Why I’m asking for support now
I’ve lived with HIV for 16 years, and I’ve taken pride in using my own earnings to sustain this work. Over the years, I’ve invested tens of thousands of dollars and thousands of hours in sharing information, building community, and creating what has become RiseUpToHIV.
My circumstances have changed. I’m currently unemployed, navigating health challenges, and at a crossroads as I think about my next job and the direction of my life.
Somewhere along the way, without quite realizing it, I created a full-time job for myself: building and caring for this site. It’s work I believe in, but I need support to keep it going.
Asking for support is uncomfortable for me. But I believe this growing national resource and archive of HIV education, community, and history is worth sustaining. I want it to remain free and available whenever someone needs information, connection, or a place to begin.
If you’re able to contribute, any amount helps keep the site live and its information current. Thank you for helping me carry this work forward.
Kevin Maloney · Founder, RiseUpToHIV · Tampa Bay, FL
Every contribution of $50 USD or more qualifies for an HIV awareness T-shirt as our thank-you, whether your support is public or private. How to request yours.
Self-funded so far. A shared next chapter.
Help keep RiseUpToHIV growing.
Our $10,000 goal helps cover the site build, ongoing updates, outreach, and the costs of keeping RiseUpToHIV available.
3.05% of goal · Updated
Updated after payments are verified, not in real time. The total includes private contributions and counts confirmed payments before processing fees, less refunds.
Help fund the next chapterEvery amount helps. Reading, using, and sharing the site are always welcome, too.
What the $10,000 helps cover
Build & improve
Help cover the self-funded site build, edits, accuracy checks, accessibility improvements, and new resources.
Reach more people
Promotion and outreach so more people can find and use the site’s education, community spaces, and resources.
Keep it running
Hosting, software, research and development tools, and other short-term operating costs.
Nearly $7,000 of my own money has gone into building and launching the website, separate from earlier spending on RiseUpToHIV’s broader work. Tools and services for maintaining and developing the site currently cost approximately $1,000 per month.
This is one shared goal, not a fixed budget allocation. Earlier personal spending does not count toward the new fundraising total. Read about the site’s purpose.
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Support with PayPal
Help sustain RiseUpToHIV and its continued development with an amount you choose.
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Support with Ko-fi
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Already contributed? Choose recognition or request a thank-you T-shirt.
For questions about supporting the project, email kevin@riseuptohiv.com.
Our contributor wall · With gratitude
Friends of RiseUp
Every contribution helps keep education, community, and resources within reach. Thank you to our Friends of RiseUp, including those who give privately. This wall shows only the display name, optional location, and/or amount each supporter has chosen to share, after their payment is confirmed.
- MarjorieSarasota, FL$50
- HenryMobile, AL$100
- AnonymousAtlanta, GA$125
- JeannieDallas, TX$20
- JoshAlbany, NY$10
Changed your mind about public recognition? Email info@riseuptohiv.com to change or remove your listing.
In development
More ways to stand behind the work
We’re planning four sponsorship levels, with details and benefits to come. No tier pricing has been set or published.
Platinum
Details coming soon
Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
Details coming soon
Community Partners
A planned path for AIDS service organizations (ASOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), and other community partners.
Friends of RiseUp
Our community of contributors, at every amount. Meet the friends helping keep this resource growing. Public recognition is always optional.
Sponsorship and Community Partner details are still taking shape. Organizations, foundations, healthcare and pharmaceutical companies, and individuals can start a sponsorship conversation or email kevin@riseuptohiv.com.
Editorial Independence
Supporters do not control our topics, sources, or conclusions, and do not receive access to private visitor information. Any future sponsored projects or paid partnerships will be clearly identified.
Transparency
RiseUpToHIV LLC is not a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Contributions should not be assumed to be tax-deductible charitable donations. We’ll update this page as our support and sponsorship programs develop.