The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) announced the Governor’s Council on Financial Literacy and Capability is accepting nominations for the 2023 Governor’s Financial Literacy Awards through Dec. 1. The awards recognize individuals and organizations for increasing financial literacy, capability, and inclusion among Wisconsin residents.
Nominations may be made in one of three categories:
- Individual — any person providing exceptional financial literacy education or capability and inclusion practices in an innovative manner;
- Organization/Business — any organization or business promoting financial literacy education or capability and inclusion practices in an innovative manner through its initiatives; or
- Legacy — any individuals, organizations, or businesses whose purpose and heritage are ingrained in sustained financial literacy, capability, and inclusion, and whose reputation in doing so is held in high regard as to serve as a model for others. This lifetime recognition is intended to be conferred once to its recipients.
Criteria that will be used to judge the nominations include innovative implementation of an effective financial literacy and capability program or program element within the last two years; emphasis on financial inclusion; demonstrated measurable results; collaboration with partners; and scalability of the program design.
Nominations are to be submitted online here on or before the deadline. The Council will select recipients in December and award recipients in 2024.
