Volunteer Application Form - 2025
  • Rise - Volunteer Application Form


    Thank you for your interest in becoming a Rise volunteer. We offer a range of opportunities to get involved and support Canadian entrepreneurs. Complete this form to let us know a bit more about your background and to apply for a position. 

    This application will take 10 to 15 minutes to complete.

    * Please note that we offer a range of opportunities that allow you to get involved and support Canadian entrepreneurs in a remote-based format*

  • Volunteer Preference

    Please select your volunteer role(s) you are intersted in.
  • About Yourself

    Please provide the following information about yourself.
  • Have you applied before to any of our Training Programs or submitted a loan application/Volunteer application?
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Job and Education

    We are going to ask a few questions about your job and education. In the following fields, please list the details of your job and the highest level of education achieved in the field that you think is most relevant for your chosen volunteer role(s) in a business development agency like Rise.
  • Tell us about your education

    While a formal post-secondary education is not a requirement for our Rise mentors, if you do have a specific field of study, please share the details with us. In the following fields, please list the details for the highest level of education achieved in the field that you think is most relevant for your chosen volunteer role(s):
  • Do you have facilitating and/or teaching experience?*
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  • Do you have entrepreneurship and/or small business experience?*
  • 0/50
  • Are you an entrepreneur?
  • Please select the skills that you are most comfortable supporting entrepreneurs with. (Maximum 5 skills)*
  • In which of the following industries do you have experience? (Maximum of 5 industries)*
  • 0/200
  • In addition to their business goals, clients also like to work on personal goals with the help of Rise and their mentor. Below, please indicate which goals you would be best suited to help a Rise clients' achieve. (Maximum 5 goals)*
  • References

    Please provide contact information for two references (not family members) who can speak to your character and suitability for the volunteer mentor role.
  • We will not contact those individuals before we have a chance to chat with you.

  • Demographic

    Please provide the following information.
  • How do you self-identify your gender?*
  • Please let us know your preferred pronoun(s) (Select all that apply):
  • Do you identify as being a part of the LGBTQ2S+ Community?
  • How did you hear about Rise?
  • Collection and Use of Information

    Rise Asset Development, and any of its third-party service providers, collects and uses the Information provided by the volunteer to assist with the administration and operation of our business including (a) screening and processing your volunteer application; (b) providing or facilitating volunteer activities and education; (c) initiating an account for a volunteer reporting platform; (d) supporting your volunteering experience; (e) aggregating volunteer data for program improvements, reporting, and marketing; (f) garnering opinions and comments in regard to Rise Asset Development’s operations; (g) as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law; and (h) as may be required. All of the purposes listed above will be referred to as “Purposes” from here on. Individual volunteer Information will not be shared without explicit consent from the volunteer for the following purposes: (a) advertising; (b) media relations; (c) marketing; (d) fundraising; (e) social media; and (f) promotions in respect of Rise Asset Development’s operations.

  • Consent to Collection and Use of Your Information*
  • Communication Preferences

    Please provide your communication preferences with Rise.
  • We periodically send out updates on Rise programs, clients, and events through a seasonal E-mail newsletter (3-4 times per year). Would you like to be added to the list and receive these messages?*
  • Yes to Newsletter?*
  • No to Newsletter?*
  • Newsletter Opt in Date*
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  • Newsletter Opt out Date*
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  • Today's Date*
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  • You're all done!

    Once you hit the submit button, a Rise staff member will follow up with you to discuss your application. 

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