GiveIndia, a Bengaluru-based nonprofit online giving platform that enables individuals to donate conveniently to any cause, announced the appointment of Ashok Kumar E.R. as the president of the organization.
In his new role, Ashok will be responsible for advancing the strategy and vision, scaling up the donor ecosystem, and spearheading the next phase of growth and expansion for GiveIndia, said a release.
Prior to this role, Ashok served as the co-founder & CEO of Scripbox, an online investment service with the mission of making Indians financially independent. He himself became financially independent before he turned 40, and wanted to share that path with millions of Indians, through his Scripbox venture. His co-founders and strong management team will continue to run Scripbox, as he pursues his social entrepreneurship passion with GiveIndia.
Prior to Scripbox, he has held various leadership positions at IT, telecom & Hi-tech companies such as Wipro, Intel, Airtel & Cisco. An expert in creating “customer-first” technology solutions, Ashok has led and mentored teams to design and develop highly scalable business environments for many corporates, the release added.
Speaking on the appointment, Atul Satija, Founder & CEO, Give Foundation said, “As the world struggles with challenges such as poverty and inequality, leaders and organisations need to think more consciously about economic value creation driving positive change. Leaders like Ashok, who make the move to social entrepreneurship, help ensure this. Ashok will be a great asset to GiveIndia as we look to continue our growth, and execute on our mission to help deliver equal opportunity to every citizen to succeed in life, irrespective of the circumstances they were born into.”
Commenting on his appointment, Ashok Kumar E.R., president, GiveIndia, said, “Coming from a small town lower middle class family, throughout my life, I have been the beneficiary of so many do-gooders giving, it is my turn to enable the world to give & help alleviate poverty through GiveIndia”. He further added, “More than ever, the social sector needs a start-up approach & hyper scale thinking to solve large & complex problems that we are facing as a society. Along with my team, am looking forward to propel GiveIndia to the next phase of growth.”
Founded in 2000, GiveIndia has been promoting giving for the last two decades through its online donations platform, consumer and workplace giving partnerships. GiveIndia is looking to scale its donor base from 3 lakhs to 20 lakhs over the next five years.
“We also empower nonprofits across India by providing a comprehensive suite of fundraising options and offerings to help them build capabilities, attract and retain donors and sustainably serve the nation’s poor,” according to GiveIndia’s Linkedin page.
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