The past couple months, I have been planning an event we are partnering with Bethpage Federal Credit Union on titled “The Future of Autonomous Transportation.” It is going to be a super fun immersion into all things driverless cars, public transportation, and the connectivity and policy around this disruption that is soon to be in our future.
The implications for credit unions to consider right now are pretty easy to see--how this will affect your auto lending portfolio, insurance, debt protection, and more. We’ll get into all of that at the event. But first I want to talk about the less obvious impacts of this inevitable change--the surprising and sometimes shocking rabbit holes I went down during conversations with people who know a lot more than I do, as I was setting up the agenda.
Every year new buzzwords float around the business world. Words like mindfulness, employee engagement, culture, impact, etc. We think you should also familiarize yourself with a few that are top of mind at Filene – transparency, trust and fair treatment.
What do weddings, cars and credit union conferences have in common?
The answer? Crashers! In my (rather biased) opinion, the latter kind are by far the best Crashers. This acclaimed Crash program is led by the Cooperative Trust and brought to you by Filene. With the Trust’s launch of a new website and rebrand earlier this spring, let’s take a fresh look at this award-winning young professional community.
Even when we map out the year with a strategic plan we can still find ourselves holding on to that one item that forever stays at the bottom of our to-do lists. That one thing that we never quite get to on our agenda because we run out of time. That one goal we said we would start working on once we get to April.
Like craft beers and rescue pets, Filene's research reports come with many rich flavors and complex personalities to provide you with one-of-a-kind experiences. We realize you have a lot of choices for how to spend your free time on weekends, but we know many of you enjoying dig deep into Filene's research library. We want to make your leisure reading this Sunday even more enjoyable, so Filene has created an official pairing guide.
Crack open a beer, curl up next to your furry friend and enjoy the latest research findings from Filene Research Institute.
When I applied to participate in i3, I was working at BestSource Credit Union in Waterford, MI. I was responsible for all of the frontline teams. I loved the work, but my view of credit unions and the world was narrow. Around that same time, our CEO during my annual review gave me some interesting advice. He said, “Tansley, I know you love credit unions, but consider that there is a big world out there beyond them. You may want to explore that before you are ‘tied’ to credit unions for good.”
Once I participated in i3, there was no chance of me taking that advice.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word Aloha as a greeting to mean both "welcome" and "farewell." This is why the word is a perfect fit for what the Filene team will be saying to Tansley Stearns, our chief impact officer, later this month.
As we turn the lights on again and settle back into our daily routine following the CUNA GAC Conference in Washington D.C. we are feeling inspired, motivated and reinvigorated to tackle issues vital to the success of credit unions and consumer finance. Like any organization, business, or cause we recognize that anything that we do is only accomplished because of the support of many. It takes many individuals and organizations to light it up and make our work possible. It truly takes a village and we are so grateful for every shining member of our village.
One of those shining members is Visa. Their focus to expand education opportunities for emerging credit union leaders ensures Filene's War for Talent Center of Excellence continues its groundbreaking work to provide research and solutions to attract, develop, and promote top performers. We are thrilled to share Visa's big announcement with you.
By Holly Fearing, Marketing & Communications Director
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A room of nearly 400 Filene members and supporters gathered on Monday at CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference to help celebrate and honor the work that the credit union industry is doing to help light the path to a brighter financial future for millions of people. After a bit of Filene brain food, we heard from Andrea Sreshta, co-founder of LuminAID, with a filling of heart-warming inspiration about her company's work literally lighting up cities after disasters.
Have you ever gone to a conference, experienced a series of eye-opening Aha! moments, only to get home with very little memory of what you’d intended to learn? Us, too.
A creative team of four Filene i3 innovators dreamed up and built Hindsight to increase conference productivity, create a more engaged audience, boost post-conference action, and – you guessed it – aid in remembering everything covered at an 80 miles-per-hour conference. So how does Hindsight work, exactly?
