COLLECTIVE IMPACT INITIATIVE

Upcoming Events

Multiple Dates
CLIMB Youth Leaders Open House
Fri, Sep 13
Sep 13, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CDT
Zoom
Sep 13, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CDT
Zoom
Join the CLIMB Youth Leaders' Open House to learn more about the transformative program for the 2024-25 school year. Remember to bring your questions as we will have a live Q&A session.
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Multiple Dates
CBIE Office Hours - Drop in As Needed
Mon, Sep 23
Sep 23, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
Zoom Meeting
Sep 23, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
Zoom Meeting
This is an opportunity for individuals to ask questions about CBIEs and the startup process, either one-on-one or in small groups.
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CBIE Office Hours - Drop in As Needed
Mon, Sep 30
Sep 30, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
Zoom Meeting
Sep 30, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
Zoom Meeting
This is an opportunity for individuals to ask questions about CBIEs and the startup process, either one-on-one or in small groups.
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Multiple Dates
CBIE Office Hours - Drop in As Needed
Mon, Oct 07
Oct 07, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
Zoom Meeting
Oct 07, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
Zoom Meeting
This is an opportunity for individuals to ask questions about CBIEs and the startup process, either one-on-one or in small groups.
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CBIE Fall Cohort Training Session #4
Sat, Nov 16
Nov 16, 2024, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CST
Virtual Event - Zoom
Nov 16, 2024, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CST
Virtual Event - Zoom
Training sessions on how to start your own CBIE. For people who have completed CBIE application.
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CBIE Open House - Q&A Session - ASK AWAY!
Mon, Sep 09
Sep 09, 2024, 6:00 PM CDT
Zoom Meeting
Sep 09, 2024, 6:00 PM CDT
Zoom Meeting
Join us for an interactive Q&A session following our series of open houses, where you can get all your questions answered about our CBIE program. Don't miss this chance to dive deeper and learn how you can get started this fall!
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CBIE Open House - Information Session - LEARN MORE!
Sat, Sep 07
Sep 07, 2024, 9:00 AM CDT
Zoom Meeting
Sep 07, 2024, 9:00 AM CDT
Zoom Meeting
Gain a comprehensive understanding of CLIMB's CBIE program, best practices & tips for success, and how this program can benefit you and your family for years to come.
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CBIE Open House - Information Session - LEARN MORE!
Sat, Aug 24
Aug 24, 2024, 9:00 AM CDT
Zoom Meeting
Aug 24, 2024, 9:00 AM CDT
Zoom Meeting
Gain a comprehensive understanding of CLIMB's CBIE program, best practices & tips for success, and how this program can benefit you and your family for years to come.
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CBIE Open House - Q&A Session - ASK AWAY!
Wed, Aug 14
Aug 14, 2024, 6:00 PM CDT
Zoom Meeting
Aug 14, 2024, 6:00 PM CDT
Zoom Meeting
Join us for an interactive Q&A session following our series of open houses, where you can get all your questions answered about our CBIE program. Don't miss this chance to dive deeper and learn how you can get started this fall!
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CBIE Open House - Information Session - LEARN MORE!
Sat, Aug 10
Aug 10, 2024, 9:00 AM CDT
Zoom Meeting
Aug 10, 2024, 9:00 AM CDT
Zoom Meeting
Gain a comprehensive understanding of CLIMB's CBIE program, best practices & tips for success, and how this program can benefit you and your family for years to come.
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Multiple Dates
CLIMB's SME 2024 Capstone Event
Tue, Aug 06
Aug 06, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CDT
Online Event
Aug 06, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CDT
Online Event
Join us as we celebrate a successful SME season at CLIMB's SME 2024 Capstone Event. We will hear from speakers and present individual and team prizes.
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CLIMB USA: A Transformative Economic Development Framework
Fri, Jul 26
Jul 26, 2024, 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Black Business Hub - 4th floor , 2352 S Park St, Madison, WI 53713, USA
Jul 26, 2024, 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Black Business Hub - 4th floor , 2352 S Park St, Madison, WI 53713, USA
A presentation by Luther Hodges Scholars at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School who are conducting an inquiry into whether and how CLIMB USA could optimize its mission.
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Multiple Dates
CBIE Office Hours - Drop in As Needed
Wed, Jun 26
Jun 26, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
Zoom Meeting
Jun 26, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
Zoom Meeting
This is the opportunity for individuals to speak one on one or in small groups to ask questions about CBIEs and the CBIE start up process.
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CLIMB's SME Participant Orientation
Tue, Jun 11
Jun 11, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CDT
Online Event
Jun 11, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CDT
Online Event
We invite all Participants of the 2024 Stock Market Experience to join us for orientation. Learn more about the program curriculum and your role as a participant.
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Multiple Dates
CBIE Cohort Investor's Summit
Wed, Jun 05
Jun 05, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
Zoom Meeting
Jun 05, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
Zoom Meeting
This is the opportunity for our established CBIE's to convene, celebrate and collaborate on their experiences, successes and challenging moments.
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Multiple Dates
CLIMB's SME Orientation for Team Leaders
Tue, May 21
May 21, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CDT
Online Event
May 21, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CDT
Online Event
We invite the Team Leaders of the 2024 Stock Market Experience to join us for orientation. Learn more about the program curriculum and your role as a Team Leader.
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Multiple Dates
Stock Market Experience Informational Open House
Tue, Apr 23
Apr 23, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
Virtual meeting - Zoom
Apr 23, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
Virtual meeting - Zoom
Join Us for The Stock Market Experience Open House! We invite prospective participants and Team Leaders to learn more about the program everyone is talking about.
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CBIE Office Hours - Drop in As Needed
Mon, Apr 22
Apr 22, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
Zoom Meeting
Apr 22, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
Zoom Meeting
This is the opportunity for individuals to speak one on one or in small groups to ask questions about CBIEs and the CBIE start up process.
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Economic Education and Empowerment for Youth of Color

The inextricable link between financial education and economic wellbeing has been well established. A recent report by the TIAA Institute entitled, “Financial Literacy and Wellness of African Americans," documented a financial literacy deficit among African Americans, compared to the general population. This lack of fiscal understanding translates into a reduced quality of life for African Americans and other individuals of color who do not have the equivalent level of financial knowledge of their mainstream peers.

OBJECTIVES

Local conditions in Milwaukee reflect these national trends: While the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction mandates school-based financial literacy education, it does not provide adequate resources to ensure implementation. As a result, students in resource-constrained, high-need districts – where financial literacy would be the most transformative – miss out, destined to be trapped in a perpetual cycle of financial insecurity. This inequity of access to financial knowledge is exacerbated by the reality that many youth of color in Milwaukee live in environments where knowledge of best practices in personal finance and investing is limited or even nonexistent.

Co-led by United Way, City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Department of Health - Office of Violence Prevention, and CLIMB USA, Milwaukee’s financial education network has come together to take a closer look at the financial literacy gap through a collective impact initiative. This network will establish a shared financial education agenda to collectively address the financial education needs and opportunities for Milwaukee’s youth of color.

The first project of the Collective Impact Initiative was the Stock Market Game Summer Pilot. A press release describing this project can be found under Resources.