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Intr
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GEM
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GEM
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Charity.Charity. Formed 1994.
Formed 1994. Traditional Money
Traditional Money Advice service
Advice serviceGeographically bound
Geographically bound First 8 or 9 years
First 8 or 9 years established
established organisation and sank
organisation and sank
our roots within East
our roots within East
End communities.
End communities.
Reflect
ing
Reflect
ing
Period of reflection
Period of reflectionHow could we do better
How could we do better
Should we be doing
Should we be doing
something different
something different Forth bridge
Forth bridgeRevolving door for
Revolving door for clientsclients Accident and
Accident and emergency service
emergency serviceCommunity consultation
Community consultation
List
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gLi
stenin
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PreventionPrevention Education
Education Flexible Flexible Bite size chunks
Bite size chunks Lottery and Scottish
Lottery and Scottish
Executive as was
Executive as was GEMAP Financial
GEMAP Financial education programme
education programme
To develop community
To develop community
based interventions and
based interventions and
solutions to financial
solutions to financial
exclusion.exclusion.
Som
e s
ucc
ess
Som
e s
ucc
ess
Mothers group
Mothers groupDebt free Christmas
Debt free Christmas EVIP Group
EVIP Group SchoolsSchoolsCommunity Financial
Community Financial
Action PlanAction Plan Stoke patients
Stoke patients
Gro
win
gG
row
ing
All of that success was
All of that success was
built on listing to the
built on listing to the
communities we worked
communities we worked
in.in. Was a key driver in
Was a key driver in building the organisation
building the organisation
Employment
Employment HealthHealth Housing
Housing EducationEducation New areas.
New areas.
The w
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d h
as
The w
orl
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as
changed.
changed. EVERYBODY HAS A
EVERYBODY HAS A STRATEGY.STRATEGY. Proliferation of
Proliferation of resources particularly
resources particularly
on line. on line. New technology.
New technology.
Thre
ats a
nd
Thre
ats a
nd
Opportu
nitie
s
Opportu
nitie
s Community
Community
based based
organisations
organisations
cede ground
cede ground
to statutory
to statutory
organisations
organisations
strategic strategic
vision.vision.
Top down Top down
rather than rather than
bottom upbottom up
Disconnect Disconnect
with our with our
communities.
communities.
To integrate
To integrate
on going on going
work with work with
strategiesstrategies
Raises Raises
awarenessawareness
Financial Financial
capability capability
and inclusion
and inclusion
is a priorityis a priority
The C
halle
nge
The C
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To build sustainable
To build sustainable financial capability
financial capability and inclusion within
and inclusion within communities.
communities.
Sch
ools
Sch
ools
Welcome the CFE
Welcome the CFE resource material for
resource material for
teachers.teachers. Financial education
Financial education within the Curriculum.
within the Curriculum.
What then if any is the
What then if any is the
role of a community
role of a community financial inclusion project
financial inclusion project
within the local school.
within the local school.
Do we have one?
Do we have one? Absolutely yes
Absolutely yes
Com
munit
y
Com
munit
y Educa
tors
Educa
tors
Supporting teachers?
Supporting teachers?Delivering sessions?
Delivering sessions?Working with small
Working with small groups of students?
groups of students? Engaging with the
Engaging with the next generation of
next generation of consumersconsumers
Com
munit
y
Com
munit
y O
rganis
ers
Org
anis
ers
Develop peer
Develop peer educatorseducators Finance partnerships
Finance partnerships
involving Credit
involving Credit Unions, schools,
Unions, schools, banks, Numeracy and
banks, Numeracy and
literacy projects
literacy projects Finance Hubs?
Finance Hubs?
Com
munit
y
Com
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git
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rsA
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Embrace Social Media
Embrace Social Media Instigate initiatives
Instigate initiatives Share practice
Share practice Influence high level
Influence high level strategies from the
strategies from the community
community perspective.
perspective.