Household Budgeting and Banking Basics Curriculum

Global Empowerment Network (GEN) is a Washington, DC-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing free education and skills development for women, immigrants, and underserved communities.

We need a volunteer to write, organize, and visually design beginner-friendly financial education materials focused on household budgeting and U.S. banking basics.

The volunteer will review any existing materials GEN provides, improve their structure and wording, and write missing content for these two topics. The goal is a small, cohesive learning package with clear explanations, realistic examples, and practical exercises.

Materials should use plain English and readable layouts suitable for adult learners with different education levels and English abilities. Simple tables, illustrations, or icons should support understanding.

We welcome applicants with experience in financial literacy education or adult curriculum development who can also create clean, accessible document layouts using tools such as Word, Google Docs, or Canva.

This is a fully remote, 12-week project. GEN will provide learner information, available content, and branding assets, and give timely feedback on the outline and draft.

The volunteer will create one curriculum starter package focused on household budgeting and U.S. banking basics, including:

1. A concise framework outlining learning objectives, topic order, and suggested lesson timing.
2. Two written and designed sample lessons, approximately 60 minutes each:
Household budgeting: understanding income and expenses, prioritizing bills, and completing a simple monthly budget.
Banking basics: understanding checking and savings accounts, comparing common fees, and reading a basic bank statement.
3. A short learner booklet combining both lessons, with one practical worksheet per lesson and brief activity instructions. Use consistent headings, readable fonts, and simple supporting visuals. Include a completed budget example and a fictional bank-account comparison.

The volunteer will organize and revise available GEN content and write additional material where needed for these deliverables. Factual financial information should include links to reliable sources.

Final handoff: a print-ready PDF and editable source files in Word, Google Docs, or Canva, allowing GEN to update and reuse the materials.

Timeline: 12 weeks.
Weeks 1–3: Review available content and agree on the framework.
Weeks 4–8: Write and design the draft lessons and booklet.
Weeks 9–12: Incorporate one consolidated round of GEN feedback and deliver final files.

The project is complete when GEN receives the finished learning package. Live teaching and ongoing advisory support are outside the scope.

Organization Mission

Global Empowerment Network, Inc. (GEN) empowers underserved individuals and communities through education, legal support, and charitable initiatives. We focus on expanding access to opportunities, particularly for women and girls, immigrants and refugees, and other underserved communities in the United States and internationally.