RISE Program
RISE Northwest Ohio
PILOT PROGRAM
Inspired by the documentary UnCharitable, directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, which challenges conventional thinking about how the social sector should operate, Social Current launched Five & Rising, a bold national movement to unleash the social sector’s full power.
The social sector powers 12.5 million jobs – this represents 10% of the national workforce – the third largest sector employer. It contributes 5.2% to the GDP – that’s $1.4 trillion to the U.S. economy. Five & Rising works to unleash the sector’s full economic power and rewrite the rules for how it’s funded and valued. Five & Rising works with communities, like RISE Northwest Ohio to co-create systems that match the sector’s true scale and unleash its ability to deliver lasting impact.
The Center for Community Impact sponsors one of three inaugural pilot communities for the Five & Rising movement. Our program represents the bold ideas and deep engagement designed by the movement. We serve as proving grounds for scalable strategies that can transform how the social sector is funded, valued, and supported.
UnCharitable
This documentary unpacks the book “Uncharitable,” by Dan Pallotta. The film follows the stories of four iconic American charitable efforts that were crippled or destroyed by old ideas. The film will compel you to rethink how charities can be run to unlock scalable impact.
RISE Advisory Board
Lisa Becher
Patricia Galdeen, PhD
Brett Loney, JD, CFRE, ACFRE
Sarah Wammes
Jill Bunge
Mike McCann
Kim Partin
Audrey Burkholder
These community leaders have dedicated their time and genius to designing the RISE program. They work in collaboration with a myriad of stakeholders to inform the program design and incubate the innovations that the Community Impact Alliance will test pilot.
Community Impact Alliance
Purpose
To build a rural social impact sector that leads the national conversation on sustainability, dignity, and innovation; where communities no longer survive on scarcity but thrive through measurable mission impact.
Cohort Members
RISE Community Impact Alliance participants are taking part in one year of capacity building and collaboration, followed by one year of test piloting innovations to elevate the impact of the social sector.
Cohort Members
Congratulations to our Cohort Members:
Bread of Life Community Center | Children's Lantern | Friends of Paulding Park District | Lily Creek Farms | NAMI Four County Ohio | Paulding County History Museum | Save a Warrior | The Evie Rose Foundation | Toledo Free Press
Support RISE
Your donation helps build a stronger, more resilient nonprofit ecosystem across Northwest Ohio. RISE equips local organizations with the tools, training, and networks they need to test new models, reduce duplication, close talent gaps, and make the case for unrestricted, sustained funding. It’s time to stop treating nonprofits like charity cases—and start investing in them as civic and economic engines of change.
RISE Northwest Ohio is fiscally sponsored by Do Good Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization (EIN 85-4368754). Donations are tax-deductible and restricted to our approved charitable activities.