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Advising startups, Helping friends, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities
Tags:
Corporate Social Responsibility, giving, global economy, international volunteering, san francisco, social entrepreneur, universalgiving
Schools:
Duke University, University of Southern California
FULL BIO
I manage UniversalGiving, a social entrepreneurship nonprofit whose vision is to "create a world where giving and volunteering is a natural part of everyday life." UniversalGiving is an award-winning, web-based nonprofit allowing people to give and volunteer with the top performing projects across the world. To date, over $1.5 million and more than 8,000 volunteers have been matched through UniversalGiving. UniversalGiving Corporate is a customized version for companies, which helps launch corporate global philanthropy and volunteering for companies such as Cisco and BEA. UniversalGiving has been featured on CBS, WomenEntrepreneur, BusinessWeek, CNNMoney.com, The New York Times, and The L.A. Times. I was also a co-founder of VolunteerMatch, a nonprofit which has matched more than four million volunteers.
My community service began at the age of 12. I have worked and volunteered in microfinance in remote villages of India; crisis relief work in the 2001 El Salvador earthquake; sustainable farming in Guatemala; digital divide training in Cambodia; and indigenous community preservation in Ecuador. Additional volunteer trips include Thailand, Mexico, Nicaragua and Colombia.
I love Improv. I perform at BATS, the Groundlings and Upright Citizen's Brigade. Improv is such a joy, filled with great intuition, partners on stage, creativity and listening. Just great ways to trust and work with people in life, in general. I take care of my nephews and niece all the time. Children are so funny and dynamic, I love it! I also love walking and try to wherever I can: on the way to work, to the grocery store, to church, etc. It's great thinking time, and I love the hills. When I can I love to run, and hiking and nature are at the top of my list! Oh and dancing occasionally, when I can... swing, salsa, funk, hiphop... what fun to share with others and challenge yourself in different ways.
Currently a Doctoral candidate in Political science at the European Center for Peace and Development of the UN University of Peace. Have over ten years of professional experience working in socio-economic development activities and int. cooperation
Currently reading Master of Business Administration at Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. Sri Lanka, Exceptionally strong in team environments with proven team leadership skills
Hello, I am the co-founder of an organization called Grupo HL, which operates in El Salvador providing IT services; I´am currently the CLO and Innovation Director.
