1. Mid America Cooperative Council

3. Opportunities for Credit Unions to Connect Connect with Co-op Roots with seven coop principles: DISPLAYED. All Cooperatives started with a common need, solved mutually. Co-op community can focus on identifying current needs. Engage Employees in Co-op Education Suggest Advisory Councils by location: Engage Members & Local Leaders to surface common needs. Embrace cooperative education & seek cooperative solutions Clarify your ‘Credit Union’s Vision’ with Advisory Council.

4. Creating your Co-op Passion From Advisory Meeting identify a community project Example: Financial literacy in local schools, for neighbor co-op employees, churches Invite local youth leaders to your board meeting Explain duties of Volunteer/Board of Directors Essay contest on how to best use $ xxx,0 in your community Rod’s examples of other community needs: Cooperatively owned retirement community Visiting nurses cooperative where nurses keep $$ for services Host Ethnic Foods Festival with contests and demonstrations Adopt a community, military company, or other cooperative A cooperative is only a tool that can be used to serve your community needs