Melanie Murphy
Melanie Murphy is the manager of member services for the Illinois Credit Union League (ICUL). Her primary responsibility is to raise funds,and distribute grants and scholarships for the Illinois Credit Union Foundation. She also works with the Illinois Youth Involvement Council to promote financial education, especially for young people. Melanie coordinates the REAL Solutions®program in Illinois to help credit unions serve the low-wealth community.
Melanie began her career with the Illinois League in 1990. She has an undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree in Organizational Development from Benedictine University. She earned her Certified Fundraising Executive designation in 1995 and her Registered Organizational Development Consultant designation in 2002.
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Biz Kid$ Goes to the Library
I began International Credit Union Week by giving a one-hour Biz Kid$ presentation at our local library. Since this was the introductory session, we selected episode 101 “What is a Biz Kid?” The library wisely scheduled the event on a day off from school (Columbus Day) and did a great job promoting the event in their publications and in the local newspaper. There were 33 kids registered…
