Upcoming Events

 


2025 Calendar of Events

 


 

May 2025

 

Virtual Volunteer Fair May 15 2025

Thursday, May 15 – Virtual Volunteer Fair

Time: 4-5 pm ET/1-2 pm PT
Join Rise’s Virtual Volunteer Fair to explore exciting volunteer roles and connect with our team. Drop in anytime during the hour to learn how you can make a global impact, build community, and find your perfect volunteer fit! *Together Women Rise can only accept volunteers from within the United States.

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Tuesday, May 20 – Together Women Rise Advocacy Group With RESULTS: Monthly Webinar

Join us for our May advocacy webinar at a new time on Tuesday, May 20, 12:30 PM ET/ 9:30 AM PT. Our special guest speaker will be Faustina Fynn-Nyame, Executive Director for Africa at Children’s Investment Fund International (CIFF)Time: 12:30 PM ET/ 9:30 AM PT * Note time change
Guest Speaker: Faustina Fynn-Nyame, the Executive Director for Africa for CIFF (Children’s Investment Fund Foundation)

Join us for the Together Women Rise Advocacy Chapter May webinar at a new time on Tuesday, May 20, 12:30 PM ET/ 9:30 AM PT. We have the pleasure of welcoming a special guest speaker, Faustina Fynn-Nyame, executive director for Africa at Children’s Investment Fund International (CIFF). Join us as we learn from Faustina’s experience and expertise and engage in a conversation on the need to protect critical programs impacting women and children, which have faced disproportionate cuts. Additionally, we will guide you in taking relevant advocacy actions on Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations and restoring foreign aid.

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June 2025

June Webinar Breaking the Cycle of Poverty for Refugee Girls

Thursday, June 5 – Monthly National Webinar

Time: 8 pm ET/5 pm PT
Topic: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty for Refugee Girls & Young Women
Featured Grantee: RefuSHE
Guest Speaker: Madeline Balser, Senior Manager of Development and Communications

This event is free, but registration is required. All are welcome!

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Tuesday, June 17 – Legacy Giving Webinar

Time: 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT
Guest Speaker: Anne Marie Ashworth, financial advisor at Abacus Planning Group

Registration coming soon.

 

Tuesday, June 17 – Together Women Rise Advocacy Group With RESULTS: Monthly Webinar

Time: 8:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm PT

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July 2025

 

Thursday, July 10 (Date change due to July 4th holiday) – Monthly National Webinar

Time: 8 pm ET/5 pm PT
Topic: Preventing Trafficking by Keeping Girls in School
Featured Grantee: Rural Health & Education Service Trust (RHEST)
Guest Speaker: Surakshya Dhungel, Stop Girl Trafficking (SGT) Program Manager

This event is free, but registration is required. All are welcome!

Registration coming soon.

 

Tuesday, July 15 – Together Women Rise Advocacy Group With RESULTS: Orientation

Time: 8:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm PT

Join us on Tuesday, July 15 at 8:30 PM ET/5:30 PM PT for our Rise Advocacy Chapter Summer orientation. This will be open to all interested in learning more about the role advocacy plays in sustaining programs that empower women and girls. It’s especially important to generate a positive impact on policies that affect the work of Together Women Rise grantees.


 

August 2025

 

Thursday, August 7 – Monthly National Webinar

Time: 8 pm ET/5 pm PT
Topic: A Collaborative Approach to Keeping Indigenous Girls in School
Featured Grantee: MAIA
Guest Speaker: Vilma Saloj, Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships

This event is free, but registration is required. All are welcome!

Registration coming soon.

Tuesday, August 19 – Together Women Rise Advocacy Group With RESULTS: Monthly Webinar

Time: 8:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm PT

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September 2025

 

Thursday, September 4 – Monthly National Webinar

Time: 8 pm ET/5 pm PT
Topic: Enabling Cambodian Girls to Complete School
Featured Grantee: Lotus Outreach International
Guest Speaker: TBD

This event is free, but registration is required. All are welcome!

Registration coming soon.

 

Thursday, September 11 – Book Club: Why Didn’t You Come Sooner?

Time: 8 pm ET/5 pm PT
Book: Why Didn’t You Come Sooner? Compassion in Action: Stories of Children Rescued From Slavery by Kailash Satyarthi
Guest Speaker: TBD

This event is free, but registration is required. All are welcome!

Registration coming soon.

 

Tuesday, September 16 – Together Women Rise Advocacy Group With RESULTS: Monthly Webinar

Time: 8:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm PT

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October 2025

 

Thursday, October 9 (Date change due to Yom Kippur) – Monthly National Webinar

Time: 8 pm ET/5 pm PT
Topic: Getting Girls Back into the Classroom in Remote Areas
Featured Grantee: For the Good
Guest Speaker: TBD

This event is free, but registration is required. All are welcome!

Registration coming soon.

 

Saturday, October 11 – International Day of the Girl Celebration in D.C.*

Time: 2-4 pm ET
Location: Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum in Alexandria, VA* This event is in-person only

Please join us for a celebration of Together Women Rise, our grantee partners, and our work together to uplift girls around the world. We will also honor Tara LaRose as the first recipient of the Award for Exemplary Service to Together Women Rise. More details coming soon.

 

Tuesday, October 14 – International Day of the Girl Event with Nicholas Kristof

Nicholas Kristof Headshot 2025Time: 12 pm ET/9 am PT
We are excited to announce that Nicholas Kristof, New York Times columnist and two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, will be our very special guest speaker at a webinar on October 14 at 12 pm ET / 9 am PT, in conjunction with International Day of the Girl!  Nicholas Kristof is the author of six books, including the No. 1 best-seller Half the SkyA Path Appears (in which he mentions our organization!), and his most recent, Chasing Hope. He has had a longstanding interest in health, poverty and women’s rights.

This event is free, but registration is required. All are welcome!

Registration coming soon.

 

 

Tuesday, October 21 – Together Women Rise Advocacy Group With RESULTS: Monthly Webinar

Time: 8:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm PT

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November 2025

 

Thursday, November 6 – Monthly National Webinar

Time: 8 pm ET/5 pm PT
Topic: The Future of STEM is Female
Featured Grantee: Asante Africa Foundation
Guest Speaker: TBD

This event is free, but registration is required. All are welcome!

Registration coming soon.

Wednesday, November 12 – Book Club: How Beautiful We Were

Time: 8 pm ET/5 pm PT
Book: How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue
Guest Speaker: TBD

This event is free, but registration is required. All are welcome!

Registration coming soon.

 

Tuesday, November 18 – Together Women Rise Advocacy Group With RESULTS: Monthly Webinar

Time: 8:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm PT

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December 2025

 

Tuesday, December 2 – Giving Tuesday

 

Thursday, December 4 – Monthly National Webinar

Time: 8 pm ET/5 pm PT
Topic: Enabling Young Widows to Forge New Paths
Featured Grantee: Global Fund for Widows
Guest Speaker: Elena Saenz Feehan, Interim Executive Director

This event is free, but registration is required. All are welcome!

Registration coming soon.

Tuesday, December 16 – Together Women Rise Advocacy Group With RESULTS: Monthly Webinar

Time: 8:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm PT

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