Best Practices
Four Unique Ways to Promote Youth Programs
Launching an exclusive youth program spawned a bevy of unique promotional opportunities for PrimeTrust Federal Credit Union. After partnering with The Berenstain Bears Financial Literacy Program and introducing the Cub Account in April 2017, the $156MM credit union saw an immediate increase in youth membership and a plethora of opportunities […]
Coin Counters: A Tool To Teach Children Sound Money Management
Coin Counters are an integral part of a credit union’s youth program. They provide children with a goal to save money and a memorable experience when the coins are dropped into the machine, sorted, and deposited. Even very young children can understand the concept of saving money and watching it grow! […]
Bear Business: Three Essentials for Growing a Community
Make no mistake about it, O Bee Credit Union placed larger-than-life (2-3 times larger) images of The Berenstain Bears in the windows of their Yelm branch to capture the attention of thousands of motorists traversing nearby highways. The Olympia-based financial institution did this to build trust, offer value, and drive […]
Berenstain Bears Road Trip Promotes Financial Literacy & School Spirit
Fun-Filled Assembly was Prize for Winning School Spirit Contest The Berenstain Bears visited Woodlyn Elementary School in Ridley, PA, Thursday, June 9, 2016 as part of a special story time assembly, which the students earned after winning Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union’s annual School Spirit Contest. The second consecutive online […]
Financial Literacy & The Bear Necessities
The Berenstain Bears Financial Literacy Program attracts attention in the UK and is featured in an article about Credit Unions in Co-operative News.
April is Financial Literacy Month. Get Financially Fit!
Share these 5 Tips for creating financially fit children!
Mike Berenstain Named 2016 Financial Literacy Advocate
Berenstain Bears author to be honored April 28 in Drexel Hill, PA Mike Berenstain Partners in Education 2016 Financial Literacy Advocate Mike Berenstain, Author, Illustrator, and President of Berenstain Enterprises has been named 2016 Financial Literacy Advocate by Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union Partners in Education for his commitment to […]
Gigi Hyland, National Credit Union Foundation Executive Director, Joins CUNFL Board
Credit Union Network for Financial Literacy is honored to announce the addition of Gigi Hyland, Executive Director of The National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation), to The Berenstain Bears Financial Literacy Program Advisory Board.
Endorsed by National Credit Union Foundation
CUNFL is honored to receive accolades for The Berenstain Bears Financial Literacy Program via the prominent endorsement of The National Credit Union Foundation.
“The Berenstain Bears Visit the Credit Union” Unveiled
See video from the special unveiling of the first-of-its-kind publication written exclusively for the credit union industry:
