Bank
Public Service Credit Union
Pueblo Bank & Trust
Pueblo City-County Library District
Rocky Mountain Communities
Rural Young Americans Center for Financial Education, LLC
St. Vrain Valley Credit Union
SE2
SunWest Credit Union
VIP Enterprises, LLC
Weld Schools Credit Union
Wells Fargo Advisors
Wells Fargo Bank
The West Chamber
World Financial Group
Wray State Bank
Young Americans Center for Financial Education
YouthEntity
Yuma County Federal Credit Union