#32: Creative Items to Add to Your CRA Committee Meeting Agenda

Are you looking for creative ways to reinvigorate your CRA committee meetings?It is crucial to foster communication and collaboration during these meetings, so people leave inspired and are motivated to get involved in your CRA program. But, this is easier said than done. Here are a couple strategies that help generate a larger impact during your CRA committee meetings.• Invite a CDFI to present (either a CDFI that you partner with or that you may partner with) to learn more about their impactful work.• Bring in a nonprofit that serves low to moderate income people to educate your committee and your stakeholders on where all of the great work is happening out in your community.• Bring in philanthropic or governmental entities that are supporting economic development or serving low to moderate income people through their charters and their initiatives.• Highlight internal guest speakers, such as a board member that serves on a board of a nonprofit that serves lower income people.• Feature a “Mission Minute” where you highlight some of the great work that you've seen through your community outreach.• Create an Impact Award Program, where you highlight employees’ community outreach efforts.Use your CRA committee as a think tank to create new programs, like the Bank On Program.We hope these ideas spark new interest and inspire new thoughts around your CRA program through your CRA committee.Want to learn more about the CRA? Sign up for CRA Today’s free course: https://hub.cratoday.com/freecourseLinksCRA Today Website: https://cratoday.com/ For more information on the CRA Hub, a membership for bankers to connect, inspire, and master the art of CRA: https://cratoday.com/hub/ Copyright © 2021 by CRA Today LLC(No claim to original U.S. government material)All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of the author and publisher.This podcast is a periodic publication of CRA Today LLC and is intended to notify and inspire recipients of new developments in the Community Reinvestment Act. It should not be construed as legal advice or legal opinion on any specific facts or circumstances. The contents are intended for general informational purposes only, and you are urged to consult your own attorney concerning your situation and specific legal questions you have.Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm