• Braven embeds within large public universities and partners with employers to build cutting-edge career education into the undergraduate experience for low-income and first-generation college-goers and provides students, who often feel disconnected from campus, with a network of supporters and sense of belonging.
     

  • Arbor Rising partnered with the Braven-Newark management team on a number of key deliverables, including:

    • Performance Management System – establishing roles, goals, and accountability targets for staff
    • Tools and Standards – for recruiting, managing, and engaging the organization’s board of directors
    • Growth Planning – scenario construction and analysis around program expansion / extension
    $320k

    IN UNRESTRICTED FUNDING FROM ARBOR RISING

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    HOURS OF CAPACITY-BUILDING CONSULTING FROM ARBOR RISING

“The support from the Arbor [Rising] team has been transformational to our efforts to scale our program at Rutgers Newark. The team's insight and investment have allowed us to work with more first-generation college students on the path to strong first careers. ”
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Vince Marigna, Executive Director of Braven-Newark

See for yourself the difference that patient capital and thoughtful partnership can make.

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