Financial Careers Advisory Council Overview

Financial Careers Advisory Council Overview

Individual Membership

FiCycle is a nonprofit organization whose free digital financial education resources serve more than 20,000 middle and high school students per year across the United States and overseas. Financial Life Cycle Education Corp is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization with a mission to improve the quality and effectiveness of financial education through research, curriculum design and professional development. Our vision is for a future where every student gains an understanding of the interrelated financial and mathematical concepts needed to navigate their financial life cycle and develops skills to help them succeed in the real world.

We’re launching this Financial Careers Advisory Council to bring together professionals who can demonstrate to FiCycle students the interaction between math skills and financial education and to facilitate discussions about pathways to careers that require those skills.

The purpose of the council is to provide opportunities and materials for students to learn about career paths that utilize math and finance through the Career Chat Program and to serve as ambassadors of FiCycle to help make the case for strengthening financial education through robust financial mathematics. (Making math relevant.)

Who can join the Council?

• Executives or professionals employed by a financial services firm including accounting, actuarial, financial services, banking, etc.
• Retired and independent individuals with knowledge of financial services, technology and mathematics are also welcome
• Commit support to FiCycle mission through career chats, mentorship, hosting events, guest lectures, and/or other support
• Contribute or raise at least $5000 per year during their individual membership, or $25,000 for Corporate Sponsors (allows up to five professionals to participate in FCAC meetings).

What is expected from Council members?

• Members (or their firms) make a three year membership commitment.
• Members participate, or recruit colleagues to participate, in a Career Chat at least once per school year.
• Members identify opportunities for their firm to provide FiCycle students access to the finance industry profession (e.g., hosted events, internships, office visits, etc.). 
• Members act as an ambassador of FiCycle and a point of contact for their firms.
• Members collaborate with other council members to enhance the Career Chat Program and improve FiCycle materials.
• Members support FiCycle’s annual fundraising efforts and promote fundraising events within their firms.

What can Council members expect from FiCycle?

• Empowering the next generation with the skills to make better financial decisions
• Empowering the next generation with opportunities to learn about and pursue careers in finance
• Professional recognition of membership, plus recognition on the FiCycle website, and other materials (including FiCycle Math workbooks and social media)
• Coordination by staff of Career Chat program and other related event logistics

To get involved with FiCycle’s FCAC as an individual member or a Corporate Sponsor, please contact our Program Director, Naiomi Abiola, at naiomi@ficycle.org.