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Racial Equity in Action: Rise Together and TEDxSantaCruz
TEDxSantaCruz, which took place April 13 at Cabrillo’s Crocker Theater, was an incredible feat for our community. People from all walks...
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Rise Together
- Jul 3
- 3 min
Rise Together 2023 Grants
In the fall of 2023, Rise Together leaders celebrated $320,000 in grants awarded to advance work towards racial equity locally....
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Rise Together
- Jun 22, 2023
- 7 min
Circle of Support Grant Updates
In fall of 2022, Rise Together leaders issued $400,000 in Circle of Support Grants to advance the five goals of our coalition. We’re...
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Jaden Huerta
- May 24, 2023
- 3 min
Spotlight Series on Rise Together Members
By Jaden Huerta Equity is justice. Equity is lifting one another up. Equity is including diverse needs and understanding the necessity to...
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Rise Together
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
Op-Ed's in The Santa Cruz Sentinel and The Pajaronian
Read about our goals and recent grant recipients in Rise Together's opinion pieces featured by two local press outlets!
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Rise Together
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
Our Local Press Covers Rise Together's 2022 Celebration!
On October 14th, 2022, Rise Together and the Santa Cruz community came together for a night of music, dance, food, and celebration!...
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Rise Together
- Oct 12, 2022
- 1 min
Rise Together 2022 Grants Featured in GoodTimes!
This year, Rise Together member projects were granted over $400,000 to fund inspiring BIPOC-led initiatives in Santa Cruz County. Read...
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Rise Together
- Oct 12, 2022
- 1 min
The Humanities Institute Highlights UCSC Fellows at The Community Foundation
This summer, The Humanities Institute at UCSC funded spots for two Public Fellows at The Community Foundation! Working with the Community...
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Rise Together
- Sep 13, 2022
- 1 min
New Rise Together Members Featured in Lookout Santa Cruz
In 2022, Rise Together added 11 new members to our cohort! These local leaders will be a part of our 2022 grant-making decisions to help...
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Rise Together
- Apr 12, 2022
- 8 min
Equity in Action: April 2022 Rise Together Grant Update
Undoubtedly, the money helps. The $423,000 in Rise Together grants made in June 2021 are funding new pilot projects, equity work that...
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Kelsey Hernandez
- Feb 22, 2022
- 2 min
Spotlight Series on Rise Together Members
By Kelsey Hernandez In 2020, Rise Together was founded by 17 leaders of color and a team from Community Foundation Santa Cruz County who...
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Rise Together
- Dec 8, 2021
- 2 min
Equity in Action: December 2021 Rise Together Grant Update
Spotlight on Mahala House & Watsonville Film Festival Mahala House A Rise Together grant for $15,000 has launched the...
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Rise Together
- Oct 15, 2021
- 1 min
Rise Together Leaders & Slug Alums featured in UCSC News
The UC Santa Cruz News Center featured a story on five Rise Together leaders who are alumni of the local campus. Read the scoop!
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Rise Together
- Oct 13, 2021
- 2 min
Equity in Action: October 2021 Rise Together Grant Update
Spotlight on Estrellas de Esperanza &Santa Cruz County Black Health Matters Initiative Estrellas de Esperanza Thanks to a grant from Rise...
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Rise Together
- Oct 7, 2021
- 4 min
Rise Together Leaders write Guest Commentary in Santa Cruz Sentinel
Rise Together Leaders Consuelo Alba, Ruby Vásquez, and Dr. Nereida Robles Vásquez were featured in the October 7th edition of the Santa...
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Rise Together
- Sep 17, 2021
- 2 min
Equity in Action: September 2021 Grant Updates
Aniko Millan leads the Mental Health Monday hike for Santa Cruz County Black Health Matters Initiative. Credit: TWDCC team. In June of...
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Rise Together
- Aug 10, 2021
- 1 min
Guest Commentary in the Sentinel tells the story of Rise Together
"Looking back, we didn’t know that Mr. Floyd’s death would rally the entire world in calls for racial justice. We didn’t know how those...
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Rise Together
- Jul 29, 2021
- 1 min
Origin Story: How the Rise Together Logo Came to Be
Rodolfo Cardenas and the BizNest team at the Digital NEST helped design the Rise Together logo. Rudy put together a wonderful video...
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Rise Together
- Jul 22, 2021
- 1 min
Rise Together Featured in the Good Times Weekly
Rise Together was honored to be the cover story for the July 21 edition of the Good Times. Author Liza Monroy's article dives into the...
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