Our Partnerships and Affiliations

RISE works in proud collaboration with several charities and organisations who share our values and aims in working towards freedom from violence and abuse.

Women's Aid

We are a member of women’s aid, a grassroots federation which has been dedicated to eradicating domestic violence for over 40 years.

Agenda

We work in partnership with Agenda, an alliance which was formed in 2008 to improve the response to women within the criminal justice system.

Victim Focus

We are partnered with Victim Focus, formed in 2017, whose mission is to end victim blaming and move towards a trauma informed approach, to change the ways in which victims of abuse are portrayed and treated.

ACEVO

Our CEO Jo Gough is a member of ACEVO (Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations), who offer advocacy and resources to support civil society leaders to make the biggest difference possible.

Jo has publicly committed to the following eight ACEVO principles to address the diversity deficit in charity leadership: Eight principles to address the diversity deficit in charity leadership – ACEVO