About

Central Florida Urban League Young Professionals (CFULYP) is a network of young professionals across Central Florida who provide leadership development, economic empowerment and community volunteer opportunities for other young professionals. The organization trains, develops, and educates young professionals to take leadership roles within the Urban League, the civil rights movement, and society-at-large. Members of Young Professionals are defining, developing, implementing, and leading the next generation civil rights agenda.

CFULYP mission is to engage young professionals in the Urban League’s movement towards the achievement of social and economic equality. CFULYP does this by providing an effective forum through which young professionals can support the Urban League. They support the goals and mission of the Urban League by serving our communities and developing our members through mentoring, tutoring, scholarships, economic empowerment, political engagement, and leadership development programs.

The CFULYP is one of more than 50 chapters of the National Urban League Young Professionals that support the National Urban League’s five-pronged agenda:

Education and Youth Empowerment

Economic Empowerment

Health and Quality of Life Empowerment

Civic Engagement Empowerment

Civil Rights and Racial Justice Empowerment

CFULYP also works to strengthen our members by encouraging them to achieve balance in their lives even as they work to strengthen their communities. To this end, CFULYP strives to develop programs that encourage individual members’ personal and professional development.

Personal and Professional Development

Develop significant workshops and/or secure a calendar of speakers geared toward the vision of Young Professionals
Locate information on educational tools, classes, or workshops available to Young Professionals
Work toward establishing a relationship and seek sponsorship from one of Central Florida’s Educational Institutions (Rollins College, UCF, Stetson, etc.)

Membership

Recruit and retain membership/maintain membership spotlight
Establish an ongoing membership orientation workshop (for new and tenured members)
Create 4 signature membership drives
Link with CFUL to gain access and link to their membership efforts
Continuously develop and maintain FAQ’s and “Why you should join YP” data sheets

Community Service

Seek community service opportunities aligned with YPs mission and vision
Develop and maintain a log of volunteer hours for YP members
Align with CFUL for ongoing volunteer opportunities
Assist all committees with securing volunteers for scheduled workshops and signature events

Civic Engagement

Establish an Annual Forum with local, regional, and national political officials
Seek out and maintain relationships with Central Florida's politicians
Work with Personal and Professional Development Committee to align on potential speakers
Maintain working knowledge of CFUL’s Executive participation or affiliation with local Central Florida officials

Youth and Mentoring

Link to established Youth Program in Orlando to offer Young Professionals as mentors (Junior Achievement, YMCA Black Achievers, etc.)
Establish a signature Young Professionals youth program that can be trademarked
Work with Community Service and Events committee to collaborate on volunteer opportunities with youth

Financial Empowerment

Seeks speakers, seminars and workshops that are completely geared toward financial empowerment
Provide literature and monthly updates on any information that could financially empower or assist Young Professionals
Connect to business leaders who provide information regarding grants, scholarship or other funding
Establish a relationship and seek sponsorship from one of the local financial institutions in Central Florida

Events and Public Relations

Organizing and planning YP events
Receive updates from executive officers and committee chairs and provide updates and announcements at meetings
Establish a Monthly Newsletter
Provide website support and streamline communication to webmaster, and weekly website updates
Responsible for all press releases and media, and establishing press opportunities for YP

Corporate Sponsorships

Develop a comprehensive corporate sponsorship packet for potential sponsors and establish funding level
Obtain four corporate sponsors, (2) monetary, and (2) in-kind donations
Maintain follow-up, replies and letters of gratitude to all potential and participating sponsors
Take responsibility for creating and maintaining any planned fundraising events Enter content here