Common Cents is a national personal finance nonprofit seeking to mend the financial literacy knowledge gap seen across the U.S. Founded in 2019, we're headquartered at Penn with branches at NYU, Yale, and Hopkins.
Become a member today (no application): http://bit.ly/pcc-interest
Our Values:
Mission Statement: Common Cents seeks to mend the financial literacy gap seen across the U.S.
According to the Federal Reserve, in a basic financial literacy test comprising of three questions, only 33% of adults could answer all three questions. College students scored similarly.
This doesn't have to be that way.
Pillars: We strive to make personal finance...
- Innovative: We find innovative ways to make learning about personal finance appealing for a wide audience, ranging from high schoolers to undergrads.
- Interesting: We believe learning about personal finance should be fun, interactive, and engaging.
- Inclusive: We seek to break the stigma and fear of personal finance. Regardless of age, major, career, or income level, personal finance is important for everyone.
Recruitment:
Applications have closed :(( but you can still join a community and make friends!! Email us: penncommoncents@gmail.com :)
- Content: Research personal finance topics and create docs and presentations for events
- Marketing: manage social media, run analytics for marketing strategy, and lead event promotion
- Design: design graphics, lead magnets, advertising, and emails
- Finance: track expenses, manage club budget, find partnerships, and hunt funding opportunities
- Social: facilitate external and cross-school Common Cents Community groups and manage internal team-bonding activities
(Some) Past events:
Investing 101: Two investment managers from Goldman Sachs talked about the basics of investing
MasterChef - Meal Prep Edition: Common Cents and Penn Appétit partnered to teach about meal prepping on a budget with a live cooking demo