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Fireside Forums/Events
At RiseUP, our events are designed to spark connection, share insight, and build community around the mission of serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Our signature Fireside Forums are warm, engaging online conversations with experts who light the way on topics that matter to caregivers, case managers, and professionals in the IDD field. In addition to these forums, we host community-centered gatherings that promote awareness, foster inclusion, and invite others to support our work through service, sponsorship, and celebration.
Upcoming Events: Join us for these upcoming opportunities to connect, learn, and engage with the RiseUP community.
Past Events & Recordings: Catch up on inspiring moments and valuable insights from previous RiseUP Events.
Upcoming events
- July 29, 2026
- Fireside Forums
Learn how to personalize your RiseUP Elevation Challenge fundraiser page, set your goal, write your story, add photos, and begin sharing your link.
- July 21, 2026
- Fireside Forums
Social media is one of the easiest ways to bring people into your RiseUP Elevation Challenge journey. Instead of posting the registration link once and hoping people respond, take your audience along with you throughout September. Participants are encouraged to share their progress, tag RiseUP, and use #UP4TheChallenge.
- July 21, 2026
- Fireside Forums
Fundraising outreach does not need to feel uncomfortable or overly complicated.
A successful message should be personal, brief, and clear about what you are asking the recipient to do.
Below are adaptable email templates for RiseUP Elevation Challenge participants
- July 21, 2026
- Fireside Forums
Joining the RiseUP Elevation Challenge gives you the opportunity to set a meaningful September goal while building support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and neurodiversity.
- July 21, 2026
- Fireside Forums
Every Step Can Create Greater Impact.
The RiseUP Elevation Challenge is about more than reaching the top of a trail or watching the elevation number on a treadmill rise.
It is an opportunity to move with purpose.
- July 20, 2026
- Fireside Forums
RiseUP for Something Greater This September!
What if every step you took could help create greater opportunity, connection, and inclusion for someone in your community?
That is the idea behind the RiseUP Elevation Challenge, a monthlong movement and fundraising challenge taking place from September 1 through September 30, 2026.
Past Events
- May 7, 2026
- Fireside Forums
Some stories don’t begin with words.
They begin with presence. With patience. With someone choosing to stay. At RiseUP, we see stories like this every day, but every once in a while, someone puts it into words in a way that makes you feel it.
- April 20, 2026
- Fireside Forums
Across Colorado, the need for supportive, community-based environments for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities continues to grow.
- April 20, 2026
- Fireside Forums
Connection is not just beneficial—it is essential for growth, confidence, and overall well-being.
For adults with disabilities, consistent opportunities for interaction play a critical role in daily life.
- April 20, 2026
- Fireside Forums
If you are considering visiting RiseUP or participating in one of our programs, it’s important to understand both the environment and the expectations that help keep everyone safe, supported, and respected.
RiseUP is designed to be welcoming and engaging—but also structured, intentional, and guided by clear safety practices.
- April 20, 2026
- Fireside Forums
One of the most common reasons people hesitate to get involved is the belief that they are not “qualified.”
At RiseUP, that assumption is quickly proven wrong.
- April 20, 2026
- Fireside Forums
There is a difference between understanding what an organization does and experiencing how it feels.
RiseUP is a place where that distinction becomes immediately clear.
- November 13, 2017
- Fireside Forums
It was a chilly and windy Saturday morning when trucks full of Cragmor Christian Church volunteers showed up at the Roundup School ready to begin our fall clean-up project.
- August 7, 2017
- Fireside Forums
We received this touching letter from one of our students at the end of the summer school session, little does she know we will miss her just as much as she will miss us!
- September 9, 2016
- Fireside Forums
Stephan Fury is a young man who participates in our Community Connections program in Colorado Springs. He was recently awarded a certificate for completing 100 hours of volunteer work.
- June 14, 2016
- Fireside Forums
A group of staff and participants from the Community Connections program in Colorado Springs have recently taken on the task of planting and taking
- October 15, 2015
- Fireside Forums
Job Fair June 2 2018
- June 10, 2015
- Fireside Forums
We are so grateful. 11 fabulous volunteers for 7 hours from Essex Financial, Mountain West Management and Baron Properties = 50 bags of
- June 9, 2015
- Fireside Forums
One of the best days to visit Roundup School is on Graduation Day. Friday, May 15th, was a celebration of the many accomplishments
- June 9, 2015
- Fireside Forums
Community Participation Program’s Christmas Wish Tree-39 wishes left! As you and your family and friends reflect about how truly blessed you are t
- June 9, 2015
- Fireside Forums
As the children arrive at Roundup Fellowship, they are greeted with brightly painted walls that proudly display the children’s work. Each face has
- December 3, 2013
- Fireside Forums
I know, I know – not the most “catchy” title is it? However, there were many things to celebrate in 2013 so maybe
- June 27, 2013
- Fireside Forums
Recipes from Sea to Shining Sea have arrived! We collected favorite recipes from our friends, families, staff and supporters across the USA. We nearly have
- June 6, 2013
- Fireside Forums
One evening, while I was attending a meeting of the Autism Society, a family sat next to me and we began a conversation
- November 13, 2017
- Fireside Forums
Colorado Gives Day is on December 5th this year and Roundup has set a goal to raise $10,000 in order to replace the flooring in our school and to create the ultimate
- November 13, 2017
- Fireside Forums
Support Roundup on Colorado Gives Day December 6, 2016