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Our vision is unwavering: to provide every Mississippi student with a sound understanding of basic economic and personal finance principles. That means each young Mississippian grasps how economics relates to his or her life as a worker, citizen and consumer. That makes economic and personal finance education all of our business. We hope you will make it yours with an investment in economic and personal finance education.
To mail your payment now, send your tax-deductible check to:
Mississippi Council on Economic Education
at Millsaps College
1701 N State Street
Jackson, MS 39210
Or, you can make your donation via PayPal
Do you want to be a Guest Speaker in a K-12 classroom? You can support the mission of MCEE by making a financial education related presentation to a classroom. Classroom materials are provided. Click the “Invest it Forward” logo above to register.
What Can Your Dollars Do?
Every dollar of support to MCEE is important. Here are some examples of what your donation can accomplish:
| $150 | Supports one teacher to participate in MCEE training in personal finance or economics. That teacher, in turn, will reach 50 – 150 students a year. |
| $250 | Sponsor Stock Market Game teams for one participating elementary, middle or high school. |
| $500 | Outfits a classroom with resources such as Financial Fitness for Life, a comprehensive personal finance curriculum for K-12 students covering important aspects of personal finance, such as earning income, spending, saving, borrowing, investing, and managing money. |
| $1,250 | Provides a full scholarship for a teacher to attend the Council for Economic Education’s Annual Conference. |
| $5,000 | Supports a teacher training workshop in general financial literacy, or on a featured topic, such as Teaching Financial Crises. MCEE workshops routinely receive top ratings – last year over 95% of participants in MS-based workshops rated them very good to excellent on quality of content and usefulness. |
| $10,000 | Supports one state level competition for Mississippi students such as the Stock Market Game, Economics Challenge, Financial Literacy Challenge or the International Economic Summit. |
Ways to Give
| Make a Gift Every dollar makes a difference. We accept all major credit cards and personal checks. |
| Matching Gift Many employers will match your contribution as part of their corporate giving initiative. Contact your Human Resource or Personnel department for details. |
| Gift of Stock When you make a gift of appreciated securities, MCEE benefits from the full amount and you do not pay taxes on the appreciated value. Consult your tax/estate/financial adviser, and MCEE will provide details on making a transfer. |
| Tribute Making a gift in honor of someone special is a perfect way to recognize that person while supporting MCEE. You can commemorate a milestone or celebrate a special occasion. An acknowledgement will be sent to the individual letting him/her know that you are honoring them in this special way. Making a gift in memory of a loved one is a meaningful way to remember someone special and having the satisfaction of knowing your gift will support MCEE and its mission. |
| Planned Gifts To leave a lasting legacy for future generations, consider a planned gift. MCEE is happy to work with you and your financial advisers to establish the appropriate gift. |
| Gift in Kind In addition to direct financial contributions, MCEE also accepts donations of material goods or service to help move our mission forward. If you feel there is a service of value to provide, please contact us. |
| Settlements We are a 501c3 and eligible to receive settlements as a result of regulatory actions. We then utilize these funds for improving financial literacy and economic education. |
If you are interested in supporting MCEE or want to learn more, please contact Selena Swartzfager, President at 601-974-1325 or swartsc@millsaps.edu