NEWS AND UPDATES
Remembering Ralph (one year on – 13 September 2022)
At a time when many are mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II, today we remember that it is a year to the day since we lost our friend and mentor Ralph Swoboda. We think of Ralph daily and talk about him often. At the end of last year we were pleased to discover...
Credit unions and gambling: a practical guide to support members
Many credit unions, particularly those in Britain using open banking, are seeing increasing signs of problem gambling in the expenditure patterns of members applying for loans. Up to 1.2 million adults in the UK are classified as ‘problem gamblers’ and in Ireland...
Call for financial mutuals research papers
Two new research opportunities (not from Swoboda this time). The Building Societies Association is are hosting a research conference on the future of financial mutuals on 7th September 2022 in London, and is calling for papers for presentation. Details here....
Conference success: the green lending opportunity
Credit unions from Ireland and Britain, plus a wide range of stakeholders including the Minister of State, came to the Swoboda conference on 20th May in Dublin to discuss the strategically vital issue of financing the transition to net zero carbon emissions. A...
Purposively Purposeful, from the Reflections Series
New paper now available: Purposively Purposeful: the case for credit union clarity of purpose, by Matt Bland, CEO of Co-op Credit Union in Britain. This is the second in our Reflections series, based in practitioner experience rather than research. In this piece,...
Deadline extended for Credit Union Research Prize 2022
Calling researchers! The deadline for applications for the Swoboda Credit Union Research Prize 2022 has been extended to 16th May. This unique award, now in its third year, is aimed at bringing new voices and ideas into the movement, supporting researchers who wish...
Why is youth important for #cooperatives? And what are our members doing in this regard? We are about to have a glance at the topic of Youth & #Cooperatives with exciting inputs from Austria @raiffeisen_at, Kenya @kuscco and India #ICNW #WWF!
The Scottish Government has introduced a new Cost-of-Living advice website to provide help to those struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.
Visit the website here:
https://costofliving.campaign.gov.scot/
#Costofliving #Costoflivingsupport #Financialwellbeing #Costoflivingcrisis
Finance Minister @conormurphysf today met with CEO David Malone and Martin Fisher from @creditunionie to discuss the important role credit unions play in local communities here.
Great to see engagement between @creditunionie and @conormurphysf. May this be the first of many meetings with Ministers in N Ireland to ensure credit unions get the support they need to continue providing excellent service to their members across NI #creditunions #communities https://twitter.com/creditunionie/status/1577335065981468672
@creditunionie CEO David Malone & NI Manager Martin Fisher met with the Finance Minister @conormurphysf today to discuss the crucial role that credit unions play in local communities throughout NI & to explore opportunities for further support for the credit union movement https://twitter.com/dptfinance/status/1577304783987286017
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