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Spokane Students Get a Bite of Reality
Eight credit unions across Spokane joined together to provide a hands-on learning opportunity at a local high school.

Financial Reality Fair Throws Students into the ‘Real World’
Students learned important budgeting skills as they got a glimpse of real-world expenses.

Credit Union Contact Center Member Experience is Declining
Credit unions are looking for creative ways to make the call center experience what it should be.

Arizona’s Credit Union West Highlights Student Entrepreneurship in Financial Challenge
Financial education leads college students to succeed in their small business ideas.

Unitus Community CU and New Zealand-based First Credit Union Share Insight in Exchange Program
Megan Snyder, AVP of strategic partnerships, and Rose Halford, AVP of training and strategic implementation, spent one week in the country.

Over $38 Million Awarded to CUs and $3.5 Million Still Available
CDFI Equitable Recovery Program award recipients announced, along with an NCUA grant opportunity for low-income designated credit unions.

Connecting Big Ideas to Individual Actions – YP Summit
Develop a greater sense of the credit union space and your role in it as you grow your network and take away actionable next steps for your career at YP Summit.

How to Choose Your Cloud Data Warehouse
A modern data architecture addresses those different needs by providing a way to manage all data types, workloads, and analyses.

The Challenge of Balancing In-Person, Hybrid, and Remote Work Options in the Credit Union Industry
Four-day work weeks, hybrid work options, and updates on a variety of trending HR topics will be shared in the HR Update Seminar.

OCCU Piloting Four-Day, 32-hour Workweek
If the four-day, 32-hour workweek pilot proves successful, the credit union will consider implementing the model in other business units.

How CU Professionals are Becoming Leaders
Leadership Institute is off and running, but there are so many more opportunities for credit unions to get in the action!

4 Fundamental Elements Every Spring Strategy Session Needs
If launching another session devoted to strategy sounds daunting, here is a roadmap we urge credit union leaders to use.

The Balancing Act of Safe Liquidity Levels and Satisfying Earnings
The challenge is identifying how much liquidity is necessary.

Lights, Camera, Action: Students Take to the Silver Screen in Inspiring CapEd Contest
CapEd is creating space for creativity and skill development for students where there aren’t many opportunities – film.

GoWest President/CEO Speaks on How Advocacy Can Be Effective in a Divided Congress
GoWest President and CEO Troy Stang spoke to CUBroadcast about GoWest’s high turnout and his strategy behind advocacy.

Do You Know the Four Keys to Credit Union Success?
Check out what CMG has coined as the essential factors for success!

5 Ways to Future-Proof Your Branches
To future-proof your branches, they’ll first need to evolve. These five services offer a good place to start.

Want a Better Member Experience? Ask your Team for Their I.D.E.As.
Karin Hurt and David Dye help human-centered leaders find clarity in uncertainty, drive innovation, and achieve breakthrough results in the Executive Ready Program. Sign up today!

Ease Concerns About Recent Banks Failures with these Talking Points for Credit Unions
You can join the conversation with these provided resources to help calm people’s concerns and convey the difference in credit unions’ not-for-profit, cooperative structure.

Is Your Credit Union Ready to Reimagine Lending? Your Members Are
Credit unions need to improve their auto-decisioning capabilities and have a way to connect with partners of all types.