Mid America Cooperative Council

Mid America Cooperative Council

Opportunities for Credit Unions to Connect

• Connect with Co-op Roots with seven coop principles: DISPLAYED.• All Cooperatives started with a common need, solved mutually. • Co-op community can focus on identifying current needs.

• Engage Employees in Co-op Education

• Suggest Advisory Councils by location:• Engage Members & Local Leaders to surface common needs.• Embrace cooperative education & seek cooperative solutions• Clarify your ‘Credit Union’s Vision’ with Advisory Council.

Creating your Co-op PassionFrom Advisory Meeting identify a community project

Example: • Financial literacy in local schools, for neighbor co-op employees, churches• Invite local youth leaders to your board meeting• Explain duties of Volunteer/Board of Directors • Essay contest on how to best use $ xxx,0 in your community

Rod’s examples of other community needs: • Cooperatively owned retirement community • Visiting nurses cooperative where nurses keep $$ for services • Host Ethnic Foods Festival with contests and demonstrations• Adopt a community, military company, or other cooperative

A cooperative is only a tool that can be used to serve your community needs