- Financial literacy trainings at La Raza conference
The 2008 National Council of La Raza (NCLR) conference held July 12 to 15 in San Diego provided Consumer Action a unique opportunity to reach…
- Building and Rebuilding Good Credit Webinar
Consumer Action and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) have partnered to offer free webinars (online trainings) to community…
- When Was Your Last Financial Check-Up?
When Consumer Action’s Community Outreach Manager Linda Williams asked participants in her Money Management workshop, “When was your last financial check-up?” the question was met…
- Outreach staff goes to Thai town
Fair-goers at the Thai Community Development Center’s Health and Consumer Resource Fair got physical and financial fitness check ups. A Consumer Action outreach staffer was…
- Black Chamber of Commerce convention
The Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce (BCC), in collaboration with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Asian Business Association, will host its 2008…
- 2008 Moneywise Stipend Programs
In an effort to support community-based organizations to educate consumers about financial management, Consumer Action and Capital One are proud to announce the selection of…
- Coping with stage fright
You are about to facilitate a workshop. People are starting to enter the training room. The Executive Director is sitting up front. Funders are sitting…
- Credit Card Fraud training a hit
Consumer Action’s team held a pilot pre-training session on the Credit Card Fraud module, which was created by Consumer Action…
- Annual foster parent event
Guardians of Love, a Los Angeles-based, non-profit foster family agency, invited Consumer Action’s Nelson Santiago to participate in its annual foster-parent appreciation dinner held on…
- The silent trainer
Linda Williams of the Consumer Action outreach staff gave a credit card fraud training at the Center on Deafness-Inland Empire (CODIE) in Riverside, California, on…
- Insider Car Report
This excellent video can be used to explain some of the issues that surround unfair and deceptive car financing practices in California.
- Financial Literacy and Consumer Protection Symposium - WI
More than 70 case managers, social service providers and representatives from community organizations gathered in Madison, WI, on May 15th to participate in the first…
- Improving the quality of life for colonia residents - Texas
Consumer Action’s Sol Carbonell and Audrey Perrott visited Texas’s Border Fair Housing and Economic Justice…
- Louisiana agencies learn about MoneyWi$e
On a mission to educate consumers about good money management, Consumer Action and Capital One headed to Louisiana to share the MoneyWi$e financial literacy project.…
- MoneyWi$e Roundtable in El Paso
Consumer Action’s Sol Carbonell and Audrey Perrott conducted a MoneyWi$e Roundtable in El Paso, TX on April 30th. 40 participants attended the training,…
- Cal-Neva Conference
Jamie Woo and Audrey Perrott of the Consumer Action outreach staff attended the Cal-Neva Conference at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco. The…
- On Lok’s second annual fundraising event
On April 24, Mikael Wagner of Consumer Action attended On Lok's second annual fundraising event. The event, sponsored by AARP of California, was attended by…
- National Ready to Lead trainings
Consumer Action partnered with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), the nation’s premier Hispanic youth leadership development…
- Wealth strategies for farm workers
Consumer Action’s Associate for National Priorities, Sol Carbonell, presented at the National Farmworker Conference in Sacramento, CA on April 8th.…
- Training Los Angeles County social workers
Linda Williams of Consumer Action conducted a training on April 16 for 175 Los Angeles County Social Workers on topics including ID theft, improving and…
- Open House on women’s concerns
On April 8, Linda Williams of Consumer Action's outreach team attended an open house sponsored by Riverside County Commission for Women in California's Inland Empire.…
- Credit card fraud and identity theft training
Hosted at the Mission Inn Hotel in Riverside, California, on March 19th, the training offered attendees information and resources to educate their clients about credit…
- MoneyWi$e at the NCRC conference
Consumer Action’s Sol Carbonell, Associate for National Priorities, traveled to Washington, DC recently to present at the National Community…
- Chinese New Year Community Street Fair
Community Outreach Manager Jamie Woo, along with support staff Kinny Li…
- Chinatown Families Economic Resource Fair
Consumer Action Community Outreach Manager Jamie Woo and Administrative Assistant Kinny Li attended the Chinatown Families Economic Resource Fair in San Francisco on March 15th.…
- Lithuania’s consumer protection authorities visit CA
On March 10th, Feliksas…
- MoneyWi$e financial education for the military
Outreach staff members Mikael Wagner and Linda Williams are featured in a video segment about Consumer Action’s MoneyWi$e partnership with Capital One and how important…
- Privacy roundtables
During the month of February 2008, Consumer Action’s Outreach and Training team conducted…
- ID theft workshop in San Francisco
Staying true to their mission of providing multilingual services that help Chinese immigrants adapt to life in the US, the Chinese Newcomers Service Center hosted…
- California Lifeline training materials
California Lifeline Quiz: Similar to the famous Jeopardy game, our Quiz is a truly creative and interactive tool to review and reinforce participants’…
- Speaking effectively to your audience
Once you are actually in the room with your audience, you must focus on delivering the most engaging presentation possible. You will achieve your best…
- Celebrate Consumer Protection Week
Consumer Action invites your agency to join a group of federal, state, and local government agencies and national consumer advocacy organizations to launch the 10th…
- America Saves Week - Get involved!
America Saves Week (February 24 to March 2) is an annual opportunity to encourage saving, debt reduction and wealth building. Partnerships can be established with…
- Consumer discounts on prescription drugs
Consumer Action strives to provide you with the latest resources and information to better serve your clients. Today, we want to share with you the…
- Staff attends Vietnamese Tet Festival
Community Outreach Manager Jamie Woo braved heavy rain and wind…
- Commitment to community development - Phoenix, AZ
Community development at Desert Schools means staying true to our core value of people helping people. We believe that community development happens by supporting education,…
- Money Smart adult education program
The Money Smart computer-based teaching program teaches the 10 modules of the Money Smart curriculum online. It can be used in classes or by people…
- Practical Money Skills for Life
Practical Money Skills for Life is a free, award-winning, teacher-tested and teacher-approved financial education program that is available in English, Spanish and Chinese. The program,…
- Tackling financial literacy: Financial football
Developed by Visa and the National Football League, this game is an interactive tool to help high school and college-age students learn about budgeting, credit,…
- You’ve Been F#%?’D
This video was developed by the Americans For Fairness in Lending (AFFIL) campaign. AFFIL is a collaborative effort of numerous organizations that seek to raise…
- Anti-Phishing Phil
Anti-Phishing Phil is an entertaining and fun way to inform your clients about phishing attacks and how to avoid them. It can be customized with…
- Arizona CBOs learn about credit cards
Consumer Action hosted a free train-the-trainer conference in Phoenix, AZ, to help community-based organizations obtain the information and tools they need to educate clients about…
- MoneyWi$e Texas - CBOs trained
Staff from community agencies, government entities, volunteer and faith-based organizations attended Consumer Action’s MoneyWi$e regional conferences in Texas. Participants gathered in Houston and Dallas during…
- MoneyWi$e goes to Dallas and Houston
More than 100 staff from community agencies, government entities, volunteer and faith-based organizations attended Consumer Action’s…
- ID Theft Quiz
Developed by Consumer Action outreach and training staff, this game is a fun an interactive way to learn more about how to protect yourself against…
- Fraud Bingo Game
Fraud Bingo was developed by Consumer Action’s outreach and training staff for use in trainings and workshops. The game and instructions can be downloaded as…
- LULAC Wisconsin Latino/Migrant Conference
Sol Carbonell, Associate, National Priorities for Consumer Action, participated at the LULAC Wisconsin Latino/Migrant Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Carbonell provided an overview of Latinos and…
- L.A. African Marketplace event
The annual African Marketplace and Cultural Faire is held In late August and early September to celebrate the diverse cultures of the African community in…
- Educational training modules
Our popular collection of training modules just got easier to find on the Consumer Action web site. These valuable financial literacy and educational tools can…
- Teaching Adults - PowerPoint presentation
An effective trainer is an orchestrator who ensures that participants feel welcome and are treated as equals and with respect. Superior trainers know their subject…
- Fraud workshop in SF Chinatown
Jamie Woo, a Consumer Action Community Outreach Manager, conducted a workshop on how to avoid telemarketing fraud in San Francisco’s Chinatown on Aug. 26. The…
- Using body language
At every moment of your waking life, you are sending out nonverbal signals about your feelings and intentions. It’s possible to use this body language…
- Staff attends NCLR conference
Outreach staff member Sol Carbonell attended the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Annual Conference at the Miami Beach Convention Center from July 21-24. Carbonell…
- Preparation and practice makes perfect
There are two secrets to making a good presentation: preparation and practice. Take the time to prepare properly and your chances of success will increase…
- Lead without taking the reins
Facilitation is a way of providing leadership without taking the reins. As a facilitator, your job is to get others to assume responsibility and to…
- Give your ‘pitch’ a facelift
“What do you do?” It’s a simple enough question, used often for starting a conversation. Yet the answer you provide to that question…
- Facilitator behavior and strategies
How you behave as a facilitator can make or break your effectiveness. The more groundwork you do, the better you will become as a faciliator.…
- 2006 35th Anniversary Fundraiser
On June 22, Consumer Action held its 35th anniversary fundraiser and Consumer Excellence Awards ceremony at its new offices…
- Teaching financial literacy to Spanish-speakers
Consumer Action experts conducted a workshop for community agencies from various states that focused on how to teach financial literacy skills to the Latino community.…
- MoneyWi$e goes to Massachusetts
Consumer Action's Candance Acevedo lead a number of enthusiastically received sessions on financial literacy for the 2nd Annual MoneyWise Regional Financial Literacy Training held in…
- Chicago financial literacy forum
Program is sponsored by MoneyWi$e, a joint financial education project of Consumer Action and Capital One In early May, Consumer Action and its MoneyWi$e financial…
- MoneyWi$e financial literacy forum 2003
In late November, Consumer Action and leading credit card provider Capital One held a free financial training for more than 80 non-profit community groups from…
- Fall Anniversary Party 2003
Awards Each year, CA honors organizations and individuals who have advanced consumer rights in significant ways. This year's recipients of the Consumer Excellence Awards are:…
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