1 / 19

Members’ Meeting 23 rd April 2014

Members’ Meeting 23 rd April 2014. Victoria Mackay-Parkin Chair, Fincan. Agenda. 10.00am Welcome and introductions followed by a Fincan Update 10.10 Know Your Money Update – Susan Borrow 10.40 Darlington Credit Union – Tony Brockley 11.00 Comfort Break

yoshe
Download Presentation

Members’ Meeting 23 rd April 2014

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. Members’ Meeting 23rd April 2014

  2. Victoria Mackay-Parkin Chair, Fincan

  3. Agenda 10.00am Welcome and introductions followed by a Fincan Update 10.10 Know Your Money Update – Susan Borrow 10.40 Darlington Credit Union – Tony Brockley 11.00 Comfort Break 11:10 Workshop – Developing Future Themes 11:40 Axa Sun Alliance – Cost of Dying Presentation 12:25 Project Planning Workshop – Part One 12.40 Grab lunch 12:55 Project Planning Workshop – Part Two and Working Lunch 13:30 Close

  4. Know Your Money Susan Borrow and Nathan James

  5. Tony Brockley, CEO

  6. The past: • 2008 Merger of four small Darlington Credit Unions agreed • Alan Coultas, local businessman & Councillor drafted in to oversee • Darlington Borough Council awards £25,000 to support initiative • Treasury support: DBC staff member • Funding application support: DBC staff member • 2009 with use of DBC funding first paid member of staff employed • Financial Inclusion Forum • In 2009 DCU’s KPI’s were as follows:- • Members: 616 • Savings: £130,459 • Loans: £65,692 • Earned Income: £2579

  7. The present: • Payroll Deduction • Financial support:- • Strategic Grant • Corporate Membership • Deferred Shares • Quarterly Business & Finance Meetings:- • Ada Burns & Bill Dixon • Ideas exchange: Bill’s Foodbank account + £1300 • DBC support in “opening doors”: NHS • DBC Housing & DCU & MoneyWorks: collaboration • Councillor Newsletters • Darlington Together

  8. In 2014, DCU’s KPI’s are as follows: • Members: 3945 • Savings: £892,292 • Loans: £721,235 • Earned Income (for Q1 2014): £32,380 • Projected 2014 Earned Income of £169,000

  9. The future KPI’s: • Members: 10,500 • Earned Income: £468,500 • A sustainable Credit Union • By 2018 latest

  10. The challenge: • To achieve these figures we need even more support • Currently c.0.5% of DBC employees are DCU members • Borough wide c. 3.6% of the population are DCU members • Challenge 1: Increase number of employees to engage with DCU • Currently we have 10 Corporate Accounts worth in excess of £80,000 • Challenge 2: Assist in supporting our Corporate Membership Strategy • Currently we have 3 payroll schemes which are essential • Challenge 3: Assist in “championing” these schemes with local businesses • Elected members of the council – how many are DCU members? • ANEC members & others here today – how many of you are CU members? • Challenge 4: Why not? We need “champions” who support their local CU by action as well as words.

  11. Bishop of Jarrow's plan to get 1000 more people using credit unions

  12. What can your credit union offer? • Savings accounts with instant access • Affordable loans • Budget accounts • Co-operative electrical scheme • Free budget planning service • Free financial health checks • And much more to come with the CUEP 2014-2015

  13. What can Housing Providers offer? • To raise awareness of the credit union through its staff and clients • To establish a payroll deduction scheme for staff • To advertise the DCU with the rent statements • To advertise DCU with the Annual Reviews • To establish an outreach office at Housing Providers’ premises • To advertise credit union on periodic tenancy visits

  14. Any Questions?

  15. Workshop Developing Future Themes

  16. Break

  17. Axa Sun Alliance Mark Woodhead

  18. Workshop Project Planning

  19. Close

More Related