Our Values

The RISE team is passionate about building inclusive workplaces. RISE upholds the following values in all its work:    

Results – solutions are focused on organizational needs.     

Integrity – clients trust RISE with their people issues.   

Sustainability – work is customized to the organization’s unique context and culture.   

Evidence – the impact of the work is evaluated.   

RISE serves as a partner, balancing the needs of the organization and employees,  while being intentional in creating inclusive workplaces. This is achieved by taking a collaborative and inclusive approach to understanding the needs and context of their clients and by creating solutions together. This ensures RISE builds upon what is working well and helps to obtain buy-in from their client's employees. 

RISE is a signatory of CREED - the Coalition for Racial & Ethnic Equity in Development (CREED), a collective of global development organizations based in the United States committed to building racial and ethnic equity (REE).

Our Approach

Our key differentiators are our deep knowledge of the sector’s unique talent challenges and our ability to support its changing environment. 

Our talent development expertise, coupled with our HR experience, allows us to take a holistic approach to meet client’s talent needs. This approach leverages HR and organizational systems knowledge with the ability to build skills and ultimately drive sustainable change. 

RISE takes the following approach to meet client needs:  

Collaboration and customization 

RISE works closely with relevant stakeholders to understand organizational needs. The collaboration ensures RISE builds upon what is working well and obtains buy-in from employees and leaders to adopt revised processes and practices.  

As each organization has unique strategic goals and culture, their work will be customized to meet employee needs and the organization's context and culture. 

Communication 

RISE recommends a structured approach to employee communication. This includes staff consultations via a variety of methods, to ensure inclusivity and positivity towards any proposed changes. 

Best practice knowledge 

RISE's work with international non-profit clients allows it to draw on the sector's best practices and, where relevant, key learnings from outside the sector.  

Evidence-based

RISE assesses needs and evaluates the impact of their work.