NCUF Launches Inaugural DE Alumni Advisory Group
By CU Today Staff —
MADISON, Wis. — The National Credit Union Foundation has launched its inaugural Credit Union Development Education (DE) Alumni Advisory Group, a new initiative aimed at deepening engagement across the DE alumni network and expanding the program’s impact as alumni work to advance financial well-being within their organizations and communities.
The inaugural advisory group brings together ten DE graduates from across the credit union movement to support innovative alumni experiences, expand engagement opportunities, and help amplify the DE community’s collective impact on financial well-being, NCUF said.
Members of the inaugural advisory group include:
“The Development Education program has always been about more than a single experience,” said Lauren Culp, executive director of the National Credit Union Foundation. “It our honor to facilitate this community of leaders committed to bringing the credit union mission to life in their communities.”
"Since its launch in 1982, the Credit Union Development Education (also known as CUDE or DE) program has helped cultivate generations of leaders dedicated to the cooperative mission of credit unions. Through an immersive learning experience focused on cooperative principles, community development, and financial well-being, DE equips participants with a deeper understanding of how credit unions can expand opportunity and strengthen communities," NCUF said.
More than 3,400 leaders from over 33 countries have completed the DE program.
"This Advisory Group embodies the collective voice of our DE alumni,” said Christopher Morris, DE program director at the Foundation. “These leaders are fiercely dedicated to carrying forward the ‘people helping people’ mission, and their insight will help ideate and elevate new opportunities that deepen connection, expand engagement, and amplify the impact of DEs across the credit union movement.”
Originally reported by CU Today.