This past week, CUNA launched a new membership opportunity for credit union board and committee members. I was fortunate to be working with this network for the past months as it was developed, but CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC) attendees had the opportunity to see the members-only website as its launch was celebrated on Sunday night [...]
As I strolled the stores on Black Friday and sought the deals on Cyber Monday, I marveled at the pact I’d made with my cousin to not buy any non-sale item during the infamous after Thanksgiving sales. For some this may not have been such a marvel, but for an 18-year old college student to [...]
Reflecting back on my trip home from San Diego after spending time with credit union HR and training professionals at CUNA’s Experience Learning Live (ELL), I made note of my top insights from the conference and the value of credit union training. Here’s my top 5, but boy – credit union trainers never stop amazing me! The [...]
The CUNAverse team has been discussing the impact of the recession on our business, our lives, credit unions and organizations in general. The new views of how we do things, increased workload, uncertainty of markets and the future have been a part of our conversation as well as the silver lining and a new appreciation for [...]
Last week, I had the opportunity to speak about strategic marketing with the National Federation of Community Development Credit Union’s third year group at the Community Development Credit Union Institute (CDCU Institute). I had the unique experience of chatting with some community development credit union stars about how they can reach more members and prosper. I [...]
Now that my two-year-old says “oil spill” as soon as she sees the news, it’s safe to say that the oil spill in the Gulf has had an effect on almost everyone. As the news continues to cover the damaging effects, BP and other organizations attempt to overcome challenge after challenge to stop the spill. So, [...]