2008
Awards Program
Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award
The Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award recognizes leadership within the credit
union movement on behalf of youth financial literacy. It
considers all activities supporting the personal finance
education of young members and nonmembers, including but not
limited to, face-to-face teaching, publicity, lobbying for
curriculum requirements, teacher and volunteer training, and
promotion and use of the National Endowment for Financial
Education (NEFE) High School Financial Planning Program.
Entry and deadline
information
To enter
CUNA’s recognition programs, complete the attached entry
forms and checklists, include a $40 entry fee for
each entry and send to:
MDDCCUA Awards, Maryland & District of Columbia Credit Union
Association
8975
Guilford Road, Suite 190, Columbia, MD 21046
The Deadline for Entries to be submitted to the MDDCCUA
office is 5:00 p.m.,
Friday,
April 11, 2008. Award
winners will be notified at the end of April and invited to
an Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, May 28, 2008, in Columbia.
Winning entries will then be on display during MDDCCUA's 3rd
Convention in Ocean City and recognized in the Annual
Meeting Program on Saturday, June 14, 2008.
Purpose
The Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award recognizes
leadership within the credit union movement on behalf of
youth financial literacy. It considers all activities
supporting the personal finance education of young members
and nonmembers, including, but not limited to, face-to-face
teaching, publicity, lobbying for curriculum requirements,
teacher and volunteer training, and promotion and use of the
National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) High
School Financial Planning Program (HSFPP).
Procedure
Each Association will select winners from each of the
following categories:
1.) Less than $20 million
2.) $20 - $80 million
3.) $80 - $200 million
4.) More than $200 million
Credit unions will submit their completed entry form,
checklist, and evidentiary materials in a three-ring binder
or spiral-bound notebook to MDDCCUA by Monday, March 31,
2008.
Winners receive awards from their Association, with the first
place winner in each category advancing to the national
competition. CUNA will select winners from each category and
present the awards at its Government Affairs Conference in
February 2009.
2008
Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award
Credit Union Entry Form
(Copy and Paste Word Document)
Contact Person
Title
_________________________________________________
E-mail
address_________________________________________
Credit Union Name
Street Address
P.O. Box
City
State
Zip
Phone Number
_____________________
Fax Number
________________________
Asset size:
___ Less than $5 million
___ $5 ‑ $20 million
___ $20 ‑ $50 million
___ $50 ‑ $100 million
___ $100 - $200 million
___ $200 - $500 million
___ $500
million+ ___ Chapter/Multiple Credit Unions
Credit union’s field of
membership:
_________________________________________________ ___
Number of credit union
branches: _________
Number of credit union
members: _________
Number of credit union
employees: ________
Number of credit union
employees responsible for implementing
the project: _________
Please include significant
promotional materials, descriptions and photos of
project/event with your entry form
?
Entry Fee ($40 for each entry)
?
Submit materials in a three-ring binder or spiral bound
notebook
?
Electronic media is not encouraged
Answer the following
questions (use additional paper if necessary)
1.) In no
more than 300 words, state your credit union’s commitment to
youth financial education, including goals.
(10 points
max)
2.) Describe your credit union’s efforts, with evidence of
results, to: (25 points max)
a.) Inform
teachers and school officials, credit union people, elected
officials, the press, and the public about the problem of
youth financial illiteracy.
b.) Persuade schools to incorporate personal
finance instruction.
c.) Assist
in the training of teachers and/or classroom volunteers to
teach personal finance to youth.
3.) Describe your credit unions efforts, with evidence of
results, to: (25 points max)
a.) Teach young people about personal
finance and related topics in or out of school.
b.) Assist young people in developing a savings habit
through programs or events.
4.)
Describe your credit union’s efforts, with evidence of
results, to work with other organizations to provide youth
financial education leadership. (20 points max)
Note
on Criterion #5: This criterion is OPTIONAL because
legislative and/or regulatory youth
financial education initiatives are not an annual
occurrence in every state. Associations that enter
according to criteria 1 through 4 will be rated on an
80-point scale. Associations that enter according
to
criteria 1 through 4 plus 5 will be rated on a 100-point
scale.
The
National Desjardins Award in any given category will go
to the entry that receives the
highest percentage score among those awarded an average
among judges of at least 64 points
(80%
of maximum) on the 80-point scale or at least 80 points
(80% of maximum) on the
100-point five-criteria scale.
5.) Describe your
credit union’s efforts, with evidence of results, to build
grassroots support for (20 points max.)
a.)
Administrative policy or curricular changes at the state and
district levels to improve the financial education of youth.
b.) Legislative action to improve the
financial education of youth.
Include this form with your entry and entry fee
Return to MDDCCUA by 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 11, 2008
Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award
Credit
Union Checklist
The following checklist will ensure that Desjardins Youth Financial
Education entries are complete. Please include the completed
checklist with your entry form.
_____ Does your entry form state that it is
intended for the credit union division of the Desjardins
Award program?
_____ Does your entry form include your
credit union’s name, address, contact person’s name, phone
number, and e-mail address?
_____ Does your entry form reflect your credit union’s asset size as of
12/31/07
_____ Are all your entry materials in either a three-ring binder or a
spiral-bound notebook?
Does your entry form indicate whether your entry is to be evaluated on:
_____ Criteria 1 through 4?
_____ Criteria 1 through 5? (See note on criterion #5 on the entry form)
_____ Does your entry form include a statement of commitment of no more
than 300 words?
_____ Does your entry include evidence of
the activities described, such as newspaper articles, ads,
flyers, brochures, description, photos, timetable, budget,
and result? (Choose the best evidence, not the most.)
_____ Is your entry concise and readable? (Remember, more isn’t always
better!)
_____ Does your entry show how your youth
financial education efforts went beyond what is normally
expected of a credit union?
Submit this completed checklist with your entry form, entry
fee and entry
to MDDCCUA by 5:00 p.m.,
Friday, April 11, 2008
