Together Rising

What Together Rising does

Together Rising was a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2012 by author Glennon Doyle and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. It functioned as a pass-through philanthropic intermediary that channeled donations from a long-tail donor base to vetted "boots-on-the-ground" organizations and directly to individuals and families in acute crisis, covering rent, utilities, food, medical bills, tuition, and reunification costs. The organization deployed 100% of tax-deductible donations with no retained overhead, operating with a six-person staff.

Its core products were programmatic rather than technological: the "Love Flash Mob" rapid-response crowdfunding campaign model (typically hours-to-days in duration), the "Holiday Hands" annual giving program, and curated grant-making to 298 partner organizations. Outreach and acquisition ran through Glennon Doyle's author platform, social media (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter), email, peer-to-peer fundraising, and earned media coverage in outlets such as The Washington Post, NPR, TODAY, The Guardian, and the Los Angeles Times. Underlying technology was minimal — a WordPress-based web presence with no proprietary platform, integrations, mobile apps, or AI components.

The business model was donation-driven pass-through fundraising with no pricing or fees; the most frequent donation was $25 and the largest single campaigns (e.g., the 2018 Family Reunification Love Flash Mob with ~76,168 contributors and $4.6M raised) demonstrated event-driven, community-mobilized giving. Geographic scope spanned US domestic hardship, the US-Mexico border, and international humanitarian crises in Greece, Gaza, Sudan, Morocco, and Maui. The Board of Directors unanimously voted to sunset the organization in 2024 after twelve years and roughly $55.1M in cumulative deployed support to 11,713 people.

Name

Together Rising

Legal name

Together Rising

Website

https://togetherrising.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Together Rising was a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by Glennon Doyle in 2012 that channeled donations from a long-tail donor base to vetted grassroots organizations and individuals in crisis, deploying roughly $55.1M across 298 partners before sunsetting in 2024.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Philanthropy and Humanitarian Aid Grant-Making

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN)

Keywords

• Crisis fundraising campaigns
• Nonprofit grant-making
• Humanitarian relief funding
• Immigration legal aid
• Reproductive justice support

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Together Rising raised funds through rapid-response 'Love Flash Mob' crowdfunding campaigns, peer-to-peer fundraising, and direct donations. The organization deployed 100% of tax-deductible donations to vetted partner organizations addressing crisis situations including family reunification, reproductive justice, refugee support, and domestic hardship assistance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Together Rising operated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit bridge organization that connected individual donors with vetted grassroots partner organizations and families in crisis, deploying 100% of tax-deductible donations to support humanitarian relief, family reunification at the U.S. border, reproductive justice, refugee aid, and domestic hardship assistance. Its signature offering was the rapid-response "Love Flash Mob" crowdfunding campaign, supplemented by recurring programs like Holiday Hands.

Product overview

Together Rising was a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that served as a bridge between donors and individuals/families in crisis, as well as vetted humanitarian organizations. Founded in 2012 by Glennon Doyle, the organization facilitated direct financial assistance (for rent, utilities, food, medical bills, tuition) and funded approximately 298 partner organizations. The organization sunsetted in 2024 after providing $55,118,582.16 in support to 11,713 people and numerous organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Together Rising Bridge Organization Nonprofit bridge organization connecting individual donors with vetted grassroots partner organizations and families in crisis, facilitating direct financial assistance and grant funding for humanitarian relief, family reunification, reproductive justice, and domestic hardship.
• Love Flash Mob Rapid-response time-limited crowdfunding campaigns (typically 9 hours to a few days) that mobilize donors through social media and email to raise significant funds for urgent humanitarian crises such as family reunification, child detention relief, refugee aid, and disaster response.
• Holiday Hands Annual holiday-season giving program that connects donors with families in need during the holidays, providing direct financial assistance for basic needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Raised $1 million in 9 hours for separated border families (May 2018)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Al Otro LadocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2024Bi-national legal services organization serving deportees, migrants, and refugees in Tijuana and Southern California. Together Rising's longest-standing partner for family reunification work, having invested $3,916,520.69 over the partnership. Works to reunify families separated under both Trump and Biden administrations, advocates for asylum seekers, and provides mental health services.
• Kids In Need of Defense (KIND)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2024National organization training lawyers to represent immigrant children at no cost. Received multiple grants totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars for legal representation and reunification efforts.
• Justice In MotioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough its Defender Network (40 organizations across Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua), locates deported parents and advocates for family reunification. Received $800,000+ in grants for finding separated parents and providing documentation support.
• National Immigration ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceived $230,000 grant in April 2024 to support mentorship for 200 pro bono lawyers providing free legal representation to separated families seeking permanent immigration status.
• Holler Health JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQueer and Black-led organization making abortion care safer and more accessible for marginalized communities in Appalachia. Final grantee as Together Rising sunsetted, receiving $50,000 grants.
• Out YouthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization creating safety and acceptance for queer youth. Named as one of three final grantees during Together Rising's sunsetting process.
• Safe Passage ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal advocacy organization for unrepresented children facing deportation. Received multiple grants totaling over $500,000 for attorneys and advocates to represent detained children.
• RAICEScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLargest immigration legal services provider in Texas. Received $344,787.69 for family reunification staff and 2,000 families worth of representation capacity.
• Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided $487,000+ to fund teams of lawyers and legal assistants representing children in Arizona detention centers and their families.
• National Center for Youth LawcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceived $900,000 plus $456,705 for FLORES settlement attorneys with unique access to detention facilities to investigate abuse and remove children.
• DC Abortion FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBIPOC-led organization providing grants for financial assistance for full cost of abortion care in the DC region.
• SisterSongminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReproductive justice organization receiving funding as part of Together Rising's abortion access campaigns.
• Indigenous Women RisingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization working on reproductive justice for Indigenous communities, recipient of abortion access funding.
• Young Center for Immigrant Children's RightscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceived $315,000 to cover costs of lawyers and social workers providing advocacy for unaccompanied, detained children across the country.
• All-OptionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQueer and BIPOC-led organization providing stigma-free counseling and support via toll-free talkline, financial assistance for abortions, and access to supplies.
• Colorado Doula ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQueer and Latine-led organization providing emotional, physical, logistical, and financial support for abortion care in Denver-Boulder area.
• WE Health ClinicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerForty-year reproductive and sexual healthcare provider in northern Minnesota serving patients from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
• Northwest Immigrant Rights ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceived $309,000 for bond funds for immigrant parents in Washington State detention whose children were taken at the border.
• Texas Civil Rights ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceived $270,000 for attorneys and investigators to advocate and reunify separated families in Texas.
• Immigration Defenders Law CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceived $836,980 for Family Unity Project attorneys and representation for Southern California separated parents.
• World Central KitchenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanitarian aid organization providing food in Gaza. Together Rising expressed solidarity after aid workers were killed and supported funding to WCK-connected organizations.
• Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partner providing vital humanitarian aid in Gaza, connected to World Central Kitchen response.
• International Blue CrescentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceived $100,000 for Morocco earthquake relief response with core relief items, temporary shelter, and hygiene kits.
• Action Against HungerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational humanitarian organization addressing hunger, supported for global food security work.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• GoFundMe: GoFundMe is the dominant general-purpose crowdfunding platform for personal and crisis fundraising; it serves a similar audience-wants-to-help-someone-in-need use case but as a broad commercial platform rather than a focused grantmaking intermediary.
• Patreon: Patreon enables creators to monetize audience relationships via recurring supporter funding, a model that overlaps with how Glennon Doyle's author platform converted followers into Together Rising donors through social media and email.
• International Rescue Committee: The IRC is a large established humanitarian aid organization that responds to crises globally; Together Rising directed substantial funds to IRC-adjacent refugee and humanitarian relief work, operating in the same cause space at a different scale.

Emerging players

• Substack: Substack powers Glennon Doyle's direct-to-audience newsletter, demonstrating how the same platform and community that drove Together Rising's campaigns is itself a fundraising-adjacent infrastructure play.

Direct peers

• GlobalGiving: GlobalGiving operates a global crowdfunding marketplace connecting donors with vetted grassroots nonprofits worldwide — directly comparable to Together Rising's role as a donor-to-grassroots intermediary, with similar vetting and rapid-disbursement models.
• charity: water: charity: water is a brand-led nonprofit that pairs strong storytelling and donor-facing transparency with project-specific fundraising campaigns — closely mirroring Together Rising's Love Flash Mob approach, 100% model promises, and founder-driven brand identity.
• Network for Good: Network for Good provides online fundraising and donor management software and grantmaking services to nonprofits, overlapping with Together Rising's role as both a fundraising platform and an intermediary routing funds to vetted organizations.
• GiveDirectly: GiveDirectly channels donor funds directly to low-income households with minimal overhead, sharing Together Rising's 'pass dollars straight to people in need' philosophy and heavy reliance on online donor mobilization.
• DonorsChoose: DonorsChoose pioneered cause-specific online crowdfunding (classroom projects) with strong donor transparency and trust mechanisms — structurally similar to Together Rising's online rapid-campaign model with named beneficiaries.

Others

• RAICES: RAICES is a major Together Rising grantee and a leading immigration legal services nonprofit in Texas; it represents a comparable end-recipient of the donor-to-grassroots funding chain that Together Rising intermediated.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/togetherrising
• Facebookfacebook.com/TogetherRising
• Instagraminstagram.com/together.rising
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/together-rising

Compliance1 record

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