Author: Amber Conger

Celebrating Lucy Ito: Herb Wegner Memorial Award Winner, 2022
During February 2022’s Foundation Dinner, NASCUS President and CEO, Lucy Ito, will receive the Herb Wegner Memorial Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement. Ahead of the event, we take a brief […] Find out more »

Understanding performative allyship – and what your credit union can do about it
Victor Corro, CEO of Coopera, Chair and Founder of the CU DEI Collective Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) may be the phrase of the year – and with good reason. […] Find out more »

Empathy Starts with Me
Story originally shared on CUInsight. “Empathy is a hard skill to learn because mastery requires practice and practice means you’ll screw it up big time more than once. But that’s […] Find out more »

$100K Grant to Support Credit Union Diversity and Financial Health
The National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) has announced a $100,000 grant to help smaller credit unions analyze membership demographics and better understand the roles culture, race and ethnicity play […] Find out more »

Ito, Heacock, African-American Credit Union Coalition and Faith Based Credit Union Alliance to Be Honored at Herb Wegner Memorial Awards
The National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) has announced the honorees of their 33rd annual Herb Wegner Memorial Awards, which highlight a range of individual and organizational achievements in the […] Find out more »

Donor Spotlight: Suncoast Credit Union
The Foundation speaks with Gary Vien, chief administrative officer at Suncoast Credit Union. Being one of our Sustaining Circle donors is a large commitment. What’s behind that affinity? We saw […] Find out more »