About National Consumer Protection Week

DSEF: Direct Selling Education Foundation

Welcome! You have reached the Direct Selling Education Foundation website in support of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s National Consumer Protection Week, taking place March 2 – 8, 2008.

DSEF, a non-profit organization, is joining numerous government agencies and national consumer groups in promoting this year’s theme, Financial Literacy: A Sound Investment, to help consumers build a firm financial foundation by making informed decisions about their personal and business finances.

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Our hope at DSEF for National Consumer Protection Week and beyond is for consumers to make informed decisions about their personal finances, understand their options in the financial marketplace, enhance their money management skills, avoid scams and frauds, develop good financial habits, and protect their financial information in the home and over the Internet.

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Doris Christopher

“As Chair of the Direct Selling Education Foundation Board of Directors, I am committed to advancing consumer rights, ethical leadership and individual economic empowerment.” More…

Doris Christopher, Founder and Chairman
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Chairman, DSEF Board of Directors

A Proclamation By the President of the United States of America

As we face new challenges in the 21st century, we must work to ensure that Americans are kept safe in the marketplace. During National Consumer Protection Week…

Read the full 2008 proclamation.