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!