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.[1]
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".
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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.
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.
Related SourceWatch
- Lyn Soudien was Director of Business Development for The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
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/
