OUR PROGRAMS
Programs
Our Programs
- The Canadian Association of Urban Financial Professionals
Speakers Series
CAUFP holds a monthly Speaker Series where we host high-profile keynote speakers from across all industries. The keynote addresses are followed by a professional networking session where members and guests can interact, make connections and advance their professional agendas.
These events are usually held on the last Thursday of each month except in August and December.
Check out our events calendar for details on the next Speaker Series event.
Professional Development
CAUFP is committed to inspiring and developing today’s leaders. As such, we host professional development workshops and seminars to equip our members with the knowledge and skills they need to navigate career changes. We help you:
- Enhance professional effectiveness
- Get equipped for career planning
- Maintain and/or increase marketability
- Increase ability to cope with career challenges and perform effective self-evaluation
- Acquire the tools required to increase networking effectiveness
Youth Engagement
Our youth engagement initiatives are centered on creating and sustaining a pipeline of future Black talent. Our marquee event, the Annual Youth Summit, is structured in order to achieve this goal.
Over the last 5 years, the Youth Summit has grown significantly and now attracts over 100 students from across the country eager to learn about what its like to work on Bay Street. Students are also exposed to the career options that are available, and network with industry professionals looking to recruit diverse talent.
Students who attended the Youth Summit have been awarded scholarships and landed internships at partner organizations including TD, RBC, and KPMG.
Financial Literacy
CAUFP is committed to developing the financial literacy of young adults from the black community through a well designed and targeted curriculum. Our objectives are to:
- Create informed consumers of financial products and services
- Increase participation in the capital markets
- Empower and set participants on a path to financial independence
- Create ambassadors of financial literacy within the black community
- A new curriculum will be starting in early 2019
