Plutus Foundation 2019 Year in Review

At the end of 2018, the Plutus Foundation made its plans for growth in 2019, and on behalf of the Plutus Foundation team, I’m happy to write that we achieved this growth while continuing to support our mission.

That mission is to provide grants and other resources to financial influencers as they spread the message of financial capability, empowerment, literacy, and independence. We serve that mission by offering two rounds of grants throughout the year to four recipients, providing sponsorships and scholarships for events designed for financial influencers and their communities, running our programs like Plutus Voices, and using our social media initiatives to amplify the voices within the financial media.

Women are making a difference in financial literacy.

In the winter for International Women’s Day, we highlighted 44 women making a difference in their local and online communities. To communicate effectively about financial literacy and empowerment, investing, and retirement, we see the need for more complete conversations with diverse perspectives.

Our selection spurred its conversation with many responses helping to identify even more than the 44 women we initially highlighted. We’re grateful for the involvement of our community of financial influencers. Follow our Twitter list of women making a difference.

Plutus Voices brings engaging speakers to cities throughout the U.S.

Following our preview in New York City, where David Bach and Sandy Smith shared stories about how they inspire action within the audience, the Plutus Foundation brought important and eye-opening conversations to five cities throughout 2019. Plutus Voices includes a unique format designed to inspire discussion and participation from everyone who attends the events.

Video from four of the five events is available online.

For our first stop in Phoenix in April, sponsored in part by Dabble Media and hosted by Sarah Potter, our speakers touched on the need for good financial advice that connects with the audience in underserved communities. Our featured speakers were Jenniemarie Cisneros, Athena Lent, Brent Whiting, and Andrea Diaz.