Professional Development Scholarships Program
NYIB Scholarship
Valued at $150 and good toward the registration fee for the National Youth Involvement Board (NYIB) Conference slated for July 28-31 2008 in Las Vegas. The deadline for 2007 for this scholarship has passed.
Development Educator Event Scholarship
Valued at $300 and good toward the registration fee for any National Credit Union Foundation (NCUF)-sanctioned event. The deadline for 2007 for this scholarship has passed.
Michigan Credit Union Youth Achievement Awards
The Michigan Credit Union Youth Achievement Awards recognize outstanding efforts by Michigan credit unions and their staff on behalf of financial literacy. The following is a brief description of each of the awards:
Credit Union Youth Advocate of the Year—Recognizes an active credit union person for outstanding individual achievement in contributions to the credit union youth movement. This individual is a leader in peer education, legislative efforts, cooperative resources and community outreach to further develop credit union efforts to serve youth.
Class Act Award—Recognizes an active credit union person for individual achievement as a financial literacy educator including outreach, innovative teaching styles or unique classroom partnerships.
Generation Next Award—Recognizes an active credit union for overall achievement in outstanding contributions to the credit union youth movement. This credit union is making progressive efforts through areas such as classroom involvement, legislative efforts regarding financial literacy, student-run credit unions, youth account services and/or staffing; effectively bridging the gap for the “next generation” of credit union members.
Congratulations to the two winners of the 2007 Credit Union Youth Achievement Awards:
Credit Union Youth Advocate of the Year Award Winner: Natalie McLaughlin, Community Financial Member FCU (MW)
Generation Next Award Winner: Michigan First Credit Union (MW)
Coming soon...2008 awards information.
Herring & Maxwell Award Programs
Administered by the Michigan Credit Union League and CUNA, the Louise Herring and Dora Maxwell Awards Programs are a wonderful way for credit unions to showcase all the great things they do for their members and their communities. Below you'll find a brief description of each of the programs along with links to award information and entry packets. Be sure and click the "Tips for Preparing an Award Entry" link for helpful strategies for preparing a winning entry!
Entry packets are due to the Michigan Credit Union League by September 12, 2008.
Louise Herring Award Program
Louise Herring was an active supporter, organizer and champion of credit unions. She was the Ohio delegate to the 1934 national credit union conference in Estes Park, Colorado, where she signed the original constitution for a national credit union association. Louise Herring believed that credit unions should work in a practical manner to better people's lives. She saw the credit union as more than just a financial institution. In her own words, "The purpose of the credit union is to reform the financial system, so that everyone can have his place in the sun."
Dora Maxwell Award Program
Dora Maxwell was an early credit union pioneer. One of the original signers of CUNA's constitution at Estes Park, Colorado, she worked as an organizer for the movement's trade association (then called the Credit Union National Extension Bureau) and held numerous volunteer positions at the local and national level. In addition to organizing hundreds of credit unions, she developed volunteer organizer clubs and worked with organizations on behalf of the poor.
Maxwell & Herring Award Programs: FAQs & Tips
Commonly Asked Questions About the D. Maxwell/L. Herring Programs
Tips for Preparing a Winning Entry
Desjardins Award Program
Alphonse Desjardins was a credit union pioneer who was instrumental in forming the Canadian and U.S. credit union movements. Besides helping to found the first credit unions in Canada and the U.S., Desajardins pioneered youth savings clubs and in-school "banks", known as caisses scolaires.
This award honors leadership within credit union movement on behalf of youth financial literacy.
Entry packets are due to the Michigan Credit Union League by September 12, 2008.
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