This year Meridian won the Central 1 Innovation award for operations and the overall Innovation award. The CUinnovate community site was part of the overall submission Meridian made highlighting its various social media experiments.
I’d like to thank everyone who has been active in this forum and encourage you to spread the word. Creating a network of sharing organizations is what sets us apart from the big banks. Social media is just one tool we can leverage to create a stronger and more dynamic system.
In the interest of sharing and transparency, I’ve attached Meridian’s application for anyone interested in leanring what we’ve been up to. Application Form Meridian 2009 Central 1 Innovation Awards
Here is the official posting from Central 1: http://infocentre.central1.com/displayjob.php?sp=10&type=SC&jid=0
November 09, 2009
INNOVATION AWARD WINNERS
NAMED FOR 2009
Winners of the 2009 Central 1 Innovation Awards were announced at the Fall Conference on November 6. Awards were presented to winners and runners-up in three categories: (1) an innovative retail, business or insurance product or a new source of income; (2) an innovative method to deliver services to members; and (3) an innovative approach to operations. Two overall awards were presented — Innovation on a Shoestring and Overall Excellence in Innovation.
In the Product Category, Kingston Community Credit Union won for its student account and delivery method named “Like, all Free.” Envision Credit Union was the runner-up for “Step Up”, a cashable, tiered-rate term deposit.
The winning entry in the Service Category came from Teachers Credit Union, which was recognized for its “Money Camp for Kids”. Runner-up was Nelson & District Credit Union, for its “100 Mile Mortgage – Keeping Interest Local.”
Meridian Credit Union was the winner in the Operations Category for its Web 2.0 tools, social media applications and cuinnovate network. Grand Forks District Savings Credit Union was named runner-up for its Unified Enterprise Content Manager program.
The Innovation on a Shoestring Award was won by Kingston Community. The Overall Excellence in Innovation Award went to Meridian.
Now in its eighth year, the awards program celebrates the numerous innovations made by Central 1′s B.C. and Ontario member credit unions. A summary of all of the innovative project work submitted will be distributed to credit unions shortly.
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Robert
