Updates from Basta
How Emerging Tech Can Help Dismantle Inequality In The Workplace
Maria Flynn, President and CEO of Jobs For the Future, highlights Basta’s work in Forbes Leadership Strategy.
“Your Background Is Your Strength, Not A Limitation”: Advice From First-Gen Grads
Basta Alumni share their advice for first-gen graduates applying for their first jobs!
A Sum Greater Than Its Parts: Bloomberg and Basta’s Groundbreaking Partnership
In honor of National Mentorship Month, we celebrate our long-running partnership with Bloomberg by highlighting some of the successes we’ve achieved together.
funder spotlight: New Profit
Basta among six organizations in the economic mobility and education spaces receiving unrestricted funding from New Profit.
Sheila sarem: 100 Responsible Citizens
Each year, City & State puts a spotlight on 100 of these exceptional individuals. Among these, Sheila Sarem, Basta founder and CEO, was recognized for her work to build first-gen students' generational wealth.
BASTA x SNAP, inc. DEI INNOVATION SUMMIT 2022
Basta taking part in Snap Inc. DEI Innovation Summit 2022
☕️ #CoffeeAndNoCode with Gary Hoberman featuring Sheila Sarem
☕️ #CoffeeAndNoCode is live now with Gary Hoberman featuring Sheila Sarem, Founder of BASTA, a nonprofit committed to closing the employment gap. BYOC (bring your own coffee) or beverage of choice and tune in here:
Visualizing Powerful Data Around College-To-Career Pathways
Together with Graphicacy, Basta displays a compelling, data-driven story around the need to reform career readiness for first-generation college students.
“Don't Give Up”: One Young Man's Journey from College to Career
Moses Ramos Lino is confident he’s on a path to success as a 23-year-old sales development representative for LinkedIn. "I'm able to learn a lot from the best talent in the world,” he says. “I'm excited for what's coming next.”