Asante Africa: My heart is full from your cooperative spirit
Thank you, Africa. I’m writing this at 38,000 feet on a Kenya Airways flight between Nairobi and Paris. My guess is I’m somewhere over north Africa. The cabin is dark. Everyone is [...]
Charity Archives
Visa Foundation donates $4.5 million to help fight homelessness and poverty
Helping underserved communities around the globe has been the focus of the Visa Foundation since it launched two years ago. In North America, we are applying the principles of the Visa Foundation to our local [...]
The CUInsight Experience podcast: Monica Belz – Taking the torch (#42)
Welcome to episode 42 of The CUInsight Experience podcast. Hosted by Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. Today Randy is talking with Monica Belz, President and CEO of Kauai Government Employees FCU. In essence, credit [...]
How to make charitable donation dollars work harder
As part of its strategic planning five years ago, CAMPUS USA Credit Union leaders decided to make its already-generous charitable giving program a more organized, focused operation. Two key improvements have helped them achieve that [...]
The CUInsight Experience podcast: Mark Weber – Leaning In (#35)
Welcome to episode 35 of The CUInsight Experience podcast. Hosted by Randy Smith, co-founder, and publisher of CUInsight.com. In this episode, Randy is talking to Mark Weber CEO and Chairman of Strum, the new [...]
The future of the movement depends on fearless, big thinkers
While backpacking in the Himalayans, New Jersey teenager Maggie Doyne came face to face with global poverty when she met a Nepalese orphan. As detailed in a CNN.com “Hero of the Year” story, her [...]
Beyond relief: Why Project Storm Break matters
180,000 homes. 30,000 buildings. 150,000 lives. Tuesday, January 12, 2010 will forever be a day Haitians remember with a sense of sorrow. Members throughout Haiti’s credit union movement were hurting. Their [...]
CUNA Management School students raise more than $6,000 for CMN Hospitals
Last week, CUNA Management School second-year students raised more than $6,000 for a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital through a giveback event that has become an annual tradition at the school. Students assembled “birthday [...]
The CUInsight Experience podcast: Adrian Johnson – Culture of caring (#28)
Welcome to episode 28 of The CUInsight Experience podcast. Hosted by Randy Smith, co-founder and publisher of CUInsight.com. Today’s guest is Adrian Johnson the senior vice president and chief financial officer of MECU [...]
The CUInsight Experience podcast: Lois Kitsch – Trust the Process (#27)
Welcome to episode 27 of The CUInsight Experience podcast. Hosted by Randy Smith, co-founder and publisher of CUInsight.com. Today’s guest is Lois Kitsch the cofounder of CU Difference. She has worked for years [...]
The power of monthly giving—to you and credit unions
The Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions is rolling out a new feature to ensure everyone across our movement has an opportunity to #DoGlobalGood for members everywhere—a Monthly Giving Program. A monthly giving program is [...]
SPIRE CU unveils new charitable giving app for CUs
Falcon Heights, Minn.-based SPIRE Credit Union and Minneapolis-based venture studio DNT BLNK launched a new industry app this month called NetGiver, which allows members to donate to charities directly from their credit union checking [...]