Mark your calendars for June 8 in Coralville at the Brown Deer Golf Club.

All proceeds from the event will benefit ICUF's mission to champion financial well-being for all.

This year's financial coach training program will be held virtually through a series of six webinars in May. Internationally recognized facilitator Adam Carroll will lead the program.

Be on the lookout for registration to open for both events in March.

The United Way of Central Iowa's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program provides free tax preparation to eligible people based on household income thresholds. Click here to learn more.

Volunteers are always needed for the program. If you are interested, click here.

VITA program promotional items are available in many languages. Please consider sharing with your members:

A recent Gallup poll states that only 22% of mortgage buyers are fully engaged with their lender. When your credit union's members purchase homes, they are providing all of their financial information. Every last detail of their financial failures and successes. Every deep dark financial secret in the closet. How can we, as financial institutions working for member well-being, reach the other 88%? How do we build engagement to prompt healthy lender-member relationships? Start by reading this article.

In the credit union industry, it is well known that the credit union difference is what sets us apart from other financial services. However - do you know why?

The National Credit Union Foundation is hosting virtual workshops for industry employees to identify ways of driving value for members and connecting to industry values.

Learn more and register here.

Language and identity are ever-evolving. Are your credit union's data collection processes evolving as well? By working to align data collection processes with the cultural realities of our communities, we gain better insight into marginalized member-segments and can identify solutions to address financial health disparities.

The Financial Health Network recently updated their research process. Click here to read what updates they've made.

The credit union system is unique in its cooperative structure and founding mission of "people helping people". As society continues to evolve, credit unions must as well.

Filene recently released a report sharing examples of organizations that are succeeding in improving outcomes for vulnerable communities - providing a framework launch-point for getting the ball rolling in your credit union. Learn more here.

Thank you to our recent donors, who made contributions to support ICUF's mission-based initiatives.

For questions regarding any information in the newsletter, please contact Ena Babic Barnes at 515.221.3002.

ICUF was established in 1995. Our mission is guided by the credit union philosophy of people helping people. ICUF works to champion financial well-being for all.