The Banking Is program, a national, sponsored learning system for schools, designed to provide an introduction to the financial services industry and to money management skills.
The Banking Is program can fit within your financial institution's goals by:
- Helping to promote financial education and literacy in your community
- Helping generate new business
- Providing your financial institution with a unique service that sets you apart from competitors
- Demonstrating support of youth and education within your community, which can result in better educated customers!
The Student Study Guide and Practice Checkset covers include a logo of the sponsor. Supplying the Banking Is program to local schools is a valuable public service. Although the materials are not considered to be advertising, the sponsor will derive goodwill, advertising benefits and potential customers from the program.
Program Benefits
Many sponsoring organizations designate a staff person as a
Student-Banking Counselor. The person selected for this job should easily
relate to high school students. GreenPath, Inc. will provide a Student-Banking
Counselor kit at no additional cost.
If a Student-Banking Counselor visits the school, he/she can answer specific questions concerning the banking industry. This person is in a key position to create a long-lasting, mutually beneficial relationship between students and the sponsoring financial institution.
Sponsors might be interested in hosting a field trip for the students. Students and teachers welcome this type of learning opportunity and many relationships may be built through an event such as a site tour. Media might be interested in this field trip as well.
To learn more about the Banking Is program or for sponsorship information, at
248-459-0920 or bankingis@greenpath.com.
Administrative headquarters:
38505 Country Club Drive, Suite 210
Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3429
(248)553-5400
Principal officers:
Read P. Dunn, Chair
Mark Shobe, Vice Chair & Treasurer
Jane Sydlowski, Secretary
Jane E. McNamara, President
Gary Fischer, Trustee
Herman Gray, M.D., Trustee
Aneel Karnani, Trustee
Armando Ojeda, Trustee
William J. Richards, Trustee
Susan Webb, Trustee
Rebecca Morelli, Assistant Secretary