Rise Up & Care inverts the traditional international charity model
by identifying and supporting local leaders invested in transforming the lives of young people.

We Identify

Rise Up & Care identifies innovative non-profits in developing communities around the globe. These non-profits must have at least five years of proven success using high-level performance training to transform the lives of young people.

Read more about our identification and vetting process HERE.

We Invest

Rise Up & Care invests in long-term relationships with the organizations we identify. We travel to these communities to personally meet with organization leaders and participants to learn more about their work and their specific needs.

Learn more about our current partner organizations HERE.

We Inspire

Rise Up & Care inspires our partner organizations, their communities, and the world by producing documentary films about their success. We believe that high quality films are a powerful medium for telling important stories and inspiring the world.

Learn more about our films HERE.

Watch our co-founder, Kirk Bowman, give a TED Talk about how Rise Up & Care is inverting the traditional charity model and helping local leaders transform the lives of young people.

Discover the journey our co-founders Kirk Bowman and John Wilcox in finding Rise Up & Care's charity model in our NEW book Reimagining Global Philanthropy!

Learn More Here