Rise Up

What Rise Up does

Stichting Rise Up is a Dutch charitable foundation (ANBI-registered) that supports families experiencing poverty in the municipalities of Rijssen-Holten and Barneveld. Its core service is a buddy system in which trained volunteer buddies are matched with families after a comprehensive intake assessment, providing sustained practical, administrative, and emotional support with the explicit aim of increasing self-reliance rather than dispensing one-off aid. The organization expresses this philosophy as 'a fishing rod, not a fish.'

The foundation operates through two separately incorporated entities, Stichting Rise Up (Rijssen-Holten, ANBI 864428030) and Stichting Rise Up Barneveld (KVK 97055956), each with its own board and, in Barneveld's case, a Raad van Advies chaired by former mayor Asje van Dijk. Governance, staff, and buddies serve on an unpaid (onbezoldigd) basis, and there is no proprietary technology product; delivery runs on direct human contact, a WordPress website, and a small LinkedIn presence.

Rise Up is funded entirely through donations and sponsorships: individual gifts via iDEAL or bank transfer, a 'Vrienden van Rise Up' / 'Friends of Rise Up' corporate sponsorship program that has attracted over 70 local businesses (including Rabobank, VolkerWessels, ASR Schreurs, Baan Twente, and Severfield), and event-led fundraising such as summer concerts and the Haringparty launch event. Services are free for beneficiaries, who are referred through municipalities, care institutions, or self-referral, and partnerships with bodies such as Stichting Stadsring (Sociaal Juridisch Steunpunt) support the buddy training curriculum.

Name

Rise Up

Legal name

Stichting Rise Up

Website

https://riseup.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Rise Up (Stichting Rise Up) is a Dutch charitable foundation that supports families in poverty in Rijssen-Holten and Barneveld by matching them with trained volunteer buddies who provide practical, administrative, and emotional support to foster financial self-reliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Poverty Relief & Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

Keywords

• Poverty relief services
• Community support programs
• Social welfare nonprofit
• Buddy volunteer program
• Family financial assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Rijssen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Rise Up accepts donations from private individuals who want to support families struggling financially. Donations can be made via iDEAL for Barneveld region or bank transfer for Rijssen-Holten.
2. Corporate Sponsorship (Vrienden van Rise Up): Local businesses become 'Friends of Rise Up' by sponsoring the organization, providing financial support or in-kind services. The program targets companies in Rijssen-Holten and Barneveld that want to contribute to poverty relief.
3. Event Fundraising: Rise Up organizes and participates in fundraising events such as summer concerts, where proceeds are directed toward specific programs like the Diner tegen Eenzaamheid (Dinner Against Loneliness).

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rise Up is a Dutch charitable foundation (Stichting) that supports families in financial hardship across the municipalities of Rijssen-Holten and Barneveld. It matches each family with a trained volunteer buddy who provides practical help, administrative assistance, and social inclusion support, and can also facilitate financial contributions, home help, and goods provision. The goal is to increase self-reliance rather than to give direct handouts, and delivery is coordinated with municipalities, care institutions, entrepreneurs, and government bodies.

Product overview

Rise Up (Stichting Rise Up) is a Dutch charitable foundation that operates in Rijssen-Holten and Barneveld regions. The organization provides support services to families struggling with poverty through a buddy system, financial assistance, home help, and goods provision. Their core service model centers on matching families in need with trained volunteer buddies who provide practical and emotional support to help achieve financial stability and self-sufficiency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Buddy Support Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Buddy trained and active for families in need

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ASR SchreursminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate friend of Rise Up Rijssen-Holten, providing support for local poverty relief initiatives.
• Baan TwenteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate friend of Rise Up Rijssen-Holten supporting community initiatives.
• VolkerWesselsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate friend of Rise Up Rijssen-Holten.
• RabobankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate friend of Rise Up Barneveld, supporting local poverty relief.
• Gemeente Rijssen-HoltencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe municipality of Rijssen-Holten refers families to Rise Up and collaborates on poverty relief efforts.
• Gemeente BarneveldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe municipality of Barneveld works with Rise Up Barneveld, providing orientation about rules and available provisions during buddy training.
• Stadsring (Sociaal Juridisch Steunpunt)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStadsring, the organization behind the Social Legal Support Point in Barneveld, explains their services during buddy training.
• Haringparty BarneveldminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Haringparty event was a key venue for launching Rise Up Barneveld and recruiting corporate friends.
• VOX ConcertsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVOX Concerts collaborated with Gemeente Rijssen to organize a summer concert benefiting Rise Up.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stichting Armoedefonds: Dutch anti-poverty foundation that funds and supports local initiatives tackling poverty across the Netherlands. Highly comparable in focus on community-based poverty relief and grant/donation-funded operating model.
• Stichting De Verre Bergen: Dutch community foundation focused on tackling urban poverty and social disadvantage in Rotterdam region. Comparable in mission, philanthropic funding model and emphasis on structural rather than purely symptomatic relief of poverty.
• Leger des Heils Nederland: Salvation Army in the Netherlands, providing social services and poverty relief across the country through volunteers and donations. Closely comparable to Rise Up in mission, volunteer-led delivery and reliance on local community support.
• Voedselbanken Nederland: Dutch national network of food banks that supports families and individuals in financial hardship through a volunteer-driven, donation-funded model. Directly comparable to Rise Up's mission of helping Dutch households in poverty via community-based, donation-supported services.
• Stichting Kinderpostzegels: Dutch foundation funding projects for vulnerable children in the Netherlands and abroad. Comparable in target population (children in hardship), fundraising model and reliance on Dutch individual and corporate donors.
• Humanitas Nederland: Large Dutch volunteer-based association that runs social support programs including buddy schemes, debt counseling and integration support for vulnerable people. Directly comparable mentor/buddy model and community-led anti-poverty approach.
• Stichting Jarige Job: Dutch foundation that helps children from financially struggling families celebrate their birthdays. Similar small, focused Dutch nonprofit addressing family poverty through community support and donations.
• Stichting Leergeld: Dutch foundation that supports children from low-income families so they can participate in school, sports and cultural activities. Comparable in target beneficiary (low-income families), local volunteer network model and donation-funded structure.

Regional players

• Buurtzorg Nederland: Dutch community-based care organization providing neighborhood-level social and healthcare support through small self-managing teams. Comparable in small-team, locally embedded service delivery philosophy, though focused on healthcare rather than poverty relief.

Broad incumbents

• Het Nederlandse Rode Kruis: The Dutch Red Cross, a large established humanitarian organization addressing poverty, emergency relief and social support. Comparable mission around vulnerable populations but at far greater national scale and a much broader service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rise-uprijssenholten

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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