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Amy Hillman | Professor, W.P. Carey Management and Entrepreneurship at Arizona State University
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Credit Union Governance Landscape

Bringing nearly three decades of both academic research and practical experience as a board member, Dr. Hillman has contextualized survey results with governance best practices for credit union leaders to consider as they continue to shape their board to be a strategic asset.

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Q4 Quarterly Action Plan

Dive into upcoming research, join conversations on the hottest topics facing credit unions today and learn more about connecting with industry leaders at Filene events. Click to view our full plan below to see what's coming from Filene throughout Q4!

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Filene Custom Incubator: Conductiv

The Filene Research Institute launched a Custom Incubator to identify and test emerging solutions that empower credit unions to innovate, grow and better serve their members. In this iteration, Filene partnered with Conductiv to test its platform, designed to enhance loan approval rates through the use of permissioned data without increasing risk.
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How Credit Unions can Respond to Disasters and Build Community Resilience

As a trusted part of the community, credit unions can make a big difference in helping to build resiliency for their members. The case studies highlighted here give examples of how credit unions are currently responding to the unique needs of their communities through education, new low-cost products and services, and fundraising, among other things.
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Closing the Implementation Gap: A Strategy Execution Playbook for Credit Unions

Filene, in partnership with Velera, created the following playbook with tactical guidance for credit unions looking to advance their strategy implementation capabilities. In this playbook, we identify six potential barriers to strategy implementation that, when tackled effectively, can become bridges to business transformation.

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big.bright.minds. 2024

San Diego, CA

And Annual Member Meeting! Filene's biggest annual member event is bringing together the most innovative credit unions with the brightest minds in the industry on November 19–21, 2024. Registration is now LIVE!
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CRASH big.bright.minds. 2024

San Diego, CA

This is where the brightest minds converge to spark change, inspire action, and lead with forward-thinking mindsets. Filene is opening the event to 25 emerging professionals so that they can be inspired to make change and have a network of bright minds to help them along the way.
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Crash the GAC 2025

Washington D.C.

Applications to Crash the GAC 2025 is now live and will be accepted through December 1, 2024.