What is STAND?

It’s our initiative to engage Kansas and Missouri credit unions on a grassroots level in credit union advocacy and political action efforts. The STAND initiative empowers credit union employees, volunteers and members to sign up and make a meaningful credit union connection with their lawmakers.

STAND stands for five critical ways you can engage your team and your members in credit union advocacy:

How can you and your credit union take a STAND?

The STAND program only works if your credit union, you and your coworkers participate. The stronger our numbers, the stronger our voice and message -- and the better we can protect credit unions and their members!

Here are three easy steps to becoming a STAND credit union:

1. Sign up your credit union (CEOs or senior leaders do this)
   
   
2. Have staff and volunteers sign up to be a member of the Army of Advocates
   
   
3. Take action on a minimum of three other advocacy efforts on the checklist. Want the STAND award? Download the checklist for what it takes to achieve the award.  
   • Sign a CUPAC solicitation agreement.
   • Complete HCUA’s Community Impact survey.
   • Upload your information to Project Zip Code.
   • Complete HCUA advocacy training (Advocacy Action webinar series). 
   • Sign up 15%* of your credit union staff  for the Army of Advocates. 
   • Engage your staff in grassroots activities (i.e. CUPAC fundraising or calls to action).
   • Attend at least one advocacy event (i.e. Day at the Capitol, GAC or Hike the Hill).
   • Enroll in the Member Activation Program.
   • Run at least one MAP campaign annually.
   • Contribute to CUPAC. 

   *updated June 2022

    

Join these credit unions and take a STAND!

Complete all the items on the list to earn the Take a STAND award

Are you an overachiever? Super passionate about credit union advocacy? Your credit union can earn the a Take a STAND award when you complete all of items on this checklist by August 12.

Download the checklist

Questions?
Contact  our advocacy team.