MADISON, Wis.–The National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) said it is partnering with MindBlown Labs to bring their “Thrive ‘n’ Shine” financial education app to 20 Reality Fairs and more credit unions nationwide in 2016.
The Foundation recently formalized its collaboration with MindBlown Labs in order to enrich the Reality Fair experience with CUNA Mutual Group. Late last year, CUNA Mutual Group launched a social media effort (#CUGiveBack) encouraging credit unions, their members and partners to share pictures of people giving back to the communities they served with each post garnering a $5 donation to the Foundation.
That campaign helped lead to a $10,000 donation from CUNA Mutual Group that funded 20 Reality Fairs for up to 5,000 students.
“A Reality Fair is experiential learning at its finest for teens to learn about managing money,” said Gigi Hyland, executive director at the National Credit Union Foundation. “The Thrive 'n' Shine app will add another engaging and experiential layer to an already effective educational experience. We are looking forward to the collaboration with MindBlown Labs and thankful to CUNA Mutual Group for its support of the Foundation.”
Another aspect of this partnership is that MindBlown Labs is providing a 15% discount off the cost of its Thrive ‘n’ Shine packages to credit unions throughout the country. To take advantage of this discount, the Foundation said credit unions can simply reach out to Co-Founder Tracy “Ty” Moore at ty@mindblownlabs.com / 510.629.0625 or go to mindblownlabs.com/sponsors and request a brief demo.