--- title: Rise Announces Major Fundraising Initiative With Appear to Support Industry Diversity and Cancer Charity Work description: Appear ASA is teaming up with Rise to raise £125,000 for industry diversity and Young Lives vs Cancer through two major challenges this year. image: https://risewib.com/hubfs/Hubsppt%20featured%20blog%20image-2.png --- [![Rise Final Logo](https://risewib.com/hubfs/Rise%20Final%20Logo.jpg)](https://risewib.com) - [ABOUT](https://risewib.com/about) ## [About Rise Rise is the leading organisation dedicated to fostering gender diversity within the broadcast and media technology sector. ](https://risewib.com/about) ### [ABOUT RISE Meet our team and Regional Councils across the globe](https://risewib.com/about) ### [GET INVOLVED Learn how you can support Rise and be an active member of our community](https://risewib.com/get-involved) ### [RISE NEWS AND RESOURCES Find out the latest Rise news](https://risewib.com/news) ### [BECOME A RISE SUPPORTER By becoming a Rise Supporter, you are making a visible commitment to investing in women and in the future of our industry](https://risewib.com/donate) - [MENTORING](https://risewib.com/mentoring) ### [MENTORING Learn more about our award winning, global mentoring programme.](https://risewib.com/mentoring) ### [MENTORING Register your interest for 2027](https://risewib.com/mentoring) ### [UK COHORT 2026](https://risewib.com/uk-pairings) ### [EUROPE COHORT 2026](https://risewib.com/europe-pairings) ### [NA COHORT 2026](https://risewib.com/na-pairings) ### [APAC & INDIA COHORT 2026](https://risewib.com/apac-and-india-pairings) ### [ANZ COHORT 2026](https://risewib.com/anz-pairings) - [RISE AWARDS](https://risewib.com/rise-wib-awards) - PROGRAMMES ## Rise Programmes Learn about our programmes and initiatives aimed at fostering diversity and inclusivity within the broadcast and media technology sector. ### [RISE ELEVATE PROGRAMME The Rise Women in Broadcast Elevate Programme is a high-impact leadership development initiative designed to build the next generation of senior women leaders in the broadcast & media technology industry.](https://risewib.com/rise-women-in-broadcast-rise-elevate-programme) ### [RISE C-SUITE PROGRAMME The Rise C-Suite Programme is an intensive, residential workshop designed to accelerate your progress to the C-Suite, within the company of other women from across media technology.](https://risewib.com/rise-c-suite-programme) ### [RISE ACADEMY Rise Academy is an outreach programme delivering broadcast engineering and technical workshops to primary and secondary school children aged 11 through to 18 years old.](https://rise-academy.live) - [JOB BOARD](https://risewib.com/job-board) - [PANEL PLUS](https://risewib.com/panelplus) - [PARTNERS](https://risewib.com/partners) - [EVENTS](https://risewib.com/events) [GET INVOLVED](https://risewib.com/get-involved) [BECOME A MEMBER](https://risewib.com/membership) News # Rise Announces Major Fundraising Initiative With Appear to Support Industry Diversity and Cancer Charity Work Appear ASA is teaming up with Rise to raise £125,000 for industry diversity and Young Lives vs Cancer through two major challenges this year. [Rise](https://risewib.com/news/author/rise) Apr 16, 2026 --- **Appear to Take on the Dragon Ride and Three Peaks Challenge in Support of Rise and Young Lives vs Cancer**   **London, UK - 16 April 2026** - [Rise,](https://risewib.com/) the gender diversity network for the media technology industry, today announced that[Appear ASA](https://www.appear.net/) (OSE: APR), a global leader in live production technology, is to undertake two major charitable challenges this year to raise £125,000 in support of Rise and Young Lives vs Cancer. Appear's team, together with customers and partners, will take on both the Dragon Ride in South Wales and the Three Peaks Challenge across Scotland, England and Wales. These efforts reflect Appear's commitment to positive action, bringing together like-minded people around causes that matter to the business, Appear staff and the wider industry. Funds raised will be split between the two charities. Rise was founded in 2017 to support and promote women working across the non-craft areas of broadcast media technology, across operations, engineering, sales, marketing, and business. Now a global network with a presence at major industry events, including IBC, NAB, and Broadcast Asia, Rise runs mentoring programmes, community initiatives, awards, and sector-specific training. Appear will also support Young Lives vs Cancer, a charity that provides vital support to children and young people with cancer and their families. It is the only charity in the UK with specialist social workers who provide tailored support to children and young people with cancer, and their families. *“We are extremely grateful to the wonderful team at Appear and look forward to following their progress in these exciting and challenging events,”* said Sadie Groom, Founder and CEO of Rise. *“Their fundraising efforts will play a vital role in enabling us to continue supporting women across the media technology industry and expanding the reach of our programmes globally.”* Andy McClelland, General Manager EMEA at Appear, said: *“Appear has long supported the important work of Rise, and as the father of an ambitious young daughter, I am especially proud to be partnering with them through our fundraising efforts. These shared experiences are not only demanding but also deeply meaningful, giving us the opportunity to support organisations like Rise that are making a real difference. We are humbled to play our part in advancing the essential work they continue to do.”* To support Appear's fundraising efforts or to find out more, visit: [https://www.givewheel.com/fundraising/13676/appear-vs-the-dragon-ride-and-the-three-peaks/](https://www.givewheel.com/fundraising/13676/appear-vs-the-dragon-ride-and-the-three-peaks/)   [News](https://risewib.com/news/tag/news) News ### [Rise Strengthens Industry Leadership with Appointment of Two New Non-Executive Directors](https://risewib.com/news/rise-strengthens-industry-leadership-with-appointment-of-two-new-non-executive-directors) Rise strengthens its board with the appointment of Purminder Gandhu and Daryl Clarke, enhancing its commitment to gender diversity in the broadcast... 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