by: William Azaroff and David Klavitter When we joined the Filene Research Institute’s prestigious i3 (Ideas, Innovation, Implementation) Group in late 2012, we were excited. That’s because we were invited to join a [...]
Ok, here we are for part 2 of our thought-provoking discussion with Vancity's William Azaroff, focusing on discovering those hidden markets within your credit unions' communities for enhanced success today and down the road. Why [...]
Most Americans are members of cooperatives, which contributes $1.6 trillion to today's economy. So where do credit unions fit in this big picture? Find out in this two-part episode with Vancity's Director of Business &[...]
by. William Azaroff I was thinking today that one of the most important lessons I learned in school was the value of aiming for a B. I wasn't a great student, and I found school [...]
by. William Azaroff This was a unique experience for me—a tight, focused session with colleagues from around the world, including Canada, Denmark, Germany, Bangladesh, Italy, Uganda, France, the Netherlands and the UK. I was [...]
by William Azaroff At the Global Alliance for Banking on Values meeting I attended in June, I learned about and discussed many concepts. One of them was about the Banking Commons. My CEO, Tamara Vrooman [...]
by Tim McAlpine The CU Water Cooler Symposium 2013 is fast approaching. In fact, it's three months away from today. The two biggest changes we made last year were moving the venue from Fishers, Indiana [...]
by William Azaroff In June, I was lucky to get to spend a week in Copenhagen at a meeting of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values. This is a group of 25 community banks, [...]
by William Azaroff Vancouver is a rainy place. People think Seattle's rainy, but after living in both places, believe me, Vancouver is way rainier. Look it up. And so our summers are sacred. People get [...]
By William Azaroff Until several months ago, I was in charge of digital at Vancity, and I saw innovation linked inextricably to technology. I shared the concerns of many in financial services who looked at [...]
by William Azaroff I'm lucky to be able to connect with so many credit union people across North America and sometimes visit sister credit unions to see what they're doing. And lately something has struck [...]
by WILLIAM AZAROFF Before I started working at my current credit union seven years ago, I had limited exposure to credit unions. I was attracted to them because of their social mission, and I sometimes [...]
