{"id":58,"date":"2024-03-28T08:50:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T08:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rizeupgaming.com\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2024-03-28T09:01:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T09:01:44","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rizeupgaming.com\/about.html","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"58\" class=\"elementor elementor-58\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-290a9dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"290a9dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71828cc\" data-id=\"71828cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ef78d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09ef78d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/rizeupgaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OurStory.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-60\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-661ad98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"661ad98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>RizeUp Gaming is a non-profit organization established in 2012 that strives to make the gaming community a better place. Each month we host charity marathon to raise funds for various charities, ranging from getting water to undeveloped countries to sending games and entertainment to our soldiers overseas.<\/p><p>RizeUp Gaming is focused on finding people that can play various games and adhere to a strict safe code of gaming conduct. No sexist, racist, demeaning, or otherwise offensive remarks of any kind.<\/p><blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I was sitting around the house on a July day and watched as my son was trolled for 45 minutes straight in a League of Legends game. There were all kinds of vile slurs, trolling, and harassment going on. I was so upset,&#8221; says RizeUp Gaming founder, Russell Grisham. &#8220;My wife turned to me and said, &#8216;You never used any of those specific slurs, but you were a troll once too. That was you.&#8217; Then it hit me. She was right, and it was time for a change. That&#8217;s when I knew I had to start RizeUp Gaming.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>&#8211;<strong>Russell &#8220;Rev&#8221; Grisham<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><p>Our hope is to one day have someone in gaming change their disrespectful ways and show love and compassion to all players. Even if we only help one person improve their ways, our job is complete.<\/p><p>We are always looking for new members who are willing to help us with our mission.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e86d51e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e86d51e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/rizeupgaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OurValues.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-61\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b431da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b431da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rize Up Gaming is a family of streamers, podcasters, and all around awesome people trying to curb cyber-bullying, sexism, racism, bigotry, and all manner of vileness in all gaming communities. We promote tolerance, oppose discrimination and prejudice, and attempt to create healthier communities for future gamers. We believe everyone is equal in gaming. No matter your skill, race, religion, creed, sexual preference or disability: You are welcome here and loved.<\/p><p>We attempt to educate anyone who is willing to listen in the ways of getting along with others with at least a modicum of respect. &#8220;Treat others the way you would like to be treated&#8221; is one of our mottos.<\/p><p>The rules we strive to live by and practice in all of our online (and offline) communities are as follows:<\/p><ol><li>No racism, sexism, bullying, hate-speech, homophobic slurs, bigotry or any vile or unhealthy attitudes towards yourself or others.<\/li><li>No harassment towards anyone. Ever. It&#8217;s never warranted in any shape or form.<\/li><li>Be nice to each other. You don&#8217;t know what someone else is going through.<\/li><li>Show respect. You want respect? You need to earn it by showing respect for others.<\/li><li>It&#8217;s never a joke when you hurt someone else&#8217;s feelings.<\/li><li>Never be afraid to ask for help. There are many people who (while not being professionals) are willing to lend an ear, or to help you out.<\/li><li>There is a fine line between being funny and being rude. Don&#8217;t cross that line.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc4d4a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc4d4a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/rizeupgaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Recruitment.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-62\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b81370b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b81370b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>What we look for:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>We are looking for members who want to continue with what we do in creating a safe place online for everyone from all backgrounds. Be it as a streamer on the main channel, streaming on your channel and promoting RizeUp Gaming, or supporting the main channel and helping our social media presence by reaching out.<\/p><p>If you\u2019re interested, but would like to receive a bit more information before joining, go ahead and contact us. Please send us any questions you have and we\u2019ll provide as much information as we can to give you a better idea of who we are, what we do, and for any concerns about requirements.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><em>Requirements:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>We are very open and welcome to anyone who would like to be a member of RizeUp Gaming, but there are a few requirements as streamers\/members that are important such as:<\/p><ul><li>Being able to attend company meetings<\/li><li>Supporting the channel through interaction\/social media outreach<\/li><li>Being aware of important news and changes within the company<\/li><li>Being able to abide and follow RizeUp Gaming&#8217;s rules<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><em>Process:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>To start off, we ask that you e-mail the Recruitment department using the link at the bottom to begin the recruitment process. Please provide the following information in your email:<\/p><ul><li>Best email with which to contact you<\/li><li>The name of your Twitch account<\/li><li>If you stream, what systems you use to cast<\/li><li>(Optional) If you are a referral, give us the name of the person who referred you<\/li><li>(Optional) Stream schedule<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Once we receive your email, a Rize Up Gaming recruiter will contact you as soon as possible There is a system in place and we do have to go in order of emails received, so there may be a bit of a wait time, but please be patient with us. We will keep you updated during the recruitment process. Once we do reach you on the list, we will set up an interview with you. Dates and times are subjective and will be worked out with the interviewee. If you need to contact the day to day operator for the company, please do at: david@rizeupgaming.com\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-990a9a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"990a9a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/rizeupgaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OurContacts.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-63\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c219fd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c219fd4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5232ac6\" data-id=\"5232ac6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875508a btmtxt elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"875508a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Join Us<\/h4>\n<a href=\"mailto:recruitment@rizeupgaming.com\">Recruitment<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5009085\" data-id=\"5009085\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2ae992 btmtxt elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2ae992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Sponsors Wanted<\/h4>\n<a href=\"mailto:marketing@rizeupgaming.com\">Marketing Team<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c76715\" data-id=\"2c76715\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329f303 btmtxt elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"329f303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Community\u00a0<\/h4><p><a href=\"mailto:hr@rizeupgaming.com\">Human Resources<\/a><br \/><a href=\"mailto:pr@rizeupgaming.com\">Public Relations<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RizeUp Gaming is a non-profit organization established in 2012 that strives to make the gaming community a better place. 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