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Celebrating a Decade of Rising Up for Girls and Women Around the World
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Friend, have you reserved your seat to celebrate 10 years of rising up with us? Rise Up's 10th Anniversary Breakfast Gala is just two weeks away and space is limited, so purchase your ticket today and join us on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 from 7:30 - 9:00 AM at the iconic San Francisco Westin St. Francis.
We invite you to rise up with us and invest in the leadership of girls, youth, and women to help us achieve our ambitious goal of raising $300,000. And we are thrilled to announce that Sobrato Philanthropies has offered to match donations made at the breakfast up to $50,000 — increasing the impact of investments at our signature event!
You'll be inspired by the courage, hope, and resilience of Rise Up Leaders like April Grayson and Aisha Cooper Bruce, who are making change around the world with your generous support (read more about these incredible women below). You'll also be among the first to see new findings from an external evaluation of Rise Up’s decade of creating change for girls, youth, and women — we are so excited to share these successes and impacts with you!
Purchase your ticket today! We hope that you can join us for this highly anticipated celebration of the power of girls, women, and allies to lead global change.
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Can't attend? Consider a donation to support Rise Up's work.
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April Grayson
Rise Up Leader, California
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April was selected to join Rise Up’s inaugural cohort of California Leaders in 2019. With Rise Up’s support, she is working to protect the safety, dignity, and rights of incarcerated women throughout the state of California. Knowing the terrors of incarceration first-hand, April has dedicated her life to raising awareness of juveniles and women impacted by mass incarceration and is deeply committed to giving women behind bars a voice. She also goes inside prisons to inspire women with the hope of a better life. April loves what she does and will continue to fight until the criminal justice system changes and incarcerated women and girls are empowered.
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Aisha Cooper Bruce
Rise Up Leader, Liberia
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Aisha became one of our first Rise Up Leaders in 2010 and she continues to advance the rights of Liberian girls and youth today. With Rise Up’s support, she successfully advocated for the passage of Liberia’s Children’s Act, which secured Liberian children's rights to education, healthcare, and protection from violence. Her hard work also led to the creation and adoption of the Girls’ Manifesto, a development plan for the empowerment of adolescent girls and young women currently being implemented nationwide in Liberia.
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Jan Yanehiro
Television Host and Journalist
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Jan Yanehiro is an Emmy Award-winning television host and journalist. As co-host of Evening Magazine, a nightly program that ran for 15 years in San Francisco, she pioneered the magazine format on television. She is currently the director of the School of Communications and Media Technologies at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco. Jan is also an advocate for advancing women's leadership and has received numerous awards for her work and service including the Girl Scouts Woman of Distinction Award and the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award.
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THANK YOU TO
OUR HOST COMMITTEE
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Theresa Alfaro-Velcamp
Amanda Arch
Annelise Bauer
April Benavidez
Krista Bloome
Leslie Cariani
Monica Girolami
Rosana Han
Stephanie Hellman
Sara Howard
Kendra Hyett
Stacey Keare
Jenny Lee
Lisa Lindelef
Purnima Mane |
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Jodi Morris
Kay Nixon
Karen Pajarillo
Lee Ann Patterson
Marcia Pizzo
Amy Robinson
Steve Scheier
Amy Schioldager
Loretta Stagnitto
Kimberly Strand
Betsy Strong
Michelle Swenson
Kim Todd
Mari Pat Varga
Fong Wang |
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Rise Up activates women and girls to transform their lives, families and communities through investment in local solutions, strengthening leadership, and building movements. Since 2009, Rise Up's powerful network of over 500 leaders has directly benefited 7 million girls, youth, and women, advocating for over 100 laws and policies impacting 115 million people in Africa, Latin America, South Asia, and the US. Rise Up is based at the Public Health Institute (PHI), a leader in global health and development for over 50 years.
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