Braven, Inc.
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Mission Statement
Braven is a career-accelerating experience that prepares promising young people—many of whom are people of color, from low income backgrounds, and the first in their families to attend college—to secure a strong first opportunity after college graduation. We work with higher education and employer partners to offer a life-changing experience that begins with a semester-long course for college students followed by support that lasts through graduation. Together, we are helping to open up access to the American Promise, empowering a generation of leaders who mirror the demographics of our country.
About This Cause
As Braven celebrates our 10 year anniversary in 2023, we celebrate serving over 7,0000 Fellows. THE CHALLENGE WE ADDRESS While education has the potential to be the great equalizer, 70% of the 1.3 million low-income and first-generation college enrollees each year won’t emerge with a quality first job. In deep partnership with higher education partners and employers, we work to empower first-generation and low-income college students with the skills, confidence, experiences and social capital they will need to land strong first jobs that put them on the path to upward mobility and the American Dream. Our students’ success fuels our country’s success, ensuring that our large public higher education institutions become ever stronger engines of mobility and that our companies have the diverse talent they need to thrive in the modern economy. OUR VISION Our vision is that the next generation of leaders will emerge from everywhere and be as diverse as our future demands. The Braven Model: - The Accelerator Course: The one-semester course is a hybrid career-acceleration experience that students, called Fellows, take for credit typically during their sophomore or junior year. Fellows complete weekly online modules on Braven’s online platform and then apply that content through weekly virtual learning labs in a cohort of 5-8 peers led by a volunteer professional, called a Leadership Coach. Fellows complete assignments to develop in five professional competencies: operating and managing, problem solving, working in teams, networking and communicating, and self-driven leading. - The Post-Course Experience: Post-Accelerator Fellows receive additional opportunities to develop leadership and career-readiness skills, engage in an enduring professional network, and stay on track to securing strong internships and jobs. These optional post-course activities include engagements such as: 1) our Professional Mentor Program, which provides students a 12-week 1:1 mentor in their desired field as they get closer to the time of the job search, 2) access to our bi-weekly jobs blast which shares internship and job opportunities, and 3) one-off professional development and networking events such as Company Treks & Skill Builders.