加倍我们的使命：社区影响和倡导是同一枚硬币的两个方面

随着议员们审查信用合作社税收状况，倡导对于当今运动中的许多人来说是头等大事。加倍我们的使命也必须做到。

Lawmakers are reviewing the credit union tax status, which has advocacy top-of-mind for many in our movement today. But what about our mission? Shouldn’t doubling down on that be top-of-mind as well? After all, our community impact and our advocacy are two sides of the same “credit union difference” coin.

立法者正在审查信用合作社税收状态，该税收状况使我们的运动中的许多人都倡导了最高的兴趣。但是我们的使命呢？不应该将其加倍吗？毕竟，我们的社区影响和倡导是同一“信用合作社差异”硬币的两个方面。

A few years ago, I took a cross-country road trip from Wisconsin to see my east coast family for the holidays. Like anyone gearing up for a long drive, filling up the gas tank was one of the first things I did before hitting the highway. But that fuel didn’t even get me halfway; I had to stop to fill up the tank every few hundred miles or risk breaking down.

几年前，我从威斯康星州进行了一次越野旅行，去看了我的东海岸家族度假。就像任何准备长途驾驶的人一样，填充汽油箱是我在上高速公路之前所做的第一件事。但是这种燃料甚至没有让我一半。我不得不停止每几百英里填充坦克，否则可能会破裂。

The need to refuel—persistently and deliberately—holds true for all of us in credit unions. Sustained investment in community impact and financial well-being for all helps prevent our advocacy message from getting stranded on the highway.

我们所有人在信用合作社中都需要加油 - 经常和故意。对所有人的社区影响和财务福祉的持续投资有助于防止我们的倡导信息滞留在高速公路上。

The message we share on Capitol Hill is one of differentiation. “We’re not like those other financial institutions,” we proclaim. “We make a difference!”

我们在国会山上分享的信息是差异化之一。我们宣称：“我们不像其他金融机构那样。” “我们有所作为！”

With over 140 million Americans relying on credit unions, we absolutely do—and we can’t let up on the gas.

由于超过1.4亿美国人依靠信用合作社，我们绝对做到了 - 我们不能放松汽油。

If you’re looking for more resources on doubling down on your credit union’s mission and impact to help fuel your advocacy arm, the National Credit Union Foundation is here to help.

如果您正在寻找更多的资源，以加倍您的信用合作社的使命和影响力来帮助您的倡导部门，那么国家信用合作社基金会将在这里提供帮助。

No matter what the years ahead may bring, this is our call as a credit union movement with one united voice: to keep the advocacy tank full and to keep accelerating our collective impact on the world. Onward!

无论未来几年可能带来什么，这都是我们作为一个联合声音的信用合作社运动的呼吁：使倡导坦克充满并继续加速我们对世界的集体影响。向前！