A Direct Line Blog

By Rich Mohr, Director of Membership, America’s Credit Unions

As a volunteer at your credit union, you have many responsibilities to your fellow members. America’s Credit Unions has a wide variety of resources available to help you navigate this essential task.  

Here are several things we offer that you might find beneficial:

Thought leadership (free with America’s Credit Unions Membership):

• Credit union boards’ critical role in succession planning 
• Seven steps not to miss in your strategic planning process
• SchoolsFirst FCU email campaign sparks 206,000 message advocacy blitz from credit union members
• Compliance Blog

Data and Resources (free with America’s Credit Unions Membership):

• Data & Tools

A few related upcoming events:

• Congressional Caucus 2025
• Credit Union Board Roundtable 2025
• Board of Directors Conference 2026
• Save the date for GAC 2026: March 1 – 5 in Washington, D.C.

Products available to your entire credit union, including staff and volunteers (available for an additional fee):

• Center for Professional Development (CPD) – A credit union-focused learning management system (LMS) with over 430 courses covering 26 subject areas
• Training Subscription – The Training Bundle offers access to 5 designations, including the Certified Credit Union Board Member (CCUB) and Certified Credit Union Supervisory Committee Member (CCUSC), as well as unlimited access to our webinars and eSchools

Make sure, too, that you have an americascreditunions.org account so you receive our communications (Daily News, Nussle Report, Your Capitol Connection, Industry Update).

We hope this provides you with some additional resources and tools to strengthen your knowledge and guide your credit union toward a stronger and brighter future.