Overview

Braven is a non-profit that partners with colleges, employers, and funders to help underrepresented and first-generation students move from college to strong first jobs. It delivers career readiness through the Braven Accelerator, a semester-long, credit-bearing course that blends online modules with in-person labs, with Fellows working in cohorts and receiving guidance from volunteer professionals. After the accelerator, Fellows get ongoing support via alumni programs, mentoring, and access to internships and jobs, guided by volunteer Leadership Coaches who also develop their own management skills. Braven works with public universities like San José State, National Louis University, Rutgers University–Newark, and Spelman College, and also offers BravenX, a fully virtual version with stipends for students outside partner campuses, all aimed at expanding networks, skills, and pathways to quality jobs and education equity.