Are you an individual with a background in finance and/or education? Or are you simply looking for ways to impact your community? Regardless, fill out this form to work with the Detroit Fintech Association to to create opportunities for Detroit students.
The Detroit Fintech Association (DFA) strives to lead a paradigm shift in the delivery of financial education to Detroit youth by leveraging existing resources to develop a financial literacy curriculum focused on tactile development and talent cultivation. The program will be implemented into Detroit’s public and/or charter schools as a part of their overall curriculum. The program will feature six levels, designed in an order to catalyze development, starting with building and managing wealth, moving through investment strategies, and finishing with career readiness.
Get Involved
Sign-up to Mentor
We strive to provide our students in the Detroit Fintech Academy with a holistic, experiential education by providing them with insight into the real-world applications of their studies, while growing their network.
To do this we rely on a diverse group of mentors to guide our students along their educational pathways.
Interested in joining our mentorship team? Fill out this form.
Become a Partner
Is your company interested in working with the Detroit Fintech Association to do well by doing good? Fill out this form to partner with us in growing Detroit’s Fintech Ecosystem by developing the local talent pool.
Take on an Intern
Our internship program embodies the idea that by providing our students with the opportunity to apply their education in the workplace, we create value for Detroit businesses by developing a talent pool that can sustainably account for talent gaps locally.
We are looking for companies that share this vision to offer internship opportunities for our students, and help realize their potential to impact the finance and financial technology industries in Detroit.
Want to work with us to develop Detroit’s talented students to make an impact on your company? Fill out this form.
Showcase your Workplace
Part of the experiential learning initiatives for our program is the opportunity for our students to get out of their classrooms and witness professionals on the job to enhance their understanding of the finance and financial technology industries.
Want to bring Detroit’s next generation of FinTech leaders to your workplace? Fill out this form.
Contribute
Contributions to our program come in many forms. We are perpetually searching out innovative ways to improve our students’ experience.
From providing technology like Chromebooks and offering your FinTech products as learning materials, to growing our scholarship fund, helping lower our students’ barriers to attending college; we are seeking knowledge partners to help us innovate and build out our program to maximize our impact. Let’s take this thing to the moon.
Interested in sitting down with us to discuss contributions to the Detroit FinTech Academy? Fill out this form.