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Financial Literacy for YouthDerek Baron, Soul Hole Productions
"Besides improving their personal financial decision making, teaching students economic principles will help them as citizens understand and make choices about many of the
critical issues confronting our nation."
Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve System
Source: http://www.investopedia.com/university/teaching-financial-literacy-teens
first, some good news
Young people access banking services differently
77% use online banking services
62% use mobile banking apps
Half bank by phone
Over a quarter (27%) of respondents never visit their branch
Source:http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/youth-attitudes-to-banking-and-online-banking-services/
Regardless of income level, 91% of teens use the internet on a mobile device
http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/09/mobile-access-shifts-social-media-use-and-other-online-activities/
yet a problem remains
18 to 24the fastest growing age group filing for bankruptcy
Source: http://yflfoundation.org/
A solution would improve financial literacy in a form-factor for youth...
How could a mobile app
improve Financial Literacy?
DEMO
QuarkyThe mobile mentor
Soul Hole Productions
Our mission is to connect young people (14-25)to 21st century opportunities, services and support
Why Quarky?
We believe young people are missing out on (or avoiding) the abundant resources and people who can improve their lives…
young people use smartphones and tablets more than any other media
92% own smartphones,43% own a tablet, 38% own both
Source:http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/youth-attitudes-to-banking-and-online-banking-services/
What is Quarky?
Quarky is a mobile app for youth
It works on iPhone, iPads, and Android phones and tablets
What is Quarky?
Youth can... discover healthy & fun things to do, ways to serve others, and get help when they need it
Service Org’s and Businesses
can...reach youth with engaging content, information and places
How it works
Step 1
Content and Places
Organizations work with us to add their Places and Content into the Platform
Step 2
Access by Youth
Youth discover healthy & fun things to do, ways to serve others, and get help when they need it.
The system notifies youth of new content, events and places
Step 3
Measure and Improve
We work with Youth to constantly measure and improve the experience
Organizations get access to analytics showing the Social ROI of using Quarky
quarkyapp.comInterested?
Backup
Quarky is openOpen Source / Open Standards
Why us?
Jason Bohn
Jason Bohn is a Systems Change Artist with a lifelong passion for helping children,
youth and families and making services work better.
Derek Baron
Derek Baron is a technologist who builds great software
products through user-centered design conducted by high
performance teams.
The solutiona mobile app for youth
Organizations can engage more effectively via smartphone and tablet
The Technology
Smartphones and tablets
User Centered Design
Design Thinking
Youth Mobile Banking
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