Lecture Series – United Way of Smith County

Financial Confidence for Nonprofit Professionals – First Responder Finance

The East Texas Center for Nonprofits is excited to partner with the University of Texas at Tyler for a 6-part lecture series to help nonprofits meet their goals for growth and success.

As a nonprofit professional, you are often the first line of defense for individuals and families in financial crisis, yet many are not equipped to help deal with those underlying financial issues. This class is designed to provide the groundwork for you to be able to educate and guide those you serve about financial literacy.

Susan Doty approaches this course with the “economic way of thinking” instead of the “how-to” approach many traditional finance courses adopt. Through this approach, you will be able to understand the economic principles and decisions that lead to financial stability, which will equip you to pay this knowledge forward to those in need within the sphere of your nonprofit’s influence.

Join us for this 6-week Lunch & Learn series and build up the confidence to help your team better handle these stressful financial conversations and better serve our East Texas community.

Susan Doty Senior Lecturer in Economics and Personal Finance

Susan Smith Doty

Distinguished Teaching Professor · Founding Director, Center for Economic Education & Financial Literacy

The University of Texas at Tyler

Impact By The Numbers

8,500+ UT Tyler students taught since 2009
2,500+ Northeast Texas educators trained
35,000 K-12 students reached annually
$500k+ in grants secured for financial literacy

ABOUT THIS LECTURE SERIES

This six-part series draws on Susan’s decades of experience bridging academic economics and practical personal finance for professionals in the helping fields — social workers, healthcare providers, counselors, and nonprofit staff. Her work with First Responder Finance at UT Tyler was specifically designed for people like you: professionals whose clients face financial hardship, and who benefit from a stronger financial foundation themselves.

TOPICS COVERED ACROSS THE SIX SESSIONS