{"id":275,"date":"2012-04-19T14:03:31","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T18:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cashflownavigator.com\/blog\/?p=275"},"modified":"2013-07-02T20:52:57","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T00:52:57","slug":"institute-for-financial-literacy-announces-winners-of-the-2012-excellence-in-financial-literacy-education-eifle-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cashflownavigator.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/institute-for-financial-literacy-announces-winners-of-the-2012-excellence-in-financial-literacy-education-eifle-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Cashflownavigator named 2012 Financial Literacy Program of the Year by Institute for Financial Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><em>Record 19 individuals and organizations honored for their dedication and commitment to promoting financial literacy education <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cashflownavigator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/EIFLE-Award-Logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-279\" title=\"IFL22 Label Final\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cashflownavigator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/EIFLE-Award-Logo-300x298.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cashflownavigator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/EIFLE-Award-Logo-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cashflownavigator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/EIFLE-Award-Logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cashflownavigator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/EIFLE-Award-Logo-1024x1017.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><em>worldwide<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>South Portland, ME and Orlando, Fla. \u2013 April 18, 2012 \u2013 <\/strong>The Institute for Financial Literacy (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.financiallit.org\/\">www.FinancialLit.org<\/a>), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization whose mission is to promote effective financial education and counseling, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2012 Excellence in Financial Literacy Education (EIFLE) Awards, which were presented today during a ceremony at the Annual Conference on Financial Education in Orlando, Florida. First introduced six years ago, the EIFLE Awards were created to acknowledge innovation, dedication and the commitment of individuals and organizations that support financial literacy education worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The Institute received a record number of nominations this year and awarded an unprecedented 19 EIFLE Awards to recipients in the following categories:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Organization of the Year in the For-Profit Category \u2013 Fastweb, LLC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Organization of the Year in the Nonprofit Category \u2013 Consolidated Credit Counseling Services, Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Educator of the Year \u2013 Mike McHugh, United Way of Northeast Florida, Real Sense Prosperity Campaign<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Education Program of the Year in the General Children\u2019s Category \u2013 Cha-Ching: Money Smart Kids<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Education Program of the Year in the Children\u2019s Financial Responsibility and Decision Making Category \u2013 Money Habitudes: How to be Rich in Life and Love<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Education Program of the Year in the Children\u2019s Risk Management and Insurance Category \u2013 Fostering Hope: Preparing Today\u2019s Youth for Tomorrow\u2019s Future<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Education Program of the Year in the Children\u2019s Saving and Investing Category \u2013 Financial Fitness for Life, Grades 9-12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Education Program of the Year in the Adult\u2019s General Category \u2013 Real Money Talk for Women<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Education Program of the Year in the Adult\u2019s Investing and Retirement Planning\u00a0 Category \u2013 AARP Social Security Benefits Calculator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Education Program of the Year in the Adult\u2019s Money Management Category \u2013 Cashflownavigator<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Education Program of the Year in the Adult\u2019s Credit Category \u2013 Applicant Background Investigation Drill (ABID)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Book of the Year in the Children\u2019s General Category \u2013 <em>Street Smarts: Beyond the Diploma<\/em> by Jim Randel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Book of the Year in the Children\u2019s Income and Careers Category \u2013 <em>Earn It, Learn It: Teach Your Child the Value of Money, Work, and Time Well Spent<\/em> by Alisa T. Weinstein<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Book of the Year in the Children\u2019s Financial Responsibility and Decision Making Category \u2013 <em>Enchanted Collar<\/em>, Series 1-5 by Robin Y. Yang<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Book of the Year in the Adult\u2019s General Category \u2013 <em>12 Ways to Put More Money in Your Pocket Every Month Without a Part-Time Job<\/em> by Jennifer S. Matthews<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Book of the Year in the Adult\u2019s Risk Management Category \u2013 <em>The Questions and Answers on Life Insurance Workbook<\/em> by Tony Steuer, CLU, LA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Book of the Year in the Adult\u2019s Investing and Retirement Planning Category \u2013 <em>Managing Retirement Wealth: An Expert Guide to Personal Portfolio Management in Good Times and Bad<\/em> by Julie Jason<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Instructional Game of the Year, Electronic \u2013 MoneyIsland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Instructional Game of the Year, Tabletop \u2013 Don\u2019t Be Jack<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThis year\u2019s EIFLE Award winners have distinguished themselves from their peers with the depth and breadth of their accomplishments in promoting effective financial literacy education in the communities they serve,\u201d said Leslie E. Linfield, Executive Director and Founder of the Institute for Financial Literacy. \u201cThey are a shinning example for those whose quest it is to make financial literacy education available to all segments of society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Follow the Institute for Financial Literacy on Twitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/FinancialLit\">www.twitter.com\/FinancialLit<\/a> and Facebook: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FinancialLit\">www.facebook.com\/FinancialLit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Excellence in Financial Literacy Education (EIFLE) Awards <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Established in 2007, the mission of the EIFLE Awards is to promote the effective delivery of consumer financial products, services and education by acknowledging the accomplishments of those that advance financial literacy education. The EIFLE Awards dinner is held each year during the Annual Conference on Financial Education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Institute for Financial Literacy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Institute for Financial Literacy is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization whose mission is to promote effective financial education and counseling. As a national authority on adult financial education, the Institute advances professionalism and effectiveness in the field of financial literacy by setting the National Standards for Adult Financial Literacy Education\u2122, hosting the Annual Conference on Financial Education\u2122, presenting the Excellence In Financial Literacy Education (EIFLE)\u2122 Awards, maintaining the Library of Personal Finance\u2122, and administering the Center for Financial Certifications<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Council on Financial Education Accreditation\u2122, Center for Consumer Financial Research\u2122 and Center for Consumer Financial Education\u2122. For more information about the Institute, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.financiallit.org\/\">www.FinancialLit.org<\/a> or call 207-221-3663.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Record 19 individuals and organizations honored for their dedication and commitment to promoting financial literacy education worldwide South Portland, ME and Orlando, Fla. \u2013 April 18, 2012 \u2013 The Institute for Financial Literacy (www.FinancialLit.org), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization whose mission is to promote effective financial education and counseling, is pleased to announce the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[24,92,53,120,25,119,121,91],"class_list":["post-275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-cash-flow-2","tag-cash-flow-navigator","tag-cashflownavigator","tag-eifle-award","tag-financial-independence-2","tag-financial-literacy","tag-institute-for-financial-literacy","tag-keith-whelan"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cashflownavigator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cashflownavigator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cashflownavigator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cashflownavigator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cashflownavigator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.cashflownavigator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":280,"href":"https:\/\/www.cashflownavigator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275\/revisions\/280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cashflownavigator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cashflownavigator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cashflownavigator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}