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Apr 232 min read

Callahan & Associates and CU Strategic Planning Combine To Increase Credit Union Impact

Callahan & Associates and CU Strategic Planning proudly announce their strategic alliance, driven by a shared vision to empower credit...

$20 Billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grants Announced

CU Strategic Planning

Apr 43 min read

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$20 Billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grants Announced

70% go toward low-income and disadvantaged communities The Environmental Protection Agency announced its selections for $20 billion in...

Protect Your Credit Union as a CDFI: Two Must-Attend Webinars

CU Strategic Planning

Mar 202 min read

Protect Your Credit Union as a CDFI: Two Must-Attend Webinars

Two lending-focused webinars in April will provide timely best-practice advice.

CDFI Fund Welcomes New Director Pravina Raghavan

CU Strategic Planning

Mar 111 min read

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CDFI Fund Welcomes New Director Pravina Raghavan

In a long-awaited announcement, the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund stated on March 11 that Pravina Raghavan has...

How You’ll Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Advisory Boards

Stacy Augustine

Jan 274 min read

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How You’ll Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Advisory Boards

Editor's note: a version of this article also appears in The Credit Union Connection. Accountability is a critical component when it...

CU Strategic Planning

Dec 28, 20232 min read

Happy New Year from CU Strategic Planning

It's been a very eventful 2023, and as it draws to a close we've asked our team to share a few of their wishes for 2024. Happy New Year!...

New CDFI Certification Requirements Unveiled by the US Treasury

CU Strategic Planning

Dec 7, 20231 min read

New CDFI Certification Requirements Unveiled by the US Treasury

In a significant milestone for credit unions certified as Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI), U.S. Treasury shared the...

Buckeye State Credit Union: Becoming a Real Player in Serving the Underserved

CU Strategic Planning

Nov 20, 20231 min read

Buckeye State Credit Union: Becoming a Real Player in Serving the Underserved

When Buckeye State Credit Union became certified as a Community Development Financial Institution, the team wasn’t confused on what to do...

Navigating the CDFI FA Award Application Process

CU Strategic Planning

Nov 8, 20234 min read

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Navigating the CDFI FA Award Application Process

The CDFI Program FA Awards are opening up for the 2024 round soon, but the process is a complex one and not always easy to follow.

Support Is Strong for CDFI Credit Unions in “Challenging” Environment

CU Strategic Planning

Oct 25, 20232 min read

CDFI

Support Is Strong for CDFI Credit Unions in “Challenging” Environment

As strong proponents of the credit union community, and particularly Community Development Financial Institution certifications and...

Welcoming Joe Brancucci - and Launching CU Results!

CU Strategic Planning

Oct 3, 20232 min read

Welcoming Joe Brancucci - and Launching CU Results!

New department will help credit unions to better achieve mission-driven relevancy. Welcome to the Team Credit union veteran Joseph (Joe)...

Louisiana Credit Unions Find Success and Change Lives as CDFIs

CU Strategic Planning

Sep 12, 20232 min read

CDFI

Louisiana Credit Unions Find Success and Change Lives as CDFIs

For Baton Rouge’s Neighbors Federal Credit Union, the long wait is finally over. While they were awarded $35 million in a secondary...

Acting CDFI Director’s First Message Provides Update on 2023 and 2024 Grant Rounds

CU Strategic Planning

Aug 24, 20232 min read

CDFI

Acting CDFI Director’s First Message Provides Update on 2023 and 2024 Grant Rounds

In her first official statement as acting director of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Marcia Sigal announced two...

CU Strategic Planning

Aug 10, 20232 min read

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CDFI Fund Certification Advisory Board recommends CU Strategic Planning-backed changes

CDFIs have been waiting, not-so-patiently, to learn the fate of the certification process from the Community Development Financial Instituti

CDFI Fund Data Could Force Changes to Controversial Application Recommendations

CU Strategic Planning

Jul 27, 20232 min read

CDFI

CDFI Fund Data Could Force Changes to Controversial Application Recommendations

Proposed Application Process Would Exclude ‘Significant Swaths’ of Credit Unions A newly released CDFI Fund report might have forced the...

CU Strategic Planning

Jun 22, 20231 min read

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CU Strategic Planning Applauds Selection of Ronaldo Hardy as the Next CEO of NACUSO

CU Strategic Planning recognized Ronaldo Hardy’s talents and innovative spirit long before he joined the company as an owner and is proud...

Celebrating a Decade of Visionary Leadership

CU Strategic Planning

Jun 1, 20232 min read

CU Strategic Planning

Celebrating a Decade of Visionary Leadership

President/CEO Stacy Augustine Marks 10th Anniversary at CU Strategic Planning Milestones are not just markers of time; they signify...

Ronaldo Hardy

May 22, 20233 min read

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The Smiling Face of AI Bias

Lately one of the more popular, and seemingly low-stakes, subsets of the AI chatter is the AI headshot. But what if it's not low stakes?

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