Instant Insights / CU Times: Diversity in the Raw

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Diversity in the Raw

CUs Give Their Leadership’s Commitment to DEI a 78/100 Score: Filene Survey

Mentorship programs for underrepresented employees and supplier diversity initiatives are two areas of opportunity for CUs.

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A presentation of preliminary findings from a DEI survey of credit unions by the Filene Research Institute revealed progress and opportunities at cooperatives in their ongoing quest to fully embrace diversity, equity and inclusion.

During the Madison, Wis., think tank’s virtual “Amplifying Impact: Connecting Credit Unions and Communities” event Tuesday, Dr. Quinetta Roberson, a professor of management and psychology at the University of Michigan and Filene fellow, shared that the 284 credit unions and partners that participated in Filene’s DEI Practices and Policies Survey rated their leadership’s commitment to DEI as 78 out of 100 on average. “That’s great – that’s pretty high, but it also leaves some room for opportunity,” Roberson said in presenting the figure.

Natasha Chilingerian

Natasha Chilingerian has worked in the credit union space for over a decade. She joined CU Times as managing editor in 2015 and was promoted to executive editor in 2019. Before that, she served as a communications specialist for Xceed Financial Credit Union (now Kinecta Federal Credit Union) in Los Angeles from 2013-2015, and as a CU Times freelancer from 2011-2013. She has been a professional writer and editor for more than 17 years, specializing in news and lifestyle journalism as well as marketing copywriting for companies in the finance and technology space.

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