Credit Union Journal is sending out its final call for nominations and entries for its 2014 Best Practices Awards.
As always, we have made the Awards very easy to be a part of. The Awards are free, and are open to natural-person and corporate credit unions, CUSOs, as well as vendors and associations, which may nominate a client/member credit union.
The Best Practice Awards deliberately avoid categories, and are aimed at recognizing achievements across the entire credit union enterprise, from improved member service, cross-sales, loan promotions, expense reductions, better deployment of staff, facilities, branch strategies, training, board programs, etc.
In short, if your credit union has done something you believe deserves recognition and which other CUs could learn from, CU Journal's Best Practices Awards are for you.
The criteria for entry are simple:
- The Best Practice must have been deployed on or after May 1, 2013.
- You are welcome to nominate more than one Best Practice if you are a credit union or CUSO, and more than one credit union if you are a vendor, CUSO or association.
- The entry should include: 500 words or fewer on why you believe a Best Practice has been created and deployed.
- The nomination essay should include as many tangible measures as practical (including ROI where available) documenting the best practice; the background on environment prior to the implementation of the best practice; factors driving adoption of the best practice, and any new products/solutions deployed to achieve the best practice.
Credit Union Journal traditionally features between 20-25 Best Practices of all types and budgets. This year's winners will appear in the Nov. 24 issue.
Best Practice nominations should be sent to Managing Editor Lisa Freeman at
Deadline for entries is July 31.
