Manna Dhabolkar

Professional Summary CEO at GIFT Global Initiative | Director at Global Health First | Commissioner on Human Rights Commission | Global Humanitarian Ambassador for USA | International Investment Consultant | Keynote Speaker With over a decade of leadership experience in the profit and nonprofit sectors and a unique educational background, Amb. Dabholkar stands at the intersection of Purpose and Profit. Her passion for public service inspired her to study International Human Rights Law and Business. She spearheaded Operations for the American Red Cross as the Chief Operations Officer. During the same time, she also served as the Red Cross Director of Round It Up America® (RIUA) – a partnership between the American Red Cross and RIUA, a nonprofit initiative by leaders in the restaurant industry to end world hunger by engaging the restaurant, food and beverage industry in giving back. After leading one of the most prestigious organizations, her desire to be in the trenches and the zest to bring humanitarian relief to socially disadvantaged families and make the planet a safer place for our children led her to GIFT Global Initiative – a powerful tool to serve children and families affected by violence, trafficking and exploitation. Today under her vision and leadership, GIFT serves over 10000 children every year. GIFT launched several programs such as Pop-Up Schools, Mobile Health Clinics, Solar Lights, Clean Water, Sanitation, GGI Works (jobs and entrepreneurship initiative), Mental Health Therapy through Music, Urban Agriculture lessons to children from lower income neighborhoods and more. Her work in prison reform and mental health, led to a confirmation vote by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to formally appoint her as a Commissioner on the esteemed Sybil Brand Commission for Institutional Inspections to oversee Human Rights Violations in the Prison System. In 2019, Amb. Dabholkar was nominated for the prestigious Raoul Wallenberg Prize for extraordinary humanitarian achievements followed by a Global Icon Award by the World Peace and Diplomacy Organization. Experience CEO – GIFT Global Initiative GIFT is a 501(c)3 charitable organization with one mission – to meet the needs of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable children and youth, to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential through a comprehensive developmental program. Responsible for representing GIFT in the community, I focus externally on core mission delivery, fundraising and being the face of GIFT for the media, donors and their communities. I have the oversight of GIFT service delivery, fundraising and external relations. I manage the community resilience programs, working with community partners to ensure that the communities build local capacity to prepare for, prevent, respond and safeguard our communities. I ensure that volunteers, youth and young adults are engaged and retained into the service delivery plans. I am accountable for achieving performance targets, including service delivery, fundraising/revenue and expense targets. In conjunction with the Director of Humanitarian Relief and Global Economic Development, I am primarily responsible for worldwide mission delivery and establishing our footprint in countries that need help. Major Responsibilities include Fundraising, External Relationships and Partnerships, Visibility and Community Relevance, Financial Management, Workforce Management and Service Delivery. Director, Global Health First Board of Director and Chief Financial Officer at Global Health First, a Mental Health Research Humanitarian Organisation. Government Relations Consultant, Alkaline Springs Inc. Educating stakeholders about ASI water through seminars, presentations and conversations The inclusion of ASI in GIFT hosted/attended events | Sharing extensive knowledge of Alkaline’s operations with key stakeholders in multiple regions and providing information pertaining to working with ASI (e.g. government official