National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) is a funded by conservative foundations which liaises with public schools in order to teach children about the virtues of capitalism.
"NFTE teaches entrepreneurship to young people from low-income communities to enhance their economic productivity by improving their business, academic and life skills," it states on its website.
NFTE offers books to schools such as Entrepeneurs in Profile which portrays corporate moguls like Bill Gates in a positive light. The NFTE also offer textbooks to be used in classes with chapter titles such as "The Production/Distribution Chain", "Protecting Your Intellectual Property", "Small Business and Government" and "Taxation for the Entrepreneur".
==Funding:
The NFTE is funded by conservative foundations including the:
- Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation
- Scaife Family Foundation
- Walton Family Foundation
- Gilder Foundation and
- Castle Rock Foundation.
Contents
Officers
- Steve Mariotti, Founder & President
- Michael J. Caslin, III, CEO & Executive Director
- J. David Nelson, Chief Operating Officer
National Executive Committee
- Jack Kemp, Empower America
- John C. Whitehead, Lower Manhattan Development Corp.
- Robert J. Hurst, Goldman Sachs
- Elizabeth B. Koch, Koch Industries
Board of Directors
Strategic Planning Committee
- Dr. Walter E. Williams, George Mason University
- Nicholas W. Alexos, Madison Dearborn Partners, Inc.
- Douglas L. Becker, Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc.
Contact details
NFTE
120 Wall Street, 29th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Phone: 1-212-232-3333, or 1-800-FOR-NFTE
Web: http://www.nfte.com/
