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OCUF Trustee Rita Haynes wins highest CU honor
Rita Haynes, CEO of Faith Community United and
member of the Ohio Credit Union Foundation Board of Trustees,
has won the 2009 Herb Wegner Memorial Award for Individual
Achievement for her service to the underserved residents of Cuyahoga
County. Read more |
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Thanks to our 2008 contributors
See the latest list of the generous contributors to the Ohio Credit
Union Foundation in 2008.
Read more |
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OCUF sets impressive pace for 2008 grantmaking
The Ohio Credit Union Foundation
(OCUF) is well on its way to achieving its goal of granting $250,000
in 2008 to support educational and outreach initiatives that promote
financial independence through credit unions.
In the first six months
of 2008, the Ohio Credit Union Foundation (OCUF) awarded $124,044 in
grants to promote financial independence through credit unions.
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VITA
programs present a low-cost,
high-impact outreach opportunity
Partnering with the Internal
Revenue Service’s (IRS) to Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
(VITA) Program to offer free tax help to low- to
moderate-income people is an excellent low-cost,
high-impact outreach opportunity. Grants are also
available to help. Read
more |
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Ohio CU Foundation Press Room
A Press Room has been created for the Ohio Credit Union
Foundation Web page. Read the Foundation's latest
press releases. |
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Our Mission
The Ohio Credit Union Foundation supports
educational and outreach initiatives that promote financial
independence through credit unions.
Who We Are
The Ohio Credit Union Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charitable
foundation, is the philanthropic arm of the Ohio Credit Union
System. The OCUF was incorporated in December 1997, began
fundraising in 1998, and made its first grants in 1999. The
Foundation is proud to be celebrating its 10-year anniversary in
2008.
What We Do
The Ohio Credit Union Foundation is active in and dedicated to:
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Promoting financial education to benefit credit union
members, Ohio students, and the public at large; |
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Helping credit unions implement programs within their
communities that fulfill their social responsibility to
make financial services affordable and accessible to all
members, including those of modest means, or to areas in
financial distress; |
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Providing professional development grants to assist credit
union employees and volunteer leaders with the training to
achieve professional excellence; |
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Offering financial relief to credit unions, their
employees, members, and their communities in the wake of
disasters such as floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, or
fires; and |
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Empowering people to improve their financial well-being,
based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility,
democracy, equality, and equity. |
See the Foundation's accomplishments during the
first six months of 2008
and
2007. |
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In 2008
The Ohio Credit Union Foundation has a fundraising goal of
$280,000 and grant making goal of $247,000.
Credit unions will be encouraged to undertake
programs and projects that support the signature financial
education initiative, MoneyAndStuff. The OCUF recognizes
MoneyAndStuff – along with other financial education initiatives –
as the signature grant-making opportunity in 2008. |
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