What FoolProof offers:

Turnkey, interactive, online lessons that teach young people about money, financial responsibility, and the realities of the free enterprise system.

What are your obligations to FoolProof when you sign up?

There are none. You are completely in charge of your relationship with FoolProof.

• If you are using FoolProof for High Schools, each FoolProof High School is eventually assigned a local credit union representative, but that representative's job is primarily to assist you with technical problems.

• Credit unions also usually host the FoolProof websites. This means your students will eventually reach FoolProof by going to a credit union’s home page.

• If you would like more credit union involvement, a local credit union will be happy to provide it. For instance, many credit unions offer membership to young people. Others offer grants for special projects, and provide classroom assistance. Many credit unions sponsor financial literacy activities for students outside of the classroom.

• But your use of FoolProof does not require you to do anything with a credit union, other than communicate with your credit union representative when you have problems, questions or requests, and talk with your representative when new FoolProof modules are programs are released.

Who developed the FoolProof curriculum?

FoolProof was developed by consumer advocates with the help of teachers and students. We are endorsed by the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the Consumer Federation of America, NYWISE, and CAREprogram.us.

The FoolProof Curriculum has been tested by thousands of students in eight states. It is listed as a resource by the Jump$tart Coalition, and is approved for credit in all Texas schools.

Who pays for all of this?

FoolProof for High Schools is completely free for you and your school. The funding for the FoolProof Initiative is provided by the participation of credit unions. Our partners include individual credit unions, the not-for-profit Council For Credit Union Education, Inc., and Credit Union Strategic Partners.

FoolProof is proud of our credit union relationships. But the FoolProof curriculum and all of FoolProof’s messages were developed solely by FoolProof. No businesses, including credit unions, had any input. We are advocates for honest financial literacy instruction, not marketers.

For instance, your representative will tell you about and demonstrate new FoolProof modules and programs. You have to tell your representative if you want the new materials (all new materials will continue to be free for you).

Becoming a FoolProof Advocate:

If you use FoolProof, and find it valuable, you'll have a chance later to sign up as a FoolProof Advocate. FoolProof advocates help us develop new modules and provide us general feedback on improving our existing modules. But you decide if you want to join our team.

The funding for the FoolProof Initiative is provided by the participation of credit unions across America.