Through independent research and innovation, the Filene Research Institute explores issues vital to the future of credit unions and consumer finance.
Schools and Colleges around the country are back in session this week, with students receiving their course syllabi and reading lists that will last them for the duration of the term. Likewise, the Filene I3‘ers have a bit of assigned reading to do as well before convening at big.bright.minds in Berkely this October. Check out what the I3 team is reading:
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Scott Moriarty and Charlie White will join 55 other companies in pitching innovative ideas to an audience from around the World. Meet the full team here.
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Want to actively engage with Filene’s consumer focused innovation efforts?
We have space for 20 individuals to attend FinovateFall 2010, participate in Ideafest, and serve on a team to further implement ideas presented on the Finovate stage.
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Thanks to two piloting credit unions, NorthCountry Federal Credit Union and West Community Credit Union, we’re empowering investment property owners with innovative new tools through an innovative program called CU-Homewise.
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We have selected 19 exceptional credit union executives to join the Institute’s i3 (Ideas, Innovation, Implementation) program, which fosters the development of new ideas and innovations for credit unions. Each member will serve a two-year term and participate in semi-annual meetings arranged by Filene. The next meeting will be held in October 2010 in Berkeley, CA.
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It was just months ago that Billie June was our first $100,000 Save to Win winner from the collaboration among the 8 piloting Michigan credit unions. This inspiring story continues with nearly 40 credit unions now presenting Save to Win to communities devastated by high unemployment. The Save to Win program offers members an exciting new way to save for their future and fund their dreams.
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Filene is gearing up to launch its next class of i3 innovators, who will develop and implement ideas to benefit the credit union system. Will you be on board? The application deadline of June 13th is rapidly approaching.
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During 2009, credit unions in Michigan collaborated to pilot a prize-linked savings product with the largest grand prize ever in the U.S. Tantalized by a $100,000 grand prize and over $39,000 in monthly prizes, over 11,500 Michigan credit union members combined to save more then $8.5 million throughout the year.
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Filene Now Recruiting New i3 Members
Are you passionate about the credit union system? Do you believe that credit unions are poised to help members along the road to financial recovery with old-fashioned Main St. service instead of Wall St. flash? Are you committed to innovation and a spirit of continuous improvement? Are you on a career path toward becoming a credit union CEO?
If you answered “yes” to these questions, we invite you to apply to Filene’s i3 (ideas, innovation, implementation) program. The opportunity is ripe for those who are committed to professional development, developing an innovation competency, and contributing to transformational change for credit unions at this exciting historic time. Click here to learn more and to apply for the program.
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150 kids between the ages of 8 and 12 ascended upon the International Credit Union Campus in Madison, Wisconsin last week for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. As an organization that thrives on innovation and creative thinking, we wanted to see what our future leaders thought was in store for the World’s future.
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