Rise is an independent legal clinic that relies on a variety of funding sources including personal donations, grants and foundations. While we have received project grants from government sources, we receive no ongoing core funding from either the provincial or federal governments.

UBC helped to found Rise, and continues to make a generous financial contribution to Rise’s operations every year which supports our Student Legal Clinic.

UBC provides rise with a set amount of funds each year, and engages in fundraising activities to support this commitment. Donations to UBC for Rise will be received by us indirectly as part of UBC’s regularly scheduled contribution, but will not be in addition to UBC’s contribution.

Although we do our best to coordinate our activities, Rise works separately from UBC to raise the additional funds we need for the continuing success of of our programming and operations. Since UBC’s full financial commitment is taken into account when Rise passes its annual budget, additional donations to UBC for Rise do not impact Rise’s annual fundraising goals.