Rashmi Ekka
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Industries: | Education, Financial, Health |
| Groups: | Win $11,000 funding, $20,000 pro-bono consulting, and mentoring from entrepreneurs & executives |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding experts, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Getting press, Meeting new people, Participating in a competition, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup, Sharing my projects, Starting a company, Supporting my investments |
| Schools: | College of Wooster, The |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | StartingBloc Institute for Social Innovation |
| Position: | StartingBloc Fellow |
| Time period: | March 2008 - May 2008 |
| Description: | • Gained knowledge from corporate innovators, social entrepreneurs, and academics about industry best practices concerning corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship and sustainability.
• Trained on cutting edge tactics around implementing social and environmental change through enterprise. • Worked collaboratively with diverse group of students and young professionals on strategic consulting project for Mercado Global. |
| Employer: | Vertex Software |
| Position: | Social Networking Website Intern |
| Time period: | September 2007 - November 2007 |
| Description: | • Conducted market research to determine the current state of social networking websites and surveying prospective users for the development of such a website for professionals. |
| Employer: | Northeast Shores Development Corporation |
| Position: | Commercial Intern |
| Time period: | June 2007 - August 2007 |
| Description: | • Conducted a study on the business district of E 185th Street in the North Collinwood area of Cleveland to assess the current economic situation and offered recommendations and suggestions for the revitalization of the area.
• Preparation of documents on the real estate situation of North Collinwood for Cleveland City Hall. • Attended Cleveland City Hall meetings on Business District Revitalization programs. |
| Employer: | Hard Hatted Women |
| Position: | Development Intern |
| Time period: | June 2007 - August 2007 |
| Description: | • Prepared grant proposals to fund Rosie’s Girls, which is a unique summer program for middle-school girls with a focus on developing their self-confidence by learning trades, such as carpentry, plumbing, electrician etc.
• Organized programs and activities to encourage and support women working non-traditional jobs. • Managed the database using Raisers Edge. |
| Employer: | Religious Studies Department, College of Wooster |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | September 2006 - November 2006 |
| Description: | • Proofread text, organized materials and created bibliographies for Dr. Mary Bader’s book titled, Tracing the Evidence: Dinah in Post-Hebrew Bible Literature and for a new course titled, Dinah in Scripture and Literature. |
| Employer: | Indian Social Institute |
| Position: | Research Intern |
| Time period: | January 2006 - February 2006 |
| Description: | • Researched the growth of self-help groups and the microfinance industry in the state of Jharkhand, India. |
| Employer: | College of Wooster |
| Position: | Ambassador from India |
| Time period: | September 2005 - May 2006 |
| Description: | • The Ambassador's Program is a highly selective program, aimed at increasing cultural awareness.
• Researched the Indian Caste System, issues of identity among Indians, Indian economy, religions, and politics in the summer of 2005 in India. • Conducted programs and gave over 40 interactive presentations in college classes, local schools and other groups and organizations in Wayne County, OH. • Reference: http://www.wooster.edu/ambassadors/emeritus.html |
EDUCATION
| University: | College of Wooster, The |
| Time period: | 2008 |
| Degree: | Economics, BA |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | Foreign Correspondent for Insight: Young Voices, a bimonthly magazine for Dalit (Untouchables) assertion. |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Executive Board member: International Students Association (2007), South Asia Committee (2005 & 2006), Babcock International Program (2005 & 2006) and Dr. Martin Luther King Planning Committee (2007). |
| Awards: | • Copeland funds from the College of Wooster to travel to India and visit several microfinance institutions including SKS Microfinance and BASIX for my senior thesis.
• Funds from Center of Creativity and Innovation and Economics Department, College of Wooster to travel for StartingBloc Institute of Social Innovation. • Dean's List. |
Rashmi's Startups (2)
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Adivasi Development Network
Adivasi Development Network is a New Grassroots International Movement Dedicated to Empowering Adivasis - the Indigenous People of India
Rashmi is Following (3)
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Village Energy
Village Energy (U) Limited's aim is to bring renewable energy, first in the form of small affordable solar lighting systems to the 80% of African households that currently lack electricity.
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Global Youth Connection
Global Youth Connection (GYC) is a youth to youth microfinance initiative. Our focuses are increasing youth access to microfinance and improving the technologies and processes involved
Rashmi's Contacts (5)
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Paul Joseph
You can read all my stuff and what I do at www.6may86.com
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Chris Miller
Co-Executive Director of Global Youth Connection(GYC). President of WooMyFy, The College of Wooster Chapter of GYC.
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Roey Rosenblith
Presently working as Co-Founder and Director, of Village Energy (U) Ltd.