• We offer OUTSTANDING career employment and business opportunities for our professional members!
• We provide EXCITING programs and services for our college and high school student members, including internships, mentorships and scholarships!
• We provide an EXCELLENT return on investment and tremendous value to our sponsors by identifying outstanding employment candidates, creating marketing opportunities, and assisting companies with developing business opportunities in the Latino market.

Employment Opportunities:

• As a member, you will receive invitations to attend the annual "San Jose Latins Connect" and "San Francisco Meet the Firms" corporate recruiting events. Both events provide you with the opportunity to network with hiring managers from over 30 of the Bay Area's leading Fortune 500 and largest regional employers. These events have enabled our members to secure full-time careers with prestigious employers.

Career Referral Services:

• As a member, you will have the opportunity to work one-on-one with an LBP board member to identify LBP sponsors with employment opportunities that suit your career interests. Our long-standing relationship with corporate sponsors and well-established community organizations provides us with a wide variety of resources to suit the specific career interests of each member.

Networking:

• Our San Francisco and San Jose/Silicon Valley chapters host quarterly networking events for professionals as well as participate with student chapter and community organized events. As a member, you'll have the opportunity to meet and build incredible relationships. Members meet partners from the Big 4 accounting firms, as well as Controllers, Chief Financial Officers and Managers from the Bay Area's most prestigious companies. Students benefit from these events by building relationships with successful Latino professionals within corporate America. Additionally, LBP sponsors inter-chapter events that enable students from Bay Area colleges and universities to strengthen their chapters by establishing relationships and exchanging best practices.

Leadership Development:

• The LBP leadership structure allows members to serve as a board member, committee chair or committee member. These positions offer members a unique opportunity to build upon their leadership skills by working with a diverse group of established professionals and student leaders. Past volunteers state our leadership development training in the areas of networking, fundraising and program management helped them succeed in their careers.

Mentorship Program:

• As members, students and professionals participate in our LBP "Catapult to Excellence" Mentorship Program. Established in 2003, the program operates throughout the academic year by pairing a student member with an established professional member based on mutually beneficial interests. This program is credited with many amazing results. Professionals report that it has provided them with an incredibly rewarding way to give back to the community. Students report that the program has helped them make the right academic decisions, often resulting in an interview or career opportunity.

LBP/CHispPA Scholarship Program:

• Each year, LBP awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors and college students attending an accredited college or university in Northern California. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we have been able to double the number of scholarships awarded each year with the Applied Materials "Dollar-for-Dollar" Match Program. These scholarships provide many first-generation college students with much needed financial assistance as they pursue an accounting or finance career. The application process occurs between August 1, 2007 and January 15, 2008. All recipients are notified in February and invited to the LBP Annual Scholarship Awards Program in March. Check the home page for links to the program.

CPA Review Scholarships:

• Each year, LBP awards one full scholarship and one 50% off discount certification for the Roger CPA Review courses. Recognized as one of the Bay Area's top CPA review courses, the Roger CPA Review courses ensure that LBP students study in the most productive learning environment for their individual needs. LBP believes that review courses are an essential element of any future accountant's master career plan towards obtaining and practicing as a CPA. This program is offered as an exclusive benefit for our LBP student members. Refer to the scholarships link page for more information and an application.

LBP "Propel to Excellence" Summer Internship Program:

• Each year, LBP invites college students who possess outstanding potential to participate in the LBP "Propel to Excellence" Summer Internship Program. Interns are placed at various Bay Area companies seeking high-caliber accounting and finance students. LBP paid student members of record will receive information about applying to the program on January 1 of each year. If you joined on or after January 1, send an email to sj_president@LBPBayArea.org (Silicon Valley chapter) or sf_president@LBPBayArea.org (San Francisco chapter) for more information. All applications are due by January 31 of each year.
• If you are a Bay Area company interested in hiring an LBP student member as a summer intern, please contact the Silicon Valley chapter at sj_president@LBPBayArea.org or the San Francisco chapter at sf_president@LBPBayArea.org for more information. LBP student members are pursuing accounting and finance careers at Bay Area colleges and universities. The internship program is an excellent opportunity to identify a full-time hire candidate early in their college career.

LBP Annual Scholarship Awards Banquet:

• LBP members receive a special discounted rate, including a "Members Only" presale, for individual tickets to the LBP Annual Scholarship Awards Banquet to be held on March 15, 2008. The banquet honors the student scholarship recipients as well as accomplished professional leaders who have demonstrated a commitment to helping young people in our Bay Area community. The 2007 LBP Annual Scholarship Awards Banquet resulted in a sold out event. Don't miss your chance to meet some of the Bay Area's most accomplished finance and accounting professionals and congratulate the next generation of Latino leaders. Be sure to purchase your tickets early. A "Members Only" presale will begin on April 16, 2007 and end on August 31, 2007 (Register Here). General sales begin September 1, 2007 with discounts for members only.