Organizations Filed Purposes:
RISE IS ON A MISSION TO AMPLIFY THE VOICE AND POWER OF MUSLIM WOMEN.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT:THROUGH OUR ANNUAL WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, RISE HAS CREATED A SPACE AND PLATFORM THAT BRINGS OVER 300 MUSLIM WOMEN TO LEARN FROM LOCAL LEADERS THAT LOOK LIKE THEM. WE ALSO PROVIDE COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT TRAININGS INCLUDING AN ANTI-RACISM SERIES AND SEXUAL ASSAULT HEALING CIRCLES. IN 2019, WE BEGAN A WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM AT COMO HIGH SCHOOL. WE EQUIP WOMEN WITH SKILLS THAT HELP BUILD CONFIDENCE, CAPACITY, AND POWER TO ENGAGE WHILE CENTERING TRAUMA EXPERIENCES AND HEALING WORK. 1,500 PEOPLE SERVED.
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT:PARTICIPATING IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS IN THEIR CITIES, SCHOOLS, AND AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS ALLOWS MUSLIM WOMEN TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE AND THEIR VOICES HEARD ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER TO THEM. WE PROVIDE TRAININGS AT SCHOOLS, MOSQUES, COMMUNITY CENTERS AND ONLINE. 8,000 PERSONS BENEFITED FROM THIS EFFORT.
STORYTELLING:STORYTELLING BY CURATING AND AMPLIFYING POWERFUL STORIES OF MUSLIM WOMEN AS AGENTS OF CHANGE, REVIVING SISTERHOOD IS RECLAIMING THE MUSLIM WOMAN'S NARRATIVE. MUSLIM SHEROES OF MINNESOTA CHALLENGES ONE-DIMENSIONAL AND STEREOTYPICAL PORTRAYALS, OFFERING ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES ABOUT MUSLIM WOMEN AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CITIZENS, AND CHANGEMAKERS. IN 2019, 15 NEW STORIES, SIX NEW DIGITAL SHORTS, AND SIX NEW PODCAST EPISODES WERE PRODUCED, IN ADDITION TO SEVERAL RADIO SHOWS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CONNECTIONS ON AM950. APPROXIMATELY 35,000 PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM THIS PROJECT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Nausheena Hussain | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $82,400 |
| Ruqia Abdi | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Sarah Abe | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Maher Mahmoud | VICE CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
| Memoona Ghani | BOARD CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Shamaila Usmani | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Eman Soliman | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Maria Nez | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Biftu Nejash | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Farheen Hassan | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Lila Eltawey | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Amina Baha | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
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