IMMIGRANTS RISING

Immigrants Rising and Partner Organizations Awarded $5.41 Million to Support Undocumented Entrepreneurs

Posted by: Communications on June 2, 2021

Categories: Entrepreneurship Fund, General Announcements

Immigrants Rising and eight partner organizations to form coalition serving immigrant entrepreneurs across California.

Your next boss could be an undocumented immigrant; growing number of business founders lack legal status

Posted by: Communications on April 18, 2020

Categories: Entrepreneurship Fund, In the Media

Iliana G. Perez, Director of Research and Entrepreneurship at Immigrants Rising, shares her insight on undocumented people thriving as CEOs and entrepreneurs in America’s workforce.

Alejandro Sanz and His #DREAMERTeam Are a Beacon of Tangible Hope for These Fearful Times

Posted by: Communications on September 18, 2019

Categories: Entrepreneurship Fund, Financial Support, In the Media

At each of his concerts, Alejandro Sanz has met with a group of DACA recipients, undocumented immigrants, and their parents. Not only has he held private meet-and-greets, he is also raising funds through the sale of a “DREAMER” t-shirt for three organizations that benefit DREAMers: Dream Big Nevada’s DACA renewal fund, Immigrants Rising’s entrepreneurship program, and a college scholarship program, The Ascend Educational Fund.

How Do We Handle Fear?

Posted by: Communications on July 13, 2019

Categories: Entrepreneurship Fund, General Announcements

“People see us and think we’re not afraid. We are afraid. But we do things even if we’re afraid.” Jorge Ramos talks with our Entrepreneurship Fund Grantees about how they handle fear.…

Meet our Newest Entrepreneurship Fund Grantees

Posted by: Communications on February 27, 2019

Categories: Entrepreneurship Fund, General Announcements

We are delighted to announce our newest Entrepreneurship Fund Grantees!

After a review of 216 proposals from 247 undocumented young people, living in 29 different states and hailing from 40 countries of origin, we have selected six entrepreneurial projects to support through our Entrepreneurship Fund.…

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