Project Zip Code 

Project Zip Code (PZC) is a secure CD-ROM program that counts your credit union members and matches them by congressional district, state legislative district and county. These numbers are uploaded to CUNA’s Project Zip Code website and combined with data from credit unions nationwide. This data aids in federal and state advocacy efforts, and is useful to credit unions interested in ATM expansion or shared branching.

Your information is completely secure with Project Zip Code. In fact, only the number of credit union members is transmitted to the Project Zip Code website and member data cannot be viewed by anyone outside your organization. The master census that results from credit unions running PZC helps demonstrates the strength of credit union membership across the nation. You can view PZC totals for your credit union, state or league and design your own PZC reports at the PZC Website (link at right).
 

Trips to DC 

GAC—CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference is the only credit union governmental affairs conference of its kind. This annual event offers the opportunity to network with peers, hear from key legislative and political leaders, and experience a variety of breakout sessions on credit unions’ hot issues. There is nowhere else where you can gather with over 4,000 credit union leaders. The GAC also offers the largest exhibit hall for credit unions, with a wide variety of products and services for your operational needs. The 2011 GAC will be held February 27- March 2 at the Washington Convention Center.

Hike the Hill is a grassroots program sponsored by CUNA and the state leagues to provide credit unions with the opportunity to visit Washington to educate decision makers on credit union issues. When credit unions participate in Hike the Hill, they demonstrate that credit union support has a real face, real concerns, and real stories of how credit unions affect the lives of working Americans.

The 2010 Hike the Hill is not yet scheduled, but details will be available in late spring. It is usually in mid-September and includes congressional visits, as well as a reception as the Credit Union House.

For more information on attending either of these events, contact Clyde Dailey, MCUN Director of Government Relations.