MADISON, WI (November 6, 2014) -- In advance of National Philanthropy Day®, November 15, the National Credit Union Foundation (NCUF) is holding a Twitter chat on Thursday, November 13 at 3 pm (CT) to discuss credit unions’ volunteer efforts around financial education.
“Charitable giving and volunteering are central to philanthropy and credit unions excel at both to improve their member’s financial lives,” said Christopher Morris, NCUF Director of Communications. “Financial education has long been a part of the Foundation’s mission and is central to the credit union philosophy. As you can imagine then, we are very excited to highlight National Philanthropy Day by hosting this discussion on how credit unions make a difference volunteering to provide financial education in communities across the country.”
NCUF Twitter Chat Details
The twitter chat is a live streaming conversation, free and open to anyone with a twitter account. For this Twitter chat, the hashtag will be #NCUFchat. Twitter users can either type #NCUFchat into the Twitter search box or utilize other tools such as Tweet Chat, Twubs, etc. to follow the conversation.
Credit union professionals and organizations are invited to follow NCUF at @NCUFoundation for news and updates. The @NCUFoundation account will also be leading the Twitter chat discussion. Questions will be tweeted using a Q1, Q2, etc. format, which can be replied to with a corresponding A1, A2, etc. format. All questions and answers should contain the #NCUFchat hashtag.
About the National Credit Union Foundation (ncuf.coop):
The National Credit Union Foundation (NCUF) is the charitable arm of the US credit union movement and works as a catalyst to improve people’s financial lives through credit unions. Through NCUF grants and programs, credit unions provide widespread financial education, create greater access to affordable financial services, and empower more consumers to save, build assets, and own homes. Donations to the Foundation enable credit unions to help their members reach life-changing goals and achieve financial freedom.
The National Credit Union Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization. NCUF continues to earn the Better Business Bureau seal of approval as an “Accredited Charity” for meeting all 20 BBB Wise Giving Alliance Standards for national charities.