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Successful Lending, Successful Conference!
Ninety credit union staff and stakeholders from Ireland and Britain gathered in Dublin yesterday (21st May) to focus on a core mission of credit unions – meeting members’ borrowing needs. This is a critical topic for credit unions, especially given the econo
Successful Lending conference programme now available
The programme and speakers for the conference on 21 May on Dublin is now available here. Seven credit union leaders from Ireland and Britain will share their lending experiences and perspectives on being better at meeting members’ borrowing needs, plus we will hav
Members new and old
Over the last few months we have been delighted that 100% of our Founder Member credit unions have renewed their membership with us, and that the many new members who joined in 2018 have also done so. We hope this reflects the value of the research work we have deliver
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Summary of Proceedings, Members Conference 18 January 2019
This is a brief record of the presentations and discussions that took place at our recent conference in Manchester, attended by 100 delegates from the movement in England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Romania and Scotland. The report can be downloaded here or by clicking the image to the right. The themes were Collaboration and Communities, with presentations from several practitioners.
A number of key points, practical insights and learning outcomes emerged during the day. At the close, Dr Paul Jones, Director of Research, picked out just a few, including the importance for collaboration of:
- Clarity about business outcomes
- Good and effective governance – and the role of the board in driving collaboration
- Coping with the loss of autonomy
- Recognising that there is not one sole path to collaboration – there are multiple models and approaches
- Developing relationships based on trust.
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The Centre for Community Finance Europe works in collaboration with the Research Unit for Financial Inclusion at Liverpool John Moores University.
