Together Women Rise

“The finance committee reviews form 990 and forwards it to the board for review before submission.”

“Board of directors monitors the conflicts policy as needed.”

“The board conducts independent research on salary comparisons focusing on nonprofit organizations of comparable size and/or in the same geographic area for the president in connection with reviewing and approving the president compensation. In 2021, the organization engaged a search firm that prepared a comparable salary analysis for the president/ceo for the board's review.”

“The approval process for compensation adjustments related to officers or key employees, when applicable, is for the board of directors to approve adjustments recommended by the president based on market comparison information.”

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“Form 990 and financials are available at www.togetherwomenrise.org and governing documents are available upon request.”

“Through member education, engagement, and global collective giving circles, together women rise inspires, educates and engages people to invest in grassroots organizations and programs that make a meaningful difference to transforms lives and promote gender equality for women and girls living in extreme poverty in developing countries.”

“Volunteers are needed to serve on various committees such as the advocacy committee, diversity & inclusion committee, grant selection committee and regional leader committee.”

“Together women rise empowers women living in extreme poverty by funding programs fostering good health, education and economic self-sufficiency. Together women rise consists of approximately 400 chapters with 8,000 members. Each month thousands of members gather to share a meal and to learn about organizations working with women and girls in the poorest communities of the world. Collective giving from these gatherings are used to help women and girls escape poverty. 2021 projects included: integrate health: recruit, train, and equip female community health workers in togo to provide reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health services, resulting in fewer deaths. Catalyst foundation: provide families in vietnam with daily access to safe water, proper sanitation, hygiene, and quality medical care in order to prevent the trafficking of women and girls. African people and wildlife: maintain living walls in tanzania to ensure livestock security so women and girls can pursue other income-generating opportunities, access to scholarships and mentoring for higher education. Women's microfinance initiative: expand financial access for rural women in uganda by funding permanent revolving loans and developing the necessary infrastructure for women entrepreneurs. Grandmother project: expand and strengthen a grandmother-inclusive, intergenerational program in senegal to promote girls education and decrease child marriage, female genital mutilation/cutting (fgm/c), and teenage pregnancy. Community cloud forest conservation: improve educational access for women and girls in agroecology leadership, community health, and nutrition, which will positively impact villages in the central highlands of guatemala. Healthright international inc: expand the maternal mental health program to target south sudanese refugees and introduce a cost-effective, early intervention that can be delivered by lay practitioners. Bond street theatre: give women and girls in crisis areas of afghanistan, myanmar, and malaysia the tools and training to speak out for equal rights through theatre, leadership and advocacy training, and informational performances. Blinknow foundation: create a community of empowered women in nepal by teaching them how to earn an income through a skill, educating them about their rights, and providing counseling. Collateral repair project: education and empowerment training for refugee women and girls in jordan, gender based violence prevention, vocational training, women's computer classes, early childhood/childcare activities. Gardens for health international: maternal health program, focusing on pregnant women and mothers of young children in rwanda, to prevent malnutrition before it begins by empowering families to grow nutritious food. Ripple africa: will bring ccm cook stoves to households in malawi. These cook stoves are fuel-efficient and constructed from locally-sourced materials. These stoves help prevent deforestation, reduce burn incidents, reduce cooking time and reduce smoke production. Care 2 communities: funding a pilot project which involves the development and implementation of a sexual and reproductive health education program across c2c's clinic network in northern haiti. The program specifically targets girls ages 13 to 20 who have not yet been pregnant. Cure cervical cancer: the ccc model creates long-term sustainable screening and treatment clinics that serve thousands of women in kenya. By partnering with local healthcare facilities, ccc offers trainings in screening and treatment, outreach and education, referral and follow-up linkages. Amplify girls: this grant will offer the opportunity to address the systems of patriarchy and economic oppression that adolescent girls face in eastern african, and also the barriers that hinder the community driven organizations, who are best placed to serve those girls, from achieving their missions. Barka foundation: to introduce menstrual cups to 1230 women in burkina faso and”