Thank you, Executive Members

On this bright and shiny spring morning (Patriot Day if you live in the state of Massachusetts), I’d just like to take a minute to thank all of you Executive Members of EverythingCU. Many of you have been with us since the very early days of the site (2001-2002), and many of you have joined the community along the way. I’m always gratified, honored, humbled and awestruck about the comments you have for the community here. And thank you for sharing the EverythingCU love with so many of your peers and colleagues, at your own, and other credit unions.

I know that this economy continues to be very tough, for both your credit union and your members, which is why we appreciate all the more that so many of you have kept EverythingCU Executive Membership in your budgets. There are currently 270 credit unions who are Executive Members, representing a combined 1,181 credit union professionals.

Just in case you aren’t completely familiar with all the benefits of Executive Membership, let me remind you of them so that you can be sure you are taking full advantage of your benefits.

• Executive Membership applies to all employees at your credit union, no matter if they are already signed up on EverythingCU, or if they sign up later, while the CU’s annual Executive Membership is still in effect.
• Executive Membership allows you to download an unlimited number of documents from the 1451 that you’ve contributed over the years.
• Executive Membership gets you discounts on the products that we offer, including the Online Switch Kit, Marketing Budget Report, Plumwall, Beehive, and Video Tutorials in the Knowledge Warehouse.

And as if all of that wasn’t enough, Executive Membership also gives you the option to post messages on the discussion anonymously for those times when you have a controversial topic you’d like to discuss without fear of reprisal.

If you are already an Executive Member, be sure to tell your colleagues at your credit union that they should register on the site so that they too can enjoy the benefits of your credit union is already receiving.

So thank you again, and enjoy this fine spring day!

Thank you on International Credit Union Day

Some days it’s tough being a credit union professional, so I just wanted to say thank you for all that you do on behalf of your members and future members. Especially since most of them probably don’t appreciate how hard you work to make their experience the best it can be.

Open House!

Thank you to everyone who has been a part of EverythingCU.com over the past eight adventure filled years. We’re celebrating International CU Day today and our expanded offices with an Open House in our offices in Open Square, Holyoke, Massachusetts. Please stop by and say hi if you are in the area, and if you’re not in the area, please take a second to log in below and type hi. We’re doing this from 5pm to 7pm Eastern Time followed by an hour of Rock Band fun.

Click here to view EverythingCU’s live video stream

A special note on your special day

Last year, I wrote A love note on your special day on International Credit Union Day. Today I’ve written a follow up toast that CUES was so kind to post on their Skybox blog.

Today, credit unions are more relevant, and more needed than ever. You, the credit union professional, rock our world. Myself and the team here at EverythingCU.com are honored to continue to foster YOUR community on EverythingCU.com.

After you’ve finished celebrating your members today, we’d be honored if you took a moment to stop by and say hi to us as we celebrate our new expanded offices. We would not exist if not for you, so thank you for your continued participation in EverythingCU.com. If you can’t stop by, stay tuned, as we will be attempting to send a live video stream of the festivities, tonight from 5pm to 8pm Eastern time. We’d be honored if you joined us in person in Holyoke, or online if technology permits.

As always, please feel free to share your thoughts here as we all celebrate Credit Union Day. I’d love to hear what’s on your mind.