2012 Annual Conference

NACUW 2012 Conference and AGM
Thursday 18^th October 2012 International Credit Union Day Birmingham
Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham


Working with RSLs to deliver real benefits to disadvantaged members Angela Clements - CEO, CitySave Credit Union Presentation slides (PDF)

The Unique role of British credit unions in Challenging times Sally Chicken - Director, Rainbow Savers Anglia Credit Union Presentation slides (PDF)

Innovative approaches to Credit Union sustainability - Putting the Community at the Heart of your Credit Union. Ciaran Mundy - Director, Bristol Pound Local Currency Scheme Presentation slides (PDF)

Update on the latest developments in the Credit Union Expansion Project Paul Manning - DWP Presentation slides (PDF)

NACUW Training & Consultancy Services Brian Geary - CESS

Why raising the credit union interest credit rate cap to 3% is a bad idea. Dermot O’Neil - CEO, Scottish League of Credit Unions

[Unfortunately it was necessary to cancel the presentation A Movement Growing like Wildfire because the speaker, David Dowey (Director, Ulster Federation of Credit Unions) was forced to miss his flight.]

Credit union approaches to Money Laundering – Are we taking it seriously enough? Is your credit union compliant? What every credit union activist needs to know about our Money Laundering regulations and the risks of getting it wrong. Janice Parker - Chair, Jubilee Tower Credit Union Presentation slides (PDF)

Succession Planning - Preparing your credit union for likely or inevitable changes now "If you are failing to plan, you are planning to fail" Having a succession process in place is vital to the success of your credit union because the individuals identified in the plan will eventually be responsible for ensuring the credit union is able to tackle future challenges. John Chell - Business Support Adviser, The Social Investment Business

How Social Networking can bring Credit Unions into the 21^st Century Getting your message across – How to create content that attracts attention and encourages readers to share it with their social networks. Dermot O’Neil - CEO Scottish League of Credit Unions Presentation slides (PDF)

[The following workshop was cancelled at its facilitator's request to enable the planned consultation exercise to be conducted more widely on-line in much greater depth in due course: Broad spectrum community banking services for a more resilient local economy: How would we buld a credit union now and what should we add around it? Given what we have learnt over the years, given what (prospective) members have grown to expect, and given the opportunities now available to us, how should we design a community banking service now? -- John Waters - Robert Owen Community Banking]