CUAid: Philosophy in action
I started my day as normal. Within a few hours, I received a call that the neighborhood near me was getting flood water. I had to go see for myself and it was devastating. My [...]
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CUDEs raise over $60,000 in 2017 to improve people’s lives
As most of you know, the Credit Union Development Education (DE) Program takes place four times a year and aims to invigorate and educate credit union professionals on credit union history, principles and philosophy. What [...]
Biz Kid$ summer camp helps young students become entrepreneurs
Kids from Montague Elementary School in Siskiyou, California spent time this summer learning what it takes to create their own business through the Y.E.S (Young Entrepreneurs Succeed) Camp. Montague Elementary partnered with Siskiyou [...]
Getting familiar with your foundation – Lois Kitsch
This is the fourth edition of our “Getting Familiar with Your Foundation” series on our blog! Each month we will highlight a different member of our Foundation staff so you can get to know the [...]
2 new books give an inside look into your member’s lives
What are your members struggling with? What is their day-to-day decision making process like around finances, particularly those individuals and families near or below the poverty level? For your credit union to meet their needs, [...]
How financial counseling can change members’ lives
This week’s blog post is featuring Chris Wolgamott, the Director of Financial Counseling and Governmental Affairs at Meritrust Credit Union in Wichita, Kansas. Chris started out as the only Certified Financial Counselor with the [...]
Foundation grant helps spread “Financial Reality” to youth in Alaska
The Foundation is a huge believer in experiential learning, or learning by “doing”. One example of this is high school Reality Fairs, which is an interactive fair for high school students to help prepare them [...]
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CUAid activated for CU people affected by Hurricane Irma
The National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) has activated the online disaster relief system CUAid.coop to raise money for credit union people affected by Hurricane Irma. Credit union supporters in every state can make [...]
CUAid activated for credit union people affected by Tropical Storm Harvey
The National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) has activated the online disaster relief system CUAid.coop to raise money for credit union people in Texas affected by Tropical Storm Harvey. Credit union supporters in every [...]
National Credit Union Foundation approves 12 Biz Kid$ Financial Education Grants
The National Credit Union Foundation’s (the Foundation) board of directors has approved 12 new Biz Kid$ Financial Education Grants for 2017-2018, totaling $68,500. These grants are distributed to encourage credit union organizations to [...]
Development Education (DE) program celebrates 35 years
Nearly a hundred certified Credit Union Development Educators (CUDEs) gathered in Tampa, Fla. recently to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Credit Union Development Education (DE) Program. The popular philosophy training program from the National [...]
Registration opens for November Development Education (DE) training
Registration is now open for the November 2017 session of the Credit Union Development Education (DE) training, which takes place November 1 - 8, 2017 in Madison, Wis. Attendees of the National Credit Union Foundation’[...]
48 CU professionals become certified CU Development Educators (CUDEs)
Forty-eight credit union professionals became Credit Union Development Educators (CUDEs) after being guided by dedicated program facilitators and mentors through the intensive Credit Union Development Education (DE) Training from the National Credit Union Foundation (the [...]
2018 Wegner Award nomination deadline approaching
With a deadline of July 28, 2017, credit union supporters are encouraged to nominate individuals and organizations for the Herb Wegner Memorial Awards to be presented by the National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation). Winners [...]
