FoolProof Deemed Tech Council's Best of Show at 2009 ACUC

CUNA Technology Council
June 23, 2009 | COMMENTS

FoolProof’s financial literacy education system was the winner of the CUNA Technology Council’s Best of Show Award at the 2009 America’s Credit Union Conference and Expo, taking place June 21-24 in Boston.

FoolProof offers credit unions five separate financial literacy programs for high school and community groups, parents, college students, young adults, and adults. This Web based financial education system is centered entirely on credit union principles and the concepts of consumerism and features videos, podcasts, online modules, and more to enhance learning.

When announcing the Best of Show winner, John Morawski, lead judge from the council and chief technology officer for the Massachusetts Credit Union League said he was impressed with FoolProof’s use of credit union principles and consumerism as building blocks for its program. “The program provides independent information, free of advertising, to help credit union members and non-members make wise decisions in tough financial times.”

FoolProof is owned by FoolProof Financial Education Systems. The Education Credit Union Council and the Colorado association’s Credit Union Strategic Partners partnered with FoolProof to offer the program to credit unions and other not-for-profit educational institutions.

Since 2001, the CUNA Technology Council has presented Best of Show awards to conference exhibitors that demonstrate a commitment to delivering technology that will further the growth of products and services in the credit union marketplace. Vendors’ products are evaluated according to affordability, the benefit to credit unions and their members, a commitment to open standards, current product use, and health of the company.

For more information about FoolProof, go to www.foolproofnational.com.

On hand for the award presentation are, from left: John Morawski, lead judge from the council and chief technology officer for the Massachusetts CU League; Nick Buettner, FoolProof’s vice president and chief operating officer; Benjamin Zanfagna, FoolProof’s financial education coordinator; Karen Morgan, senior vice president of Credit Union Strategic Partners; Dan Mica, CUNA president and CEO; and Bob Stowell, council judge and senior vice president and chief operating officer for US FCU in Burnsville, Minn.