October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. One key component of domestic abuse is financial domestic abuse: an individual uses money or other financial means as a tool to gain power over someone.
Since 2016, the Plutus Foundation has provided the personal finance media with resources to create programs to improve financial literacy in their communities. Here’s what else you need to know. In the Beginning The Plutus Foundation began with an idea from Harlan Landes, founder of Consumerism Commentary. He wanted to
On Friday, September 28, 2018, Bethany Bayless hosted the 9th Annual Plutus Awards Ceremony live from FinCon in Orlando, Florida. At the ceremony, Bethany and others announced the winners of this year’s Plutus Awards. The ceremony entertained the largest live audience the Plutus Awards has seen to date, with an
For members of the financial media, the Plutus Foundation (parent organization of the Plutus Awards) awards up to two grants every six months, up to $2,000 each, for facilitating financial literacy and education projects. If you are a member of the independent financial media community — whether you write or
The Plutus Foundation and the Plutus Awards Executive Committee are excited to share with you the categories (chosen by the Plutus Awards Panel) for the 9th Annual Plutus Awards! Awards season begins now. Independent online publishers who focus on money and financial issues have the opportunity to enter their projects
Thanks to everyone who applied for Plutus Foundation grants in our Spring 2018 round. Congratulations to these recipients.
Have you ever wanted to show support for the amazing community of independent financial media? Get involved with the premiere awards ceremony for financial bloggers, podcasters, video producers, and media experts! Let us know how you would like to volunteer this year. One of the most important things you can
In March, the Plutus Foundation will award two grants to members of the financial media for activities and programs designed to provide community based financial education or other activities that serve to fulfill the Foundation’s mission. The Plutus Foundation provides opportunities for the financial media to create, develop, and administer
We’ve been working on a timeline for the 7th Annual Plutus Awards (public nominations open July 1, 2016). We’re excited to announce, however, that we are now accepting applications to join the Plutus Awards Blogger Panel. This is an excellent opportunity to get involved and influence the direction we take
The Plutus Awards is an annual awards ceremony celebrating the best in personal finance. It has been held every year since 2010, and since 2011, the ceremony has been held at the annual FinCon Expo. Through the Plutus Awards, the independent financial media community honors the products and services that
Over the course of the next year, the Plutus Awards will be expanding. The first part of the organization’s long-term plan is the creation of the Plutus Foundation. The Plutus Foundation is a foundation for the independent financial media. I’ve created it in order to facilitate a framework for the
