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www.csrees.usda.gov/fsll. Nancy M. Porter, Co-Chair National Initiative Management Team May 2003. Educator Page. Program Toolkit Frequently Asked Questions Background Supporting Research Marketing Tools Extension Links Helpful Links for Extension Educators
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www.csrees.usda.gov/fsll Nancy M. Porter, Co-Chair National Initiative Management Team May 2003
Educator Page • Program Toolkit • Frequently Asked Questions • Background • Supporting Research • Marketing Tools • Extension Links • Helpful Links for Extension Educators • Funding Resources • Evaluation • Survey • Roll Out Conference • Financial Security Guidebook and Educational Resources
Educator Page • Program Toolkit • Take the Road to Financial Security in Later Life • America Saves • Investing for Your Future • Legal Check Up • Long Term Care • Other Retirement Planning Resources • Estate Planning
Educator Page • Funding Sources
Consumer Page • Land-Grant Institution Family Economics Extension & Academic Programs • Extension Learning Tools • Consumer Links • Online Tools for Later Life Financial Planning • Tools for Target Audiences
Distance Education Format for Extension Initiative • National effort with focused resources, expertise, wide distribution • Multi-institutional, diverse faculty, broad learner audience • Multi-media approach • Cost effective • Material can be easily updated • Documented program impacts aggregated nationally • Collaborations with external partners • Interlinked national, state, and local web pages
Distance Education Format for Extension Initiative • Relatively new approach – e-Extension • Requires changes in how we operate • Technology capabilities are not equal across nation • Shifts many costs to end user • Less face time and personal contact • Fear that technological approach will eliminate need for personnel
2003 Impacts • 35 states have implementation plans with 7 pending • 22 states reported data online • 16,914 individuals participated in one or more programs • 84% increased their financial literacy • 59% planned to utilize practices • 55% planned to develop integrated plan • 72% indicated that the program(s) were valuable to them • 96% would recommend program(s) to others