Media

The Institute for Financial Literacy is pleased to provide interviews for the media through its Executive Director. Please call 207-221-3613 for more information or to schedule an interview.

Media Packet

Information for members of the press regarding the Institute and its Executive Director, Leslie E. Linfield, Esq.

Executive Director Bio (pdf)

Executive Director Photo (jpg)

Facts About the Institute (pdf)

Press Releases

A reverse chronological listing of the Institute's Press Releases.

Nominations for the 2012 Excellence In Financial Literacy Education
(EIFLE) Awards Now Being Accepted
(December 19, 2011)

Estate of Richard McDermott, Sr. Makes Generous Donation to the
Institute for Financial Literacy's Library of Personal Finance
(December 15, 2011)

Award-Winning Author, Laura D. Adams, to Deliver Keynote Address at the
7th Annual Conference on Financial Education in Orlando, April 18-20, 2011
(November 2, 2011)

Consumer Bankruptcy Filings among College Educated, High Income Earners on the Increase (September 13, 2011)

GAO Report Highlights the Institute for Financial Literacy's Accreditation and Certification Programs (July 12, 2011)

The Institute for Financial Literacy Announces Winners of the 2011 Excellence in Financial Literacy Education ("EIFLE") Awards (April 21, 2011)

The Institute for Financial Literacy to Host "Financial Literacy Day in Maine"
to Encourage all Mainers to Develop and Pursue Sound Financial Habits (March 23, 2011)

The Institute for Financial Literacy Receives Grant from The Home
Depot Foundation (January 26, 2011)

The Institute for Financial Literacy Launches "Community Classroom" Program to Promote Financial Education in Maine (January 19, 2011)

Open Call for Nominations for the 2011 Excellence In Financial Literacy Education ("EIFLE ") Awards (January 4, 2011)

Lynnette Khalfani Cox to deliver keynote address at 5th Annual Conference on Financial Education (June 1, 2010)

Institute for Financial Literacy Releases “Guide to Insurance and Investing." Third book in the Personal Finance Series explains how insurance & investing work together to help families achieve their goals (April 5, 2010)

Institute for Financial Literacy announces Financial Literacy Day in Maine: Exhibit at Maine State House to feature nonprofit and government programs providing financial literacy education to Mainers on April 7, 2010 (March 31.2010)

Institute for Financial Literacy Launches Financial Education Program Designed for Senior Citizens: Project SCREEN will train elder service workers to be financial educators (February 23, 2010)

Institute for Financial Literacy announces 2009 Maine Teachers Take FLITE graduates:

42 Maine K-12 teachers become Certified Educators in Personal FinanceÂ®

(December 4, 2009) text version

Institute for Financial Literacy to Honors Top Books that Further Financial Literacy at the 2009 EIFLE (Excellence In Financial Literacy Education) Awards

(October 9, 2009) text version

Institute for Financial Literacy to Honor Educators´ Commitment to Financial Literacy at the 2009 EIFLE (Excellence In Financial Literacy Education) Awards

(October 8, 2009) text version

2008 Bankruptcy Demographic Report Shows Middle Class Bankruptcy Filings on the Rise as Recession Continues

(June 12, 2009) text verison

2009 Financial Literacy Day in Maine Press Release