Rising Worldwide

Non-profit OrganizationsCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees

Rising Worldwide is a nonprofit organization based in Santa Cruz, California, focused on creating a global community that advances economic equity and inclusiveness for underrepresented and economically disadvantaged individuals through social entrepreneurship. Its work centers on survivor leadership, with rising entrepreneurs largely comprising women who have faced extreme poverty, homelessness, discrimination, gender-based violence, or human trafficking; the organization supports them through training, mentorship, and access to resources and an emergency fund. Rising Worldwide offers three paths for participants—Rising Artisan, Rising Representative, and Rising Expert—providing free ongoing business training, mentorship, and comprehensive social and financial resources to help develop fair-trade products and raise awareness about trafficking prevention. The nonprofit’s activities include enabling Artisans to earn income by selling handcraft jewelry, home goods, and accessories through an online store and events, while Representatives learn to run Rising businesses that market these goods, and Experts share lived experience to educate schools, corporations, and communities about trafficking issues. The organization has received recognition through multiple awards for social impact and empathy, reflecting its position within the nonprofit sector as a facilitator of survivor-led entrepreneurship and social change.

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