Deloitte sponsored Mock Interview Nights, treks, and pro bono projects in Chicago and the Bay Area.
A new talent strategy for NYC
Given the diversity and magnitude of New York City’s young untapped talent, its role as a global leader of industry and commerce, and the tremendous energy rallying to close the education-to-employment gap, Braven launched in partnership with the City University of New York at Lehman College in January 2020.
Big Opportunity in the Big Apple
In New York City only 1 in 4 local students from underrepresented backgrounds enrolled in a 4 year college graduate with a strong job. It’s imperative for our city’s success that students from humble beginnings leave college with a strong first job and a path to economic choice and mobility. Braven is proving that the American Dream is possible within semesters, showing that our rising talent can and must hail from all communities, including some of our lowest-income ones.
An Innovative University Partnership
CUNY is the nation’s largest public higher education system and often recognized for its student diversity and commitment to socio-economic mobility. Specifically, Lehman College was ranked 4th in the Top 10 colleges nationwide with the highest mobility rate by The National Bureau of Economic Research. Over half of the CUNY undergrads receive Pell Grants, 41% are first-generation, and over half are students of color.
With a shared focus on student success, opportunity, and innovation, Lehman College will be Braven’s founding university partner in January 2020. Together Braven and Lehman College are committed to empowering students from humble beginnings on the path to the American Dream.
Employers Fueling a New Generation of Local Leaders
New York City is a global center of innovation and industry. It is home to the highest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the United States, many of which are looking for ways to recruit diverse untapped talent, build their employees’ leadership skills, and positively impact their community.
Braven offers these local companies opportunities to do all three seamlessly, enriching both the company and the NYC community. To learn more about our various partnership opportunities click here.
Braven is proud to be joining partners across New York City to build a vibrant, homegrown, and diverse workforce to power the local economy on a global scale.
NYC Employer Partners
Our employer partners encourage their employees to participate in Braven’s professional development and engagement opportunities, sponsor events and learning experiences, provide access to externship, internship and full-time opportunities, and offer critical financial support.
Anchor Partners
Google employees have consistently volunteered as Leadership Coaches since 2016, and several teams have hosted treks networking events for our Fellows across the country.
LinkedIn has hosted networking events, recruited hundreds of volunteers, sponsored our Summit, donated product, and opened up their API, enabling us to track our Fellows’ job success over time. Braven is a proud member of LinkedIn’s Network Gap Coalition.
Salesforce is an anchor partner committed to the idea that the next generation of leaders needs to emerge from everywhere. The company was a seed funder of Braven NYC. They have also hosted student events in NYC, Chicago, and the Bay Area and sponsored the Career Booster nationally.
Innovation Partners
IBM sponsored a Company Trek and provided volunteers in Chicago.
NYC Supporters
We are incredibly thankful for the generosity of our NYC supporters, who are launching Braven in our region. For a complete list of national Braven supporters, please go to our national supporters page.
$150,000 – $249,999
$100,000 – $149,000
Richard Braddock
Ruth Stanton Foundation
$50,000 – $99,999
$20,000 – $49,999
$5,000 – $19,999
Trimble Foundation
UBS sponsored Mock Interviews in Chicago and Newark and the Career Booster nationally.
$1-$4,900
Our NYC Team
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Danielle Hayman
- Site Director, NYC
- New York, NY
Danielle oversees Braven program implementation at Lehman College. Danielle ensures the successful execution of the Accelerator course, recruits and trains volunteers, and builds and supports partnerships with the university, employer partners, and other stakeholders.
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Nia Blessitt
- Program Manager Recruitment & Workforce Strategy, New York City
- New York, NY
Nia oversees all student recruitment at Lehman College as well as managing Post-Accelerator Fellow workforce strategies.
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Sheila Lopez
- Head of Partnerships, New York
- New York, New York
Sheila works with NYC Regional Team to help build and shape employer, university, and philanthropic partnerships in the NYC area.
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Tiffany Traille
- Program Manager – Accelerator, New York
- New York, NY
Tiffany oversees the overall student experience of Braven at Lehman College. She runs operations and logistics for Learning Labs and Braven events, as well as overseeing the Post-Accelerator experience.
Contact the NYC Team
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Braven Accelerator: Fall 2020
Lehman College
Eligibility
Sophomores, juniors, and first-year transfer students are preferred, but the course is open to all full-time undergraduate students in all majors who are:
- In good academic standing and able to register for a 3-credit elective course during the semester
- Able to meet once a week on Tuesdays or Wednesdays from 6pm-8pm during the semester
- Able to commit an average of 4-5 hours a week to this course
- Able to attend our signature ‘Storytelling as Leadership’ event on Saturday, September 12 from 9:30 am to 4 pm.
Course Description
This course prepares students for the increasingly competitive, globalized job marketplace. Through online and peer learning, interactive experiences, and reflection, students will build meaningful networks, discover their innate leadership, and cultivate the “hard” and “soft” skills and habits of mind needed to thrive in twenty-first-century workplaces. This course will require your commitment. Nothing good comes easy, but this course will be equally rewarding as it is challenging.
Course Section
The Braven Accelerator is a 3-credit elective course that meets Tuesday or Wednesday evenings from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. The course is listed as Cooperative Education:
- CED 100
Additional Events
In addition to the weekly Tuesday or Thursday class, the following activities are a part of the Accelerator:
- Saturday, September 12, 2020, 9:30am – 4pm: Storytelling As Leadership Workshop
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Exercise habits to persist through and thrive beyond college
- Know and demonstrate the skills and mindsets employers hire for
- Navigate the workplace
- Build a record of achievement and apply skills to land a career-accelerating internship or research opportunity
- Expand personal and professional networks
- Lead with their assets and values
Location
The course takes place on the Lehman campus. The final room location will be on your schedule and sent via email before the course begins.
Volunteer in New York
We are looking for professionals from all fields who are willing to share their career experience, personal stories, and unique talents with our diverse and driven Fellows.
All volunteer opportunities will be virtual while social distancing orders are in effect. To receive alerts about upcoming volunteer opportunities:
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Please contact danielle@bebraven.org with questions.
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