LCUL's 2023 Excellence in Marketing Awards

Creating amazing work may be its own reward, but having your work seen and recognized by the credit union community is inspiring, encouraging and energizing. The Excellence in Marketing Awards seek to reward marketing and business development teams that truly understand their member as they focus on outcomes, not outputs.

Louisiana credit unions have the opportunity to submit an entry in five (5) categories: Annual Report, Business SEG/Community Outreach, Digital Marketing, Integrated CampaignSocial Media.

LCUL will also be awarding the ‘Best of the Best’ award to one winning entry in each asset category. All entries will be judged by an all-star panel of industry influencers and experts in the field.

Due to the overwhelming number of entries, we’ve expanded the asset categories as follows: $0 - $75 million, $75 - $250 million, $250 - $500 million, and $501 million and over. 

Deadline to submit entries is June 16.

Submit Your Entry

LCUL is excited to launch a new award in 2023 that recognizes credit unions who demonstrate sustained support for advancing DEI initiatives in their workplace, serve as a catalyst for cultural transformation that emphasizes inclusion, and supports positive change within the credit union industry, their organization, or their community.

A panel of independent industry experts will evaluate award submissions based on the following criteria: DEI program design (what does this program look like), functionality (how efficient and detailed is this program), innovation (how similar is this program to its contemporaries), and overall measurable benefits (what metrics is the credit union using to track progress).

Deadline to submit entries is July 7.

Submit Your Entry

CUNA's National Awards program is designed to encourage and recognize distinguished credit unions that demonstrate social responsibility, the credit union philosophy, and financial education. 

• Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award: recognizes leadership on behalf of youth financial literacy; considers all activities supporting the personal finance education of young (18 and under) members. Chapters (or groups) and individual credit unions are eligible to enter.
• Desjardins Adult Financial Education Award: recognizes model credit union efforts to teach personal finance concepts and skills to members and nonmembers age 18 and older.
• Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Recognition Award: Recognizes a credit union or chapter for its community involvement in an activity that helps other people or strengthens the structure of their community. Credit union chapters and individual credit unions are eligible to enter.
• Louise Herring Award for Philosophy in Action: recognizes a credit union for programs and activities offered to its membership. Only individual credit unions are eligible to enter.
  
  Note: winners of the recognition awards will be entered on a national level.

Deadline to submit entries is July 15.

CUNA Award Submission Website