Byron Trott Headlines 8th Annual Investment Conference

Registration, sponsorship now open for exclusive Midwest investor event; attendees directly support financial education nonprofit Milwaukee, WI (Jan. 8, 2016) – Byron Trott, founder, chairman and CEO of BDT & Company, will participate in a [...]

A Letter from Jeremy: How You Can Invest in Wisconsin Teens

My name is Jeremy and I want to share my story with you. I don’t want this to sound corny, but when I say Make A Difference - Wisconsin made a difference in my life, [...]

There’s No Place Like Milwaukee (A #GivingTuesday Story)

Too often, when you hear the words “youth” and “Milwaukee” in the same sentence, it’s followed by tales of dismay and disillusionment. It could be easy to let crime statistics or test scores overshadow the [...]

From Our Students: PEARLS Teens Make Money Lessons Matter

Some of the best learning experiences happen outside of the classroom. In addition to more than 80 high schools, our volunteers bring financial literacy lessons into a dozen community-based organizations (CBOs). For the last two [...]

Associated Bank, Tabatha De Leon Earn Top Awards for Financial Education

Among the community leaders working to improve financial literacy in Wisconsin, a few volunteers and supporters stand out for the way they pay it forward. Make A Difference – Wisconsin honored two of those leaders [...]

Q&A with Financial Education Volunteer Tom Parks

"I specifically chose Make A Difference – Wisconsin because I see how financial hardship negatively affects so many people in our society and this program attacks the problem before these teens ... develop bad habits." [...]

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