Rise Children Marketplace Auction! A Live Virtual Event to Fund Healing and Hope for Children Worldwide

Bid on Possibility. Fund Hope. Change a Child’s Future.

Join Coco Sellman with Stacey Lauren (D0 The Thing) and Mara Lee Durell (Rise Children’s Alliance)!

Join us for the Rise Children Marketplace Auction, a live virtual experience uniting generous givers, purpose-led entrepreneurs, and global changemakers to support Rise Alliance for Children through the Billion Dollar Impact Project.

Event Snapshot

📅 Date: December 18th
⏰ Time: 3-5 PM ET
💻 Location: Live on Zoom (link sent upon registration)
🎯 Benefiting: Rise Alliance for Children, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit
💰 Format: Live marketplace-style auction of offerings from impact-driven entrepreneurs and partners
👥 Who It’s For: Entrepreneurs, philanthropists, investors, community leaders, and anyone who believes every child deserves a safe place to play, learn, and thrive.

All proceeds from the auction go to Rise Alliance for Children to expand trauma-informed, play-based programs for children and caregivers around the world. Rise Alliance for Children

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Why This Event Matters

Around the world, children are growing up in communities impacted by poverty, conflict, instability, and trauma. Rise Alliance for Children works with more than 150 local partners in over 20 countries to create safe, nurturing, play-based learning environments that help children heal and thrive. Rise Alliance for Children

Through Rise’s signature programs, children build the social-emotional skills, resilience, and developmental foundations they need for life. Children become three times more likely to succeed in 1st grade—a powerful early marker of long-term academic success and opportunity. Rise Alliance for Children+1

Your participation in this auction helps:

Create safe learning and play spaces in underserved communities
Train caregivers and educators in trauma-informed, evidence-based practices
Deliver curricula and materials that build children’s confidence, connection, and capacity to learn
Break intergenerational cycles of poverty, conflict, and inequality through education and psychosocial support Rise Alliance for Children+1

What Is the Billion Dollar Impact Project?

The Billion Dollar Impact Project, led by Stacey Lauren and the Do The Thing movement, is a global initiative with a bold mission:

To raise one billion dollars for charities and impact projects around the world. This ecosystem brings together entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and investors to merge revenue growth with meaningful giving, creating a new era where doing good and doing well go hand in hand.

Here’s what makes this experience so special:

💡 Entrepreneurs growing revenue and funding missions through offers that serve their clients and support global impact.
🌍 Nonprofits and leaders collaborating to unlock innovative funding models and real change.
🤝 Communities uniting around shared purpose and prosperity, proving that generosity and abundance can grow together.

The Rise Children Marketplace Auction is a live demonstration of this model in action.

What to Expect at the Rise Children Marketplace Auction

During this high-energy, heart-forward, live virtual event, you’ll:

Experience a live marketplace auction where entrepreneurs, coaches, and creators offer programs, services, VIP experiences, and collaborations—with all proceeds going to Rise Alliance for Children.
Hear powerful stories of how play, trauma-informed learning, and nurturing care are transforming children’s lives in communities facing poverty, conflict, and displacement. Rise Alliance for Children+2Rise Alliance for Children+2
Meet purpose-led entrepreneurs who are using their businesses as vehicles for impact, not just income.
Witness impact in real time as bids translate into tangible support—more classrooms reached, more caregivers trained, more children gaining the tools they need to thrive. Rise Alliance for Children+1
Connect with a global community of people who believe business can be a force for good.

You’ll leave inspired, connected, and clear on how your generosity—and your work—can be part of a billion-dollar wave of impact.

About Rise Alliance for Children

Rise Alliance for Children (formerly Worldwide Orphans) creates safe and nurturing environments where every child can play, learn, and thrive. With nearly three decades of experience, Rise partners with communities to design trauma-informed, play-based programs that support the holistic wellbeing of children and their caregivers.

Rise’s approach:

Uses the nurturing care framework, recognizing that psychosocial and holistic wellbeing are prerequisites for learning and opportunity.
Leverages the power of connection and belonging to help children heal from trauma, build resilience, and connect with others.
Focuses on critical transition points in children’s lives—early childhood, school entry, and beyond—to change long-term outcomes in education, health, and economic opportunity.

When you bid in the marketplace auction, you’re not just buying an experience—you’re investing in the future of children worldwide.

Who Should Attend

This event is for you if:

You’re an entrepreneur or business leader who wants your work to create meaningful, measurable impact.
You’re a philanthropist, donor, or impact investor looking for innovative ways to fund high-impact organizations.
You’re a nonprofit or community leader interested in new models for collaboration and shared prosperity.
You’re someone who simply believes that every child deserves safety, nurturing care, and the chance to thrive.