Bank On Manhattan invites local community organizations and financial organizations to partner with us. With your help, all Manhattan residents can gain access to free or low-cost bank accounts and take steps toward financial freedom.
Why Become A Financial Partner
Our goal is to bring 10,000 unbanked households in Manhattan into the financial mainstream by helping them to open low-cost checking accounts. To accomplish this goal, we turned to financial institutions in the City to demonstrate leadership and to help remove the barriers that low-income families face in opening a bank account.
Financial institutions that join Bank On Manhattan can expand marketing in targeted, low-income neighborhoods and increase the visibility of appropriate products in Manhattan. By working with not-for-profit organizations in Manhattan, financial partners have been able to identify customers and develop new strategies to reach unbanked customers. Staff members offering financial training courses have made real connections in the community.
As a Financial Partner, you can:
Help bank the unbanked by offering the Bank On Manhattan product at your Manhattan locations.
Participate in Bank On Manhattan outreach events.
Partner with a community organization of your choice.
Include Bank On Manhattan information in your mailings and newsletters.
Display posters and other materials in your branches.
We know our success lies in our ability to reach unbanked Manhattan residents through the networks they trust, like employers, places of worship, community organizations, not-for-profits, and local colleges. Bank On Manhattan can provide essential training, advice, and banking opportunities to your organization's clients. In turn, your organization can help connect us with Manhattan residents looking to take the first step on the road to financial security.
Apply for a Bank On Manhattan Mini-Grant to help cover the costs of hosting a financial education workshop for your organization! In addition to providing a trained financial educator to teach the workshop, Bank On Manhattan is now offering $100 grants to help underwrite hosting expenses. In exchange, your organization agrees to guarantee a minimum of 15 attendees and to provide a meeting space, refreshments and child care (if necessary). Organizations are also asked to conduct outreach efforts to promote the training and open the class to members of the public who may be interested in attending. The Bank On Manhattan financial education program is run by our partner, Coalition for Debtor Education (CDE). CDE uses methods that apply the psychology of money and techniques that improve adult learning and retention.
Sign up today and find out how you can:
Receive a Mini-Grant to host a financial training workshop for your organization
(download the application here).
Include Bank On Manhattan information in your mailings and newsletters.
Display posters and other materials in your branches.
