Exactly what does the National Credit Union Foundation do?
I found myself pondering that question – and decided the best answer would be to get Lauren Culp executive director of the Foundation on the show.
On the Foundation website, it says of itself: The National Credit Union Foundation is the charitable arm of the U.S. credit union movement. Our mission is to improve financial well-being with and through credit unions.
But the question remains: how?
Turns out that the Foundation does lots of good things, from helping educate executives into the ways of credit unions through providing disaster relief when a credit union needs it and helping foster kids achieve a measure of financial stability.
It’s all good stuff and understand: the show’s opening question is, if the Foundation disappeared tomorrow, what would change for credit unions?
As for Culp, before joining NCUF, she worked at True North Credit Union in Juneau, Filene, and CU Insight (where she served as CEO for five years). That background gives her a broad perspective on credit unions, what they do and who they are.
You’ll definitely know she’s a credit union true believer when you listen to the show.
