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Toolkits to help Credit Unions with Youth
Development
Martin Cumiskey
National Youth Committee
Saturday, 24th February 2007
• Brief Introduction - Background
• National Youth Committee activities
• CU4Youth Website www.cu4youth.ie
• ‘How to’ Toolkits
Contents of Presentation
Introduction
Background – How I got involved
• National Youth Committee Member
• Chapter 4 Youth Officer
• Chairman & Youth Officer, Crossmaglen Credit Union
National Youth Committee
• First established in 2004
• 6 members
• Main aim – to assist ILCU in mission of youth development
• Current NYC elected in 2006
Core Activities of NYC
• Re-address the National Youth Policy, the roles and responsibilities of the Chapter Youth Officer and Credit Union Youth Officer
• The Way Forward – what is the best way to progress?
• Share information and provide feedback to the ILCU
• Support Chapter Youth Officers and Credit Union Youth Officers where possible
• Involvement in any youth initiatives that the ILCU supports or organises.
CU4Youth Website www.cu4youth.ie
Youth Development for CUs Section
CU4Youth www.cu4youth.ie
Contents include• How to set up a School
Credit Union• How to Survey the Youth
Market• PowerPoint Presentation• How to Set up a Youth
Advisory Council• ‘C What the Credit Union
Can do for U!’ DVD• Information on Art4Kids,
Poster Competition, Schools Quiz
• Best Practice Case Studies
How to Set Up a School Credit Union –
A Step by Step Guide
Why? Great method to involve young people and boost membership
Step-by-Step Guide includes:
Benefits to credit union and to students of setting up a School CU
Sample letters to send to school / students / parents / guardians etc
How to Set Up a School Credit Union (Continued)
How to select students
Campaigns to promote credit union
Case study on setting up a school credit union (Tallaght, Dublin)
Top tips to avoiding delays / issues
How to Survey the Youth Market
Why Survey?
Gather information
Understand members and non-members
Explore current beliefs
Idea generation
Remove guesswork
How to Survey the Youth Market (Continued)
How to Survey guide includes
What to consider when drafting a survey
Sample Survey
10 Tips for Success
How to carry out and analyse the survey
CU4Youth PowerPoint Presentation
To be used when presenting to youth groups, schools etc.
• Contents
- History of the Movement
- Benefits of being a member
- Youth Development activities
- www.cu4youth.ie
Why is Saving with a Credit Union better?
• Not just a customer – you’re a member
• Each share = €1/Stg£1
• Dividend: more shares you have = greater dividend
• Added bonus of knowing that your savings are
being used to make loans to other members.
Members like you
How to Set up a Youth Advisory Council
• Young People decide how to develop youth market
• Toolkit on CU4Youth includes
- Benefits of YAC to CU and young people
- How to Set Up – sample letters, activities, responsibilities
- Suggested tasks of a YAC
Case Studies
• Wealth of information in movement on how to develop youth market
• Case Studies on CU4Youth website
- Battle of Teenage Talent Competitions
- Young Volunteer / People of the Year Awards
- Bursaries / Sponsorships for Young People
- Summer Student Employment Schemes
- Year in the Life of a Credit Union
C What the Credit Union Can Do for U! DVD
• DVD tailored for second level students
• Promotes benefits of saving within credit union
• Discusses the concept of a school credit union and benefits to students
• Ideal tool (together with PowerPoint Presentation) to present to second level students
Schools Quiz
• Two Competition
A – Under 11s
B – Under 13s
• Over 25,000 children compete - north and south
• Biggest All-Ireland Quiz
• National Final – 1st April 2007
Poster Competition
• 5 age groups
7 years and under 8 – 1011 – 13 14 – 17 years18+
• Special Category for participants with physical / intellectual disabilities
• Over 30,000 entry forms distributed
Art for Kids Workshops
• Now in 3rd Year
• Aimed at Children between 7 and 13
• 2 hour workshop – morning or afternoon
• 6 venues
• Applications through local credit union
Thank You for Listening!