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Registration Open for April 2011 Development Education Training
Contact:
Christopher Morris
608-231-4374 | cmorris@ncuf.coop
Madison, Wis. – Registration is now open for the 2011 Credit Union Development Education (DE) training class taking place April 6-13 in Madison, Wis. Attendees of the six-day total immersion experience will learn about credit unions’ social responsibility and domestic and international development through interactive education and professional networking.
“Participating in the US DE program enabled me to commence applying Caribbean and worldwide experiences in credit unions over the past 27 years into academic thought and frameworks, especially in the unprecedented trauma facing the global economy and financial sector”, said 2009 DE graduate Melvin Edwards, Microfinance and Private Sector Development Specialist and Immediate Past Chairman of World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU).
Inspired after the training, Edwards launched the CaribDE program for cooperative leaders in the Caribbean, through which 44 graduates from 12 island-states have already emerged and a third class set for January 17-21, 2011 on St. Lucia.
Who Should Attend – And Why
DE training is open to everyone from new employees who need a credit union orientation to seasoned executives who need to recharge. Participants cite many benefits of attending DE training:
- Graduates acquire skills in credit union outreach initiatives, problem solving, technical assistance, team building, and public presentations.
- Graduates earn certification as Credit Union Development Educators (CUDEs). They join a networking group including over 1,000 graduates across America and over 30 other countries.
- CUDEs realize that local issues are indeed global – and that global issues are local.
- CUDEs understand that credit unions grow stronger by working cooperatively.
CUDEs return to their jobs with new understanding of how to promote cooperative principles and credit union values as distinct advantages in today’s competitive financial services marketplace. (Read testimonials here)
Location & Registration– Room & Meals Included
The training will take place from April 6- 13 at The Lowell Center, part of the University of Wisconsin – Extension in Madison, WI and on the UW-Madison campus. The registration fee of $2,199 includes seven nights of single-room lodging, as well as all training materials and all meals.
DE Registration (includes links to scholarship information): http://www.ncuf.coop/home/programs/developmenteducation/Registration/Registration.aspx
Registration can also be found on the NCUF website by clicking the “Register for DE Training” button on the homepage or anywhere on the website under “Foundation Programs>Development Education>Register for 2011 DE Training” at the top of every page.
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More about the DE Program:
The mission of the Credit Union Development Education (DE) program is to promote credit unions’ social responsibility and domestic and international development through interactive adult education and professional networking.
By linking credit unions’ past and present, the DE program brings renewed relevance to credit unions’ seven cooperative principles and the philosophy of “People Helping People.”
Over the past 28 years, more than 1,000 credit union advocates have graduated from DE Training to become Credit Union Development Educators (CUDEs). Once they earn their CUDE designation, people return to their jobs with a sense of personal enrichment and renewed energy to share what they have learned. This growing corps of credit union advocates devotes professional and volunteer time to spreading the credit union message to audiences throughout the country.
CUDEs represent a cross section of the cooperative sector, including over 475 active volunteers from U.S. credit unions and leagues, and from Australia, Canada, England, Fiji, Ireland, Korea, Mexico, Philippines, Scotland, and the West Indies.
The National Credit Union Foundation is the primary sponsor of the DE program. Support is provided by CUNA Mutual Group, the Credit Union National Association, the World Council of Credit Unions, state foundations and leagues.
For more information on the DE program, visit www.ncuf.coop under Foundation Programs.
About the National Credit Union Foundation (ncuf.coop):
The National Credit Union Foundation is the US credit union movement’s primary national philanthropic program provider, fundraiser and grant-maker. 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.
NCUF is funded primarily by investments in the award-winning Community Investment Fund (CIF) and by generous Supporters led by the Credit Union National Association, CUNA Mutual Group, Harland Clarke, CO-OP Financial Services, STAR, California & Nevada Credit Union Leagues, Card Services for Credit Unions, and VISA. All NCUF donors provide support that empowers NCUF and state credit union foundations to make a real impact in the credit union community.
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.