RANCHO CUCAMONGA, California – In honor of Giving Tuesday, CO-OP Financial Services said it will donate $200 to CUAid for every registration for its THINK 20 conference now through Dec. 3.
THINK 20is scheduled for May 4-7, 2020, at the Omni Hotel in Dallas and is now open for registration immediately by visiting https://co-opthink.org. CO-OP said Registration can be completed at the “Fall Special” rate of $1,299, “so attendees can not only activate a $200 donation to the CUAid General Disaster Relief Fund, but attend the industry’s premier innovation and content platform at 35% off the regular conference rate.”
CUAid is a national disaster relief fundraising center that is part of the National CU Foundation program. Separately, CO-OP is one of the largest supporters of the credit union system, donating more than $2.5 million annually through support of leagues and associations throughout the country.
“From flooding in the Midwest to wildfires in California, CUAid has again been an important channel for disaster relief for our movement, and makes a perfect resource to support on Giving Tuesday,” said Samantha Paxson, chief experience officer for CO-OP. “We’re proud to help our credit union communities by assisting the mission of CUAid.”
New Speaker Added
Separately, CO-OP reported it continues to add speakers to THINK 20, which is themed “Activate Your Next.”
The latest speaker announced is Rana el Kaliouby, CEO of Affectiva, an emotion measurement technology company that grew out of MIT’s Media Lab. El Kaliouby is a leading computer scientist and entrepreneur in the field of expression recognition research and technology development, a subset of facial recognition systems, CO-OP said.
For more info, and to activate a donation, visit https://co-opthink.org. CO-OP is urging credit unions to “help spread the good by posting on social media and inviting colleagues to register during the campaign, use the hashtags #registerforgood and #THINK20 #CUAid.”