A record 66 Illinois credit unions and partners joined forces with the Illinois Credit Union League Oct. 11 for the third annual CU Kind Day. The day brought together 2,700 credit union volunteers supporting 322 community organizations, generating more than $80,000 in goods and donations.

NCUA is hosting a webinar on the agency's Automated Cybersecurity Evaluation Toolbox (ACET) beginning Oct. 28, which features a video presentation about the Toolbox followed by a question-and-answer session moderated by agency staff.

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Sixty-four participants from three states were selected to participate in the inaugural Tristate Mentor Match - a 12-month formal mentorship program developed in partnership by the Minnesota Credit Union Network, Montana’s Credit Unions and the Wisconsin Credit Union League.

Equips, the equipment management platform of choice for future-focused institutions, is the newest CUNA Strategic Services (CSS) alliance provider. The relationship will help credit unions improve equipment uptime and build automated workflows for branch staff to report issues fast, from any location. 

CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council Conference will be held March 9-12, 2022, in Los Angeles. Winners in 35 categories of Diamond Awards will be revealed. Nominations for both categories of awards are currently being accepted. 

Northwest credit unions raised $1,001,720 during the Northwest Credit Union Association’s Enchanted Northwest Gala and Auction, where attendees supported Credit Unions for Kids, a now-national charity founded decades ago in the Northwest.

The Cooperative Credit Union Association and Cabot Creamery Cooperative have partnered to focus on and highlight the unique value of the cooperative business model. The webinar will take place on International Credit Union Day, Thursday, Oct. 21.

Federally insured credit unions with both the minority depository institution (MDI) and low-income designations are eligible to apply for NCUA's MDI mentoring grants now through Oct. 29. This grant round will provide approximately $100,000 to to support mentoring relationships.

Credit union executives and board members will gain insights from four industry trends from the 2021-2022 CUNA Environmental Scan to be aware of as they head into strategic planning season at CUNA Trends into Action eSchool.