Talking Credit Unions with Chris Smith
These podcasts aim to communicate topics of interest from the world of credit unions targeted at managers, directors and other activists within the world of credit unions. I'm a long term supporter of credit unions and have served on the board of directors of several credit unions. This is a not for profit venture and my time is donated pro-bono. I am constantly on the look-out for stories and topics of interest to credit unions especially, but not exclusively, in the UK and Ireland. Contact me: smithowls@gmail.com A contribution to my costs has been made by Swoboda Research Centre and I rely on them for additional distribution and inspiration.
Talking Credit Unions with Chris Smith
Audio of CFCFE's measuring Social Impact of Credit Unions Seminar 25th Nov 2020 - EDITION 14
CFCFE have released a report from Dr Olive McCarthy of the Centre for Co-operative Studies at Cork University Business School (and CFCFE’s Advisory Board) on credit union perceptions of the opportunities and challenges for measuring and reporting on social impact – what CFCFE calls ‘the credit union difference’.
Olive spoke to staff from 23 credit unions and 11 stakeholder to gather insights into what organisations see as the opportunities and barriers in relation to evaluating systematically the contributions credit unions make to their members’ and communities’ wellbeing. Credit Unions and Social Impact Measurement and Reporting: Realising the Potential can be downloaded here.
https://cfcfe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/202011_CFCFE22_Social_Impact_Realising_Potential.pdf
This is a recording of the CFCFE online seminar that took place on Wednesday 25th November, where Olive summarised her work alongside Paul Jones and Nick Money, who will outline the methodology CFCFE is working on for credit unions.
Talking Credit Unions with Chris Smith is a regular podcast dedicated to informing credit union practitioners, leaders and opinion formers on variety of industry topics. To contact Chris Smith, smithowls@gmail.com