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2009 Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award
LEAGUE Recognition Program FAQs
Purpose
To formally recognize league leadership on behalf of youth financial education.
Categories
Judges will evaluate league winners from each of the following size categories as of 12/31/08 (note changes):
- 100 or fewer affiliated credit unions
- 101 to 200 affiliated credit unions
- 201 or more affiliated credit unions
Procedure
Leagues will submit their completed Entry Forms, Checklists, and evidentiary materials in three-ring binders or spiral bound notebooks to CUNA by SEPTEMBER 4, 2009.
Be sure to consult "Secrets of a Winning League Entry" before compiling your submission.
2009 Program Timetable
JANUARY 2009: CUNA begins publicity for 2009 recognition program, loads entry information on CUNA's web site.
JANUARY 2009 through AUGUST 2009: CUNA and leagues make award information available online.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009: League entries due to CUNA.
OCTOBER 2009: National judging.
OCTOBER 2009: CUNA announces national winners.
NOVEMBER 2009: CUNA returns nonwinning entries to leagues.
FEBRUARY 2010: CUNA displays winning national entries at the Governmental Affairs Conference and presents national awards at a private reception there.
MARCH 2010: CUNA returns winning entries to leagues.
Frequently Asked Questions about the League Desjardins Awards
| Q: | Who was Alphonse Desjardins? |
| A: | Alphonse Desjardins (1854 – 1920) was a credit union pioneer who was
instrumental in forming the Canadian and U.S. credit union movements. Besides helping to found the
first credit unions in Canada and the U.S., Desjardins
pioneered youth savings clubs and in-school "banks," known as caisses scolaires. |
| Q: | What period do the award entries cover? |
| A: | Judges will primarily evaluate relevant activities that
took place between June 2008 and June 2009. |
| Q: | What activities are eligible? |
| A: | Leagues could receive an award for involvement in almost any kind of activity that raises
awareness and marshals resources on behalf of youth financial literacy. This might include public relations, teacher and classroom
volunteer training, advocacy, and coalition building. |
| Q: | Are efforts in support of the NEFE® High School Financial Planning Program® eligible? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | Is involvement in the NEFE High School Financial Planning Program required to enter the Desjardins Award program? |
| A: | No. |
| Q: | How does Desjardins scoring work for league entries? |
| A: | There are five judging criteria. All league entries will be judged on their responses to mandatory Criteria 1, 2, 3, and 4. Criterion 5 is OPTIONAL because legislative and/or regulatory youth financial literacy initiatives do not take place on an annual basis in every state. (See the League Entry Form for descriptions of all criteria.) Therefore, based on the applicable criteria, judges will compare entries as follows: Criteria 1, 2, 3, and 4 ONLY (four total criteria): Raw score as a percentage of 80 maximum points. At least 64 points (80% of maximum) required to win or receive honorable mention.The National Desjardins Award in any given category will go to the entry that receives the highest score above 80% of the maximum possible score, depending on the number of criteria judged. For example, in a single category: Finalist A receives 67 of 80 pts. (83.8% of maximum for four criteria) |
| Q: | What determines whether a league entry will be judged on four criteria or five? |
| A: | All entries will be evaluated on the first four criteria described
on the League Entry Form. Each league will decide for itself whether to enter evidence pertaining to the OPTIONAL fifth criteria, which covers
legislative and regulatory advocacy. See the scoring example above for further explanation. |
| Q: | What is the judging fee for league entries? |
| A: | There is NO fee for league entries in the Desjardins Award program. |
| Q: | What are the procedures for leagues that wish to submit entries in the Desjardins Award program? |
| A: | See the
League Entry Form. |
| Q: | What are the procedures for credit unions and chapters that wish to submit entries in the Desjardins Award program? |
| A: | See the Credit Union and Chapter Award program pages elsewhere on this site. Information about state-level judging of credit union and chapter entries is here. |
Direct questions about the Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award to Philip Heckman (800-356-9655, ext. 4088).
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