Organizations Filed Purposes:
STRENGTHENING ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND INCUBATION TO IMPROVE CONSUMER FINANCIAL WELL-BEING.
CONDUCT CUTTING-EDGE ACTIONABLE RESEARCH TO INCREASE LEARNING AND TRANSFORM ORGANIZATIONS, ACCELERATE INCUBATION AND REDUCE RISK FROM NEW SOLUTIONS THROUGH FILENE INCUBATORS, CONNECT INNOVATIVE AND EMERGING LEADERS THROUGH COMMUNITIES AND EVENTS, PROVIDE ADVISORY SERVICES TO DRIVE LASTING AND IMPACTFUL CHANGE AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO GROWING, INNOVATION-MINDED CREDIT UNIONS DEDICATED TO THINKING FORWARD AND CHANGING LIVES.
FILENE RESEARCH INSTITUTE SEEKS OUT HIGH PRIORITY RESEARCH QUESTIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF CONSUMERS AND THE COOPERATIVE FINANCE MOVEMENT. THE INSTITUTE REGULARLY PUBLISHED REPORTS ON ITS RESEARCH FINDINGS AND THE OUTPUTS TAKE MANY FORMS INCLUDING RESEARCH REPORTS, INFOGRAPHICS, AND SLIDE DECKS. THERE WERE NEARLY 40 FILENE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION REPORTS PUBLISHED IN THE YEAR, AS WELL AS 20 OTHER APPLIED RESEARCH OUTPUTS. ARTICLES SUMMARIZING THE RESEARCH ARE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IN THE TRADES, SOCIAL MEDIA, GENERAL MEDIA AND IN PUBLICATIONS OF CREDIT UNION TRADE ORGANIZATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO REGULARLY SPEAKS ON ITS RESEARCH FINDINGS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AS WELL AS PROVIDES RESEARCH INSIGHTS ON KEY CONSUMER FINANCE TOPICS.
FILENE PROVIDES MEMBERS AND PARTNERS A VARIETY OF WAYS TO ENGAGE WITH OUR BODY OF WORK THROUGH OUR EVENTS AND COMMUNITIES. THIS YEAR OVER 1,100 CREDIT UNION AFFILIATED INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED ONE OF THE 6 RESEARCH EVENTS HOSTED BY FILENE. WE HAD AN ADDITIONAL 2400 ATTENDEES PARTICIPATE IN FILENE WEBINARS. OUR COMMUNITIES SUPPORT YOUNG PROFESSIONALS THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE TRUST AND PARTICIPATION IN THE FILENE CRASH PROGRAM THIS YEAR OVER 140 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS WERE IMPACTED BY THE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, OUR I3 PROGRAM (IDEAS, INNOVATION AND IMPLEMENTATION) FOCUSES ON EMERGING LEADERS INTRODUCES INNOVATION METHODOLOGIES AND ACCELERATES INNOVATIVE THINKING FOR 40 CREDIT UNION PARTICIPANTS.
FILENE RESEARCH INSTITUTE'S APPLIED RESEARCH & INNOVATION PROGRAMS TAKE THE MOST PROMISING RESEARCH AND USE IT TO BUILD AND TEST IDEAS OR MARKET-READY SOLUTIONS WITH CREDIT UNIONS IN FILENE INCUBATORS TO SOLVE REAL-WORLD, CONSUMER FINANCE PROBLEMS. FROM INCREASING MEMBER LOYALTY, PROVIDING MEMBERS WITH ALTERNATIVE PAYDAY LENDING PROGRAMS, SERVING IMMIGRANT AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, TO ENHANCING STRATEGIC AND INNOVATION EFFORTS. OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP CREDIT UNIONS PUT OUR RESEARCH INTO ACTION SO THEY CAN SERVE MORE MEMBERS, GROW THEIR CREDIT UNION, AND ULTIMATELY IMPROVE CONSUMERS' LIVES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mark Meyer | PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 60 | $0 |
| Bill Cheney | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Patty Campbell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Dillon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bob Trunzo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Maurice Smith | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Kundert | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Schenk | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| April Clobes | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Ty Muse | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Keith Sultemeier | VICE CHAIRPERSON | 1 | $0 |
| Tracie Kenyon | CHAIRPERSON | 1 | $0 |
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