January 14th, 202509Pittsburgh, PA – PWCampbell is excited to announce it is officially certified as a Women's Business Enterprise by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). This prestigious national certification was awarded on November 21, 2024, after a thorough approval process.
“This certification opens new opportunities for our company and our clients. Many potential clients actively seek to collaborate with women-owned businesses, and this designation sets us apart in our industry,” stated Erin Campbell, Principal.
Out of approximately 14 million women-owned businesses in the U.S., only about 20,000 companies hold WBENC...
January 14th, 202508Virginia Beach, VA (November 24, 2024) – The 11th annual Chartway Norfolk Harbor Half Marathon Weekend drew thousands of runners to downtown Norfolk and highlighted the power of community with efforts to support medically fragile children and local families. Chartway Credit Union, the title sponsor of the event, partnered with J&A Racing to host a meaningful weekend focused on giving back. Through the Chartway Promise Foundation—the charitable arm of Chartway Credit Union—the event raised funds and awareness, while granting dreams to two Promise Heroes in collaboration with Toby’s Dream Foundation, and provided 150 activity bags...
January 14th, 202506Capital Heights, MD – November 22, 2024 – Democracy Federal Credit Union is proud to announce the successful conclusion of its internal shoe drive, which ran from October through November 22, 2024 and collected over 100 pairs of shoes. This initiative focused on collecting new and gently worn shoes and uniting staff across all Democracy Federal Credit Union locations to make a significant impact within the Prince George’s County community.
The collected men's shoes were donated to Prince George's House, a transitional home providing shelter and support services to men experiencing homelessness, while women’s and children’s shoes...
January 14th, 2025013ABNB Federal Credit Union (ABNB FCU), a leading, community-focused, digital-first, full-service financial institution serving more than 76,000 members, has partnered with Alacriti, a leading payments and money movement solutions provider. This collaboration has introduced cutting-edge instant payment capabilities to ABNB FCU, enabling members to securely send and receive funds within seconds via The Clearing House’s RTP® (Real-Time Payments) network and the Federal Reserve’s FedNow® Service.
“Being at the forefront of payment innovation is essential to meeting our members’ evolving needs,” stated Cassandra Tucker, Director of...
January 14th, 202508Madison, WI – (December 3, 2024) – CUES today announced it has been selected as a winner of the 2024 Amazon Web Services (AWS) IMAGINE Grant, a public grant opportunity open to registered charities in the United Kingdom and Ireland and registered 501(c) nonprofit organizations in the United States who are using technology to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. The grant will support CUES’ efforts to further develop and personalize its learning platform, MyCUES Dashboard, delivering highly customized learning and development content to help credit union leaders develop themselves, and their organizations.
Now in its...
January 14th, 2025012SNELLVILLE, GA – The African-American Credit Union Coalition (AACUC) will induct five credit union leaders into its African American Credit Union Hall of Fame during its Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony during the Governmental Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C. on March 4, 2025 at the Organization of American States Building. The 2025 honorees are:
Tony LaDarryl Black, Sr. (posthumously), President/CEO, Baylor College of Medicine Federal Credit Union
Barbara J. Leonard (posthumously), Board Chair, Unitus Community Credit Union
Harold Roundtree, President/CEO, UNCLE Credit Union
Girado Smith, President/CEO, Educational...
January 14th, 202508Temple Hills, MD—On December 18, 2024, four dedicated employees from Democracy Federal Credit Union, affectionately known as “The 4 Tops,” gathered to host a Sing-a-Long to spread holiday cheer and the spirit of giving at the Henson Creek Assisted Living Facility in Temple Hills, MD. Located just 20 minutes from the Credit Union’s Silver Hill branch, Henson Creek Assisted Living is a valued community partner that reflects the Credit Union's ongoing commitment to serving its members where they live, work, and gather.
Dressed in festive attire and equipped with songbooks, The 4 Tops led the residents in a lively sing-along featuring...
January 14th, 202508NEWPORT NEWS, December 11, 2024 – Today, the BayPort Foundation, Ferguson, Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII, and Virginia Natural Gas announced that the Newport News Education Foundation has been awarded the $500,000 Accelerating Change Together (ACT) Grant to support the Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) New Teacher Institute (NTI) program. The ACT Grant extends the four companies’ existing charitable giving and social impact efforts to its education and workforce development mission.
The three-year, $500,000 step-down grant will provide the funding necessary for NTI to answer the regional call to build a workforce...
January 14th, 2025012Virginia Beach, VA (January 6, 2024) – Since its founding 20 years ago, Chartway Credit Union’s charitable arm, Chartway Promise Foundation, has delivered on its mission to bring joy, hope, and smiles to medically fragile children and their families through unforgettable experiences. We call these children Promise Heroes, and this year marks the Foundation’s 20th anniversary supporting them. In 2024, the Foundation worked tirelessly to raise funds, with support from generous corporate and individual donors and numerous successful fundraising events. This effort resulted in $1.1 million, the largest award for its annual grants program...
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