Nurturing Economic Empowerment Through Financial Education Across New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Financial Educators Council’s mission is rooted in providing people with the knowledge and guidance they need to foster greater financial well-being.

To this end, we provide complimentary resources, advocacy campaigns, and local personal support to build scalable financial wellness initiatives throughout New Hampshire.

Strengthening New Hampshire with Sustainable Economic Empowerment Programming

The mission of the New Hampshire Financial Educators Council℠ is to build sustainable, scalable economic empowerment programs that have a real impact on people’s lives at the community level. To accomplishing this mission, we focus on these 3 Pillars:

Pillar 1: Increase Access & Develop Sustainable Financial Education Programming.

Organizations – We provide resources, training, personnel, and support to build scalable financial wellness programming.

Individuals & Families – Resources and courses are provided for those seeking to improve their own finances and/or teach their kids about money.

Pillar 2: Raise Awareness for Economic Empowerment through Financial Education.

Advocacy Promotion Campaigns – We promote the adoption of financial literacy into schools, getting families involved in teaching kids about money, and encouraging individuals to improve their knowledge.

Local Financial Education Data – Conducting and curating New Hampshire-specific personal finance research to share with stakeholders across the education and media sectors.

Pillar 3: Develop Relationships to Deploy and Sustain Community Financial Wellness.

Combat Financial Illiteracy – This is a crucial moment for our country and its citizens. And financial literacy is the key to addressing one of this country’s top crises.

Grassroots Movement – Join us in the movement to help our community work toward greater financial independence and security. We welcome everyone. Here are a few ways you can join.

Join The Movement

Beneficiaries
Receivers of resources & support.

Supporters
Promote the campaign across the community.

Join Advisory Board
Community leaders of local & state chapters.

Why We Are Uniquely Positioned to Serve

The New Hampshire Financial Educators Council℠ is a state chapter of the National Financial Educators Council®. The National Chapter is well-qualified to support our initiatives here across the state of New Hampshire – they bring:

Accreditation

As an IACET Accredited Provider, the NFEC offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard.

Social Impact

As a Certified B Corporation, the NFEC meets the highest standards for socially responsible commerce, using the power of business to build more sustainable economies.

Standards

The NFEC set industry standards for the financial education and financial coaching industry.

NFEC Financial Literacy Standard Alignment Verified

Our Local Champions Across New Hampshire Make this Possible

Local champions ensure that financial education programming, resources and data are provided complimentary to individuals and organizations throughout New Hampshire.

New Hampshire Financial Literacy

What is the New Hampshire financial literacy operation? It’s an initiative dedicated to the improvement of New Hampshire financial literacy among both people and communities. Committed to the idea that individuals and organizations across the Granite State should have access to personal finance information and resources, the New Hampshire financial literacy campaign is being spearheaded by the New Hampshire Financial Educators Council℠. By offering vital resources, this effort aims to increase overall financial competency among Granite State citizens.

Complimentary Financial Literacy Resources

Financial Education Framework and Standards

Personal Finance eLearning Center

Live Presentation Materials

Financial Literacy Testing

New Hampshire Financial Literacy Legislation & Educational Stats

Data from CCD (the Common Core of Data; a program of the U.S. DOE’s National Center for Education Statistics) show in 2014-2015 that the small state of New Hampshire has an excellent student-to-teacher ratio (12.5, compared with the 16.06 national average). The Granite State has 488 total schools (1,972 U.S. average), 184,670 total students (986,521 average), and 14,772 teachers (61,418 average).

The National Conference of State Legislatures, which compiles data on pending legislation state-by-state, indicates no additional financial education policy being considered in New Hampshire as of 2015.

New Hampshire Financial Capability Stats

73%

Average Score of 72.56% to Date

73%

Percentage of Passing [70%] Scores to Date

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Participants

National Financial Capability Stats

64%

Average Score of 64.26% to Date

49%

Percentage of Passing [70%] Scores to Date

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Participants

About the New Hampshire Financial Educators Council℠

The New Hampshire Financial Educators Council℠ since 2017 has formed one segment of a nationwide financial literacy operation hosted by the National Financial Educators Council® (NFEC®). The two organizations are linked in an effort to create community-based initiatives working on shared goals to improve financial literacy in the U.S.

National Financial Educators Council, State Financial Literacy Standards
National Financial Educators Council, State Chapters