NEW YORK, March 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 1, the Council for Economic Education (CEE) will kick off a month-long financial literacy campaign, enlisting Mark Cuban, Beth Kobliner, Ron Lieber, Jeffrey M. Lacker, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Alexa von Tobel, Randi Zuckerberg and others to raise awareness for personal finance and economic education in our nation's schools. Participants will share personal savings tips on social media to inform and inspire kids to understand and take control of their financial lives.
With early and continued exposure to personal finance and economics, kids grow up to be better savers, investors, borrowers, voters and participants in the global economy. They can make better financial decisions for themselves and their families. CEE, in partnership with entrepreneur Natalie Zfat and economists, entrepreneurs, business leaders and journalists (see full list below) will be sharing their savings tips, in hopes to inspire kids to understand how critically important financial literacy is to set foundations for their lives and careers.
"We're excited to launch the My Savings Tip campaign with Natalie Zfat and this group of inspiring participants to showcase the importance of financial literacy," said Nan J. Morrison, CEO and President, CEE. "Hearing directly from experienced leaders and entrepreneurs about their personal savings tips is a powerful message?we can't thank them enough for helping to inspire young people through their messages.
"I can't think of anything more important than a child's education," said Natalie Zfat. "It's an honor to work with CEE again to help teach kids how saving is such an integral part of success."
The #MySavingsTip campaign will run across multiple social media platforms throughout April to get kids talking about how to create lives of possibility.
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About the Council for Economic Education
The Council for Economic Education (CEE) is the leading non-profit organization in the United States that focuses on the economic and financial education of students from kindergarten through high school - and we have been doing so for 68 years. We carry out our mission by educating the educators: providing the curriculum tools, the pedagogical support, and the community of peers that instruct, inspire, and guide. All resources and programs are developed by educators, and delivered by our national network of affiliates. Our goal is to reach and teach every child. Each year CEE's programs reach more than 55,000 K-12 teachers and over 5 million students across the United States. EconEdLink ? our free, online educator gateway for economic and personal finance lessons and resources ? attracts more than 1 million unique visitors annually.
For further information about the Council for Economic Education go to: http://www.councilforeconed.org.
About Natalie Zfat
Natalie Zfat is a social media entrepreneur and Forbes Contributor who has partnered with some of the most iconic brands in the world, including Rolling Stone, Food Network, American Express, Levi's and Dell. Curating original content and implementing full-scale social media takeovers, Zfat gains millions of impressions for the brands she advocates for. When she's not engaging with her 400K followers, Zfat loves sharing her entrepreneurial thought leadership at conferences and universities, including Carnegie Mellon, NYU Stern School of Business, Internet of Things World and SXSW.
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