The Minnesota Credit Union Network is pleased to welcome Ashley Fish, Virginia Co-op CU, as the incoming CREW Ambassador. Ashley has been in the financial industry for almost 13 years.

​She is passionate about the credit union movement and loves spreading the word about how awesome credit unions are. She is married with a 4-year-old daughter and 10-year-old stepdaughter.

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To enhance leadership opportunities, starting in 2023 the CREW will have two Ambassadors serving the group and each will serve for two years: the first year in the traditional Ambassador role, and the second year assisting and mentoring the new Ambassador. Abbie White, our 2022 Ambassador and Corporate Partnerships with Wings Financial Credit Union will be staying on as our Emeritus Ambassador for 2023; and Ashley will join her. Next year, Ashley will become the Emeritus Ambassador, mentoring a new Ambassador for 2024.

For more information, visit the CREW page.

​Join us for the Minnesota Credit Union Women’s Leadership Network Summer Luncheon, in person, on July 27, from 10:30 to 1:30 at Willow Creek Golf & Event Center in Rochester.

We will continue our series on Leading through Change with a panel discussion on the external forces that impact our credit unions. Current credit union leaders will share economic and consumer trends that are affecting how their credit unions do business, with the goal of attendees leaving with a broader understanding of how those trends impact their role - at any level of the organization.

​As we return to in-person events, we are excited to also bring back an optional Give Back opportunity for attendees. We will be conducting a Sheets and Towels Drive for Rochester’s Women's Shelter and Support Center (womens-shelter.org). Please consider bringing a set of new twin sheets or new towels to donate to the shelter. Monetary donations are also welcome. Rochester’s Women’s Shelter Executive Director, Artyce Thomas, will also be in attendance to share the impact of their work in the local community.  

For more information about the Minnesota Credit Union Women’s Leadership Network, visit the group page online. With questions, contact Vice President of Communications and Engagement Andrea Molnau.

As a credit union, your goal is to help your members achieve all of their financial needs, wants, and dreams. To reach this goal you need a team that is consistently promoting the products and services that will help your members save time and money, make more money, and bring greater levels of financial security to their life. The only problem is the member service your team provides is best described as “Order Taking” rather than “Value Creating.”

​Join us for the May Credit Union Sales Intensive Workshops, Tuesday, May 16, 2023 - Thursday, May 18 in 2023, facilitated by Nick Brown, member services guru from SalesCU. Members of the Minnesota Credit Union Network receive discounted registration at $474 for the two-day frontline staff training and $699 for the three-day leadership training.

​The Credit Union Sales Training workshop is designed for a wide variety of credit union leaders and departments including branch, lending, and contact centers, regional and senior sales leaders, training and development professionals and even marketing staff. 

The Credit Union Sales Training workshops will be offered throughout the year and will be conducted over the span of two or three days.  Only 35 seats available per workshop. All workshops are conducted virtually via Zoom meetings.

P2P sessions are virtual roundtables, providing open forums for credit union staff throughout Minnesota, for knowledge sharing, resources and connections. This event is meant to be an opportunity to meet and share with one another. Come to the session prepared with questions and discussions topics and turn your webcam on. 

Collections P2P: Tuesday, May 16 starting at 1:00 p.m. via webinar and video conference. 
Accounting/Finance P2: Thursday, May 18 starting at 1:00 p.m. via webinar and video conference. 

​This event will be made only via webinar/conference call. Webinar and call-in instructions session materials and resources will be provided to registered attendees.

For a list of all P2P sessions, visit our Peer-to-Peer (P2P) webpage. With questions, please contact MnCUN Director of Engagement, Xiong Lee.

Join the upcoming Operations Peer-to-Peer (P2P) on May 4 starting at 1:00 p.m. via webinar and video conference. 
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Our session will begin with Scott Eaton, Vice President of Business Development for Strategic Resource Management, who will present, "7 Lessons Learned in Contract Negotiation.” Scott started with SRM in 2022 and has over 20 years' experience in vendor sales roles with expertise in growth, cost savings & revenue, contract negotiations, payments, industry trends & priorities and relationship management. 

Following Scott’s comments, we will have an open format conversation. This event is meant to be an opportunity to meet and share with one another. The open session and forum will conclude with time to discuss questions with participants. 
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Date: Thursday, May 4
Time: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Location: Webinar/Video Conference 
Cost: $49

Join the upcoming Marketing/Business Development Peer-to-Peer (P2P) on May 9 starting at 1:00 p.m. via webinar and video conference. 

​We will be joined by Patty Radford Henderson, Founder & CEO of Annum for her presentation "Drive More Revenue with an Omnichannel Content Plan that Advances the Customer Journey."

In this session Patty Radford Henderson will walk you through how to create a conversion engine by meeting your customer's needs at each phase of their decision-making process — from awareness, through purchase, and ultimately to brand advocacy. She will share proven frameworks, examples, and actionable tips.
After this session you will be able to:

• Clearly understanding your customer's content needs at each journey phase
• Establish an overarching and prioritized content plan
• Develop cross channel content programming
• Set an ongoing integrated planning cadence

Following Patty’s comments, we will have an open format conversation. This event is meant to be an opportunity to meet and share with one another. The open session and forum will conclude with time to discuss questions with participants. 

This event will be made only via webinar/conference call. Webinar and call in instructions, along with recordings, session materials and resources, will be provided to registered attendees.

For a list of all P2P sessions, visit our Peer-to-Peer (P2P) webpage. With questions, please contact MnCUN Director of Engagement, Xiong Lee, by email.

Spring Peer-to-Peer (P2P) sessions will be held as virtual roundtables, providing open forums for credit union staff throughout Minnesota, for knowledge sharing, resources and connections. 

Join an upcoming Peer-to-Peer session via webinar and video conference: 
Lending P2P on April 27 starting at 1:00 p.m. 
Directors P2P on May 2 starting at 4:00 p.m. 
Operations P2P on May 4 starting at 1:00 p.m. 
​Marketing/Business Development P2P on May 9 starting at 1:00 p.m.

The spring sessions will be an open format conversation with an opportunity to meet and share with one another. The open session and forum will conclude with time to discuss questions with participants. 

This event will be made only via webinar/conference call. Webinar and call-in instructions, along with recordings, session materials and resources, will be provided to registered attendees.

For a list of all P2P sessions, visit our Peer-to-Peer (P2P) webpage. With questions, please contact VP of Communications & Engagement, Andrea Molnau, by email.

Join the CREW Young Professionals for the "Coffee with the CREW" on Wednesday, April 19 at 9 a.m. This series focuses on providing credit union young professionals with continued opportunities for networking and collaborating to help further knowledge and professional growth within the industry. 

​This meet-up will be facilitated by Jodi Maus, Training and Development Manager with Magnfi Financial Credit Union centered on Conflict Management. The reality is that conflict happens in the workplace and everyone approaches conflict differently. This session will help you identify the source of the conflict and tools to deal with conflict in a way that maintains relationships during difficult conversations. In this session, you will:

• Define conflict, indicators, causes and reactions to conflict.
• Learn tools to communicate openly and honestly with coworkers, managers, and members.
• Utilize conflict situations to share ideas and approaches to resolving conflict. Please bring an example of conflict you’ve experienced in the workplace.

Date: April 19
Time: 9:00 - 9:45 a.m.
Cost:  Free 

We will open up the webcams and audio lines for the group to join our facilitated discussion. All aspects of this session have been created with the intention of shared learning among facilitators and attendees. We will be asking attendees to actively participate before and throughout this session.
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With questions, please contact Andrea Molnau, VP Communications & Engagement.

The Minnesota Credit Union Network 2023 CEO Conference will be held at the Historic St. James Hotel in Red Wing on Wednesday, June 21 through Friday, June 23. This event will feature presentations from speakers on a variety of pertinent credit union topics, provide opportunities to connect with other CEOs, and offer a cooperative forum to share expertise and experiences. 

Registration is now open; deadline to register is Friday, June 2. 

The MnCUN hotel block is at the St. James Hotel. Follow this link to reserve your room:
https://gettaroom.b4checkin.com/stjames/rlp/MNCUN. The room block deadline is May 8.
 
With questions, please contact MnCUN Vice President Communications & Engagement Andrea Molnau by email or call (651) 288-5527.

​Join the upcoming Trainers Peer-to-Peer (P2P) on April 4 starting at 1:00 p.m. via webinar and video conference. 

P2P sessions will continue to be held as virtual roundtables, providing open forums for credit union staff throughout Minnesota, for knowledge sharing, resources and connections. 

The spring session will be an open format conversation with peers on training. This event is meant to be an opportunity to meet and share with one another. The open session and forum will conclude with time to discuss questions with participants. 
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Date: April 4, 2023
​Time: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Location: Webinar/Video Conference 
Cost: $49
This event will be made only via webinar/conference call. Webinar and call in instructions, along with recordings, session materials and resources, will be provided to registered attendees.

Stay tuned for further announcements and updates!

For a list of all P2P sessions, visit our Peer-to-Peer (P2P) webpage. With questions, please contact VP of Communications & Engagement, Andrea Molnau, by email.