NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Nominations are now being accepted forNACUSO's 2008 CUSO Collaboration and Innovation Award.

The award will be judged using the following criteria: a cleardescription of how the nominated organization and the collaborativemodel brought value to the industry, their owners, and credit unionmembers; thought leadership and critical thinking; value createdthrough the use of collaboration; innovation in organizationaldesign; implementation and execution; results, outcomes andperformance. Self-nominations will be accepted.

“NACUSO understands collaboration and innovation are key successfactors that can build strength and vitality in the credit unionindustry,” said Judy Sandberg, NACUSO board member and senior vicepresident of Gateway Services Group, LLC. “We want to identify andrecognize all examples of organizations that successfully used thecollaborative model to advance the goals of our industry.”