Touch-A-Life Foundation Celebrates World Kindness Day 2020

Virtual event explores current world issues and how they can be healed with kindness and giving

November 13 2020 — Cupertino, Calif. — Touch-A-Life Foundation, a non-profit organization to support the needy and underprivileged, today celebrates World Kindness Day with a day-long event featuring inspiring keynote panels and discussions, entertainment, and live performances advocating kindness and giving.

When: November 13, 2020

Where: https://www.touchalife.org/

Cost: Free

TALScouts: Building the next generation of student volunteers—youths making an impact on their community. Featuring speakers K.I. Varaprasad Reddy, Chairman of Shanta Biotechnics, Ravi Puli, Founder, President & CEO of International Solutions Group (ISG), Pradeep Kondiparthi, Sr. Actor, Writer and Anchor, Valoree Sherwood, TALScouts Lead-Texas at TAL, Mohit Kumar, Tornala Technology Lead Fiserv
The Future of Giving: How Nonprofits can Leverage Digital Technology for their fundraisers and connect to donors & donees virtually. Featuring speakers Tej Gundavelli, Founder & CEO of TAL, Anil Kumar M, Product Marketing at TAL, Venkat Ram, Chief Engineer TALGiving at TAL, and Alie Garry, Marketing at TAL
Solving the Digital Divide: Using social crowdfunding platforms to help facilitate giving and kindness. Featuring speakers Tej Gundavelli, Founder & CEO at TAL, Mark Harding, CTO at Minds, Moses Kusasira CEO & Co-founder of Social Media Gateways, Inc., and Anu Shukla, Program Manager, Global Digital Finance Transformation at Chevron.
Harness the Power of Career Mentoring: Empowerment is in self-determination. How can you improve your chances and opportunities? Featuring speakers Roopa Sunku Sr.Director, HCM Fusion Development at Oracle, Brett Tearney, VP Product Strategy at Oracle, Manuel G. Serapio, Director MBA Program at UC Denver, and Shekhar Prabhakar, Co-Founder & CEO at Hasiru Dala.
The Impact of Global Crisis on Food Insecurity. Featuring speakers Raj Asava, Co-Founder at HungerMitao, Aradhana “Anna” Asava, Co-Founder at HungerMitao, Ben Collier, Co-Founder of The FarmLink Project, and James Kanoff, Co-Founder of The FarmLink Project
Ways to Inspire Kindness. Featuring speakers Kiran Prabha, Author & TALRadio Host, Sai Madhav Burra, Lakshmi Bhupal, and Balabhadrapatruni Ramani.
Women Empowerment and Impact on Society. Featuring speakers Sunitha Upadrasta, Playback Singer, Veena Gundavelli, Founder & CEO of Emagia Corporation, Sailaja Kiran, M.D. Margadarsi Chit Fund LtdRamoji Group, and Ramadevi Kanneganti, Founder & President Association of Lady Entrepreneurs of India.
CSR in the New Era. Featuring speakers Priyanka Chaudhari, Product Marketing at TAL, Alakh Verma, CEO of Centrique Inc., Missy Kraut, Senior Instructor University of Colorado Denver Business School, Joanne Walters, Director of Human Resources, AAC, Author at LinkedIn, and Reza B’Far, Vice President of Development at Oracle.
Empowering Women and Girls. Featuring speakers Veena Gundavelli, Founder & CEO of Emagia Corporation, Meghana Reddy, Rhythmic Gymnast, Vanita Patel, Board at Girls Inc., Mary Beth Riley, Head of School at Notre Dame High School, and Whitney Griffith, Software Engineer at Microsoft / Founder at ImpactWhit.

TAL World Kindness Day key speakers will include:

Bill Ottman, CEO and Co-Founder of Minds, the open source free speech social network
Michael Lloyd-White, CEO, World Kindness USA
Michael Buckley, CEO & Co-Founder, Cadence, and event management platform
Roger Royse, Partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP
Minu Shukla, Founder, Sai Arts Studio
Rafiq Dossani, Economist & Educationist, RAND Corporation
DR. R.N. Singh, Chief Orthopaedic Surgeon & Consultant, Anup Institute of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation (AIOR)
Prabhu Goel, Founder, Foundation for Excellence (FFE)

“This year has been a challenge for everyone. As an organization that works to promote kindness and giving back to our community, we have put together this event to help highlight the power of the human spirit and how in times of crisis we can come together to make the world better.” Tej Gundavelli, Founder & CEO, Touch-A-Life Foundation

Following keynote panels and discussion, an award ceremony will be held to honor TALHeroes: Ben Collier & James Kanoff, The FarmLink Project, Chris Funk, Superintendent, East Side Union High School District, Mary Beth Riley, Head of School, Notre Dame High School, Gaurav Khanna, Indian coach for Para Badminton Team, Chinmayi Sripada, versatile singer and social activist, and Vijay Ram, Environmentalist, Founder of ‘Society for awareness and Vision on Environment’ Organization.

Special Performances by: K.S. Chithra, Manasa, and students from Antarjyoti Balika Vidyalay Bihar, Patna, India.

Register and join in the celebration now by clicking here, and follow Touch-A-Life Foundation on social media @TALGiving for bonus content celebrating World Kindness Day.

About Touch-A-Life Foundation

The Touch-A-Life Foundation is a non-profit organization (please view IRS approved exemption document 501(c)(3)), founded in 2012, to support the needy. We are built on the principle that helping others is good for the society. Our mission is to create one-to-one connections between donors and recipients, matching them based on needs. By utilizing technologies such as blockchain, social media networks, cloud, and mobile applications we are bridging the gap between those looking to make a difference and those with need of assistance.

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Touch-A-Life Foundation Announces TAL World Kindness Day

Virtual event will explore current world issues and how they can be healed with kindness and giving

November 03 2020 — Cupertino, Calif. — Touch-A-Life Foundation, a non-profit organization to support the needy and underprivileged, today announced TAL World Kindness Day, a day-long event featuring inspiring keynote panels and discussions, entertainment, and live performances advocating kindness and giving.

When: November 13, 2020

Where: https://www.touchalife.org/

Cost: Free

Traditionally, the Touch-A-Life Foundation has held annual fundraising events for bay area families, honoring local heroes who are making a difference in the community. Due to the current COVID-19 situation, this year’s event will take place virtually during World Kindness Day. Key topics for this year’s virtual event include:

TALScouts: Building the next generation of student volunteers—youths making an impact on their community.
The Future of Giving: How Nonprofits can Leverage Digital Technology for their fundraisers and connect to donors & donees virtually.
Solving the Digital Divide: Using social crowdfunding platforms to help facilitate giving and kindness.
Harness the Power of Career Mentoring: Empowerment is in self-determination. How can you improve your chances and opportunities?

TAL World Kindness Day key speakers will include:

Bill Ottman, CEO and Co-Founder of Minds, the open source free speech social network
Michael Lloyd-White, CEO, World Kindness USA
Michael Buckley, CEO & Co-Founder, Cadence, and event management platform

Following keynote panels and discussion, an award ceremony will be held to honor local TALHeroes. Previous TALHeroes include Dr. Aseem Shukla, Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Marion Campbell, Executive Director and Co-founder of Eddie’s House and The ABLE Center, and Garrett Jensen, Committee Co-Chair of the JDRF One Walk.

To sponsor TAL World Kindness Day, please contact info@touchalife.org.

To register for TAL World Kindness Day, please visit

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Touch-A-Life Foundation Adds Cadence as Charter Member

Event management platform will help launch TAL Kindness Day event and support ongoing virtual events

October 29 2020 — Cupertino, Calif. — Touch-A-Life Foundation, a non-profit organization to support the needy and underprivileged, today announced its latest Charter Member, Cadence, an event experience platform that simplifies event management.

Cadence will join other Touch-A-Life Charter Members Accelero, PulpPR, Royse Law Firm, Solix Technologies, and Emagia Corporation. As a TAL Charter Member, Cadence will provide the technology platform for TAL Kindness Day, an event that will explore current world issues and how they can be healed with kindness and giving. Cadence will also support ongoing event efforts on behalf of Touch-A-Life.

Traditionally, the Touch-A-Life Foundation has held annual fundraising events for bay area families, honoring local heroes who are making a difference in the community. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, TAL Kindness Day will be an all-day virtual event, featuring inspiring keynote panels and discussions, entertainment, and live performances advocating kindness and giving. To learn more about TAL Kindness Day and get involved, visit https://www.touchalife.org/

“Cadence is so excited to join TAL’s Kindness Day Event as they continue to spread positivity and enact impactful change. We are grateful to be partners in their effort to serving those most in need, through the use of technology and the collective effort of different communities across the globe,” said Michael Buckley, CEO & Co-Founder, Cadence. “As Cadence continues to expand its social impact initiatives, we look forward to being able to bring awareness to how non-profit organizations like Touch-A-Life are able to support the amazing work they do.”

“Cadence is revolutionizing events for the next generation—and as the world continues to endure the effect of COVID-19, they were an ideal partner for our digital platform TALGiving to spread kindness at the next TAL Kindness Day Event,” said Tej Gundavelli, CEO and Co-founder, Touch-A-Life Foundation. We are proud to have Cadence join our group of Charter Members”.

To learn more about the Touch-A-Life Foundation and to download the TALGiving app for Android and iOS, visit https://www.touchalife.org/

About Touch-A-Life Foundation

About Cadence

There’s a lot that goes into managing your events. There are schedules to maintain, attendees to register, materials to load, and a variety of logistics to stay on top of. By working and collaborating with a community of event planners, production managers, and IT engineers, we’ve evolved Cadence to an unprecedented level of speed, efficiency, and value.

Cadence is the modern, quick and effective way to organize and deliver your next big event effortlessly. Learn more at https://www.eventcadence.com/

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Touch-A-Life Foundation Announces Roopa Sunku as Chief Evangelist for Mentor Program

Oracle veteran will bring corporate leadership skills to drive TALGiving’s mentorship program, improving underprivileged communities

September 02 2020 — Cupertino, Calif. — Touch-A-Life Foundation, a non-profit organization to support the needy and underprivileged, today added Roopa Sunku as Chief Evangelist for the TALGiving Mentorship Program.

Roopa will bring her 35+ years of leadership and technical experience from Oracle’s HCM division, to help develop and lead the TALGiving Mentorship Program. As a corporate leader and mother, Roopa has previously worked with underprivileged communities, children, and women for Rotary International and the Oracle Women’s Leadership program.

The TAL Mentorship program will work to connect individuals looking for guidance with strong mentors who can help develop skills and achieve goals. Roopa plans to create a network of TAL mentor volunteers across industries, backgrounds, and in various geographic areas that will be matched with mentees based on common goals and interests utilizing the TALGiving platform.

Built on blockchain and AI technologies, TALGiving is designed to facilitate a transparent connection between those in need and those that can provide help and support, through easy-to-use mobile and desktop apps. TALGiving enables both individual and corporate donors to provide educational, food, medical, shelter, and clothing assistance to citizens of all ages—from students to seniors—with just a few taps or clicks.

“In my many years of volunteering for local communities, working with the underprivileged has been especially rewarding and fulfilling. I am looking forward to being involved with Touch-A-Life to help spread kindness and awareness of the TALGiving platform,” said Roopa Sunku.

“We are honored to have Roopa lead Touch-A-Life’s Mentorship Program and help empower the underprivileged to become leaders within their own communities,” said Tej Gundavelli, CEO and Co-Founder, Touch-A-Life Foundation.

To download the TALGiving app, and for more information on the Touch-A-Life foundation, visit https://www.touchalife.org

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Touch-A-Life Foundation Announces Pradeep Kondiparthi as Chief Evangelist of TALScout Program

Business coach and mentor will expand the TALScouts program to all schools in the United States

August 28 2020 — Cupertino, Calif. — Touch-A-Life Foundation, a non-profit organization to support the needy and underprivileged, today added Pradeep Kondiparthi as Chief Evangelist of the TALScouts program.

Pradeep will bring his many years of experience as a business coach, mentor, and actor, to lead the TALScouts program, which provides mentorship and structure to students who want to make a positive impact on their communities. TALScouts is composed of two primary volunteer opportunities for students, all performed remotely to meet social distancing requirements:

TALScout Ambassadors: Promote the TALScout program and TALGiving within your school, gaining leadership skills, communication and recruitment tactics, and program development experience, with potential to earn educational credits.
TALScouts: Work with a team of professionals to help develop the TALGiving platform. Build leadership skills, lead fundraising campaigns, and learn technical skills such as product design and UI/UX.

Pradeep has been in the business of coaching and mentoring corporations and kids for decades. He previously played a role in HR for Satyam, a large corporation in India. He is also known for his work in entertainment as an actor, writer, and anchor.

“As we continue to endure difficult global times, TALScouts provides a great way for students to engage with and give back to their community, from a distance. I look forward to helping the program grow to help spread kindness around the world,” said Pradeep Kondiparthi.

“We are honored to have Pradeep bring his extensive mentorship and coaching skills to Touch-A-Life’s TALScouts program,” said Tej Gundavelli, CEO and Co-Founder, Touch-A-Life Foundation.

To download the TALGiving app, and for more information on the Touch-A-Life foundation, visit https://www.touchalife.org

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Touch-A-Life Foundation Announces Sunitha as Global Brand Ambassador

Renowned Indian playback singer and voice artist will help encourage community kindness and giving through one-to-one connections

June 12 2020, 9AM EASTERN — Cupertino, Calif. and Hyderabad, India — Touch-A-Life Foundation, a non-profit organization to support the needy and underprivileged, today added renowned Indian playback singer and voice artist, Sunitha, as its latest global brand ambassador. Sunitha will help spread awareness of the TALGiving platform, an app designed to facilitate one-to-one connections between donor and recipient.

“With no middle man or administration—just donor and donee—TALGiving is easing the process of giving, while providing full transparency,” said Sunitha. “I look forward to supporting Touch-A-Life’s cause.”

Sunitha—famed Indian playback singer, anchor, host, dubbing artist, and voice artist in the Telugu film industry—will join other Touch-A-Life Foundation ambassadors on a mission to spread kindness and giving across local communities in need. Sunitha received a New Jersey state recognition award in 2019, recognizing her excellence and contributions to the world of music and Indian Cinema. She was also the lead performer at the TAL Annual Day 2019 banquet, where the TALGiving platform was introduced to the public.

“Sunitha’s passion for spreading kindness and her simplicity in connecting to people from all walks of life is truly inspiring,” said Tej Gundavelli, CEO and Co-Founder, Touch-A-Life Foundation. “We welcome her with open arms and look forward to her contributions to benefit those in need.”

Additionally, the TALGiving app will be receiving a new update, adding a mix of inspirational podcasts and radio shows for its English and Indian-speaking users.

To download the TALGiving app, and for more information on the Touch-A-Life foundation, visit https://www.touchalife.org

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Touch-A-Life Foundation Adds Accelero as Charter Member

Bay area accounting and tax firm will donate accounting services to Touch-A-Life, fulfilling the mission of spreading kindness

May 21, 2020 — Cupertino, Calif. — Touch-A-Life Foundation, a non-profit organization to support the needy and underprivileged, today announced its latest Charter Member, the Accelero Corporation, a full-service accounting, and international taxation firm based in the Bay Area.

Accelero will join other Touch-A-Life Charter Members, PulpPR, Royse Law Firm, Solix Technologies, and Emagia Corporation, providing all required CPA services to Touch-A-Life at no cost, to help ensure smooth operations for the non-profit organization’s TALGiving platform.

TALGiving is a mobile-first social application for iOS and Android devices that makes it easier to facilitate donations between donors and donees using blockchain and AI technologies. TALGiving ensures that donations are delivered directly to specific causes such as clothing, food, educational, medical, and shelter assistance. Introduced at the Touch-A-Life Annual Day fundraising event in November 2019, TALGiving is undergoing an initial rollout across the greater San Francisco Bay Area before expanding nationally.

“Touch-A-Life is providing a great resource for bay area families in need – we hope our support will make it easier for these families to receive the help they deserve, while still providing full transparency to the community,” said Neetika Maheshwari, CA, CPA, founder of Accelero Corporation.

“Accelero’s services will be a huge help in maintaining compliance and accountability for Touch-A-Life, as we look to increase donations through our TALGiving platform,” said Tej Gundavelli, CEO and Founder of the Touch-A-Life Foundation. “We are honored to have their support.”

To learn more about the Touch-A-Life Foundation and to download the TALGiving app for Android and iOS, visit https://www.touchalife.org/

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About Accelero

Accelero is a 7+ year young boutique firm based out of California for worldwide startups providing accounting, finance, tax, compliance, due diligence, and legal services. It helps startups accelerate and be a partner right from the inception to the exit stage. The company has offices in the USA, India, and Singapore. They have built a bridge between entrepreneurs, investors, govt agencies, and work very closely with incubators from different countries. Learn more at http://www.accelero-corp.com/

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Touch-A-Life Foundation Adds PulpPR as TAL Charter Member

PulpPR will provide public relations services to help spread the message of kindness and giving across the bay area

May 14, 2020 — Cupertino, Calif. — Touch-A-Life Foundation, a non-profit organization to support the needy and underprivileged, today announced its latest Charter Member, PulpPR, a full service public relations and marketing agency.

PulpPR will join other Touch-A-Life Charter Members, Royse Law Firm, Solix Technologies and Emagia Corporation, to help spread awareness about TALGiving, a mobile-first social application for iOS and Android devices that makes it easier to facilitate donations between donor and donees using blockchain and AI technologies.

TALGiving ensures that donations are delivered directly to specific causes such as clothing, food, educational, medical, and shelter assistance. Introduced at the Touch-A-Life Annual Day fundraising event in November 2019, TALGiving is undergoing an initial rollout across the greater San Francisco Bay Area before expanding nationally.

“As we continue to endure through these difficult economic times, connecting disadvantaged students and families with the resources they need to survive and thrive is more important than ever,” said Jessica Hasson, CEO and Founder, PulpPR. “We look forward to working with the TAL team to spread their message of giving.”

“The Royse Law Firm is happy to join Touch-A-Life and provide legal support as it leverages the latest Silicon Valley technologies for social good”. said Roger Royse, founder of the firm.

“We are very grateful to have PulpPR as our latest Charter Member,” said Tej Gundavelli, CEO and Founder of the Touch-A-Life Foundation. With their help, we will be able to increase awareness about TALGiving – giving back to those in need.”

To learn more about the Touch-A-Life Foundation and to download the TALGiving app for Android and iOS, visit https://www.touchalife.org/

About Touch-A-Life Foundation

About PulpPR

PulpPR is an award winning, full service marketing + public relations agency, driven with a passion to create compelling narratives for both early-stage startups and well established companies. Much like the startups we work with, we are agile communication scientists: measuring, analyzing and combining the right mix of new and existing tools to establish clients as disruptors in their industry. For more information, visit pulppr.com

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Touch-A-Life Foundation Adds Royse Law Firm as Charter Member

Royse Law Firm will provide legal consultation to the needy as required across bay area

December 10, 2019 — Cupertino, Calif. — Touch-A-Life Foundation, a non-profit organization to support the needy and underprivileged, today announced its latest Charter Member, Royse, LLP, a full service law firm in Silicon Valley that offers legal expertise for businesses of all sizes.

Royse will join other Touch-A-Life Charter Members, Solix Technologies and Emagia Corporation, to help fund the operational costs of the Touch-A-Life Foundation—ensuring that individuals’ donations are delivered directly to specific causes such as clothing, food, educational, medical, and shelter assistance.

“The Royse Law Firm is happy to join Touch-A-Life and provide legal support as it leverages the latest Silicon Valley technologies for social good”. said Roger Royse, founder of the firm.

“We are very grateful to have Roger Royse and his law firm as our latest Charter Member,” said Tej Gundavelli, CEO and Founder of the Touch-A-Life Foundation. “The support from local companies and organizations helps keep Touch-A-Life running smoothly.”

The Touch-A-Life Foundation recently announced TALGiving, a mobile-first social application for iOS and Android devices that makes it easier to facilitate donations between donor and donees, using blockchain and AI technologies. Introduced at the Touch-A-Life Annual Day 2019 banquet and fundraising event in November, TALGiving is undergoing an initial rollout across the greater San Francisco Bay Area before expanding nationally.

To learn more about the Touch-A-Life Foundation and to sign up for TALGiving, visit https://www.touchalife.org/

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Touch-A-Life Foundation Announces Hero Award Winners for TAL Annual Day 2019

Third annual fundraising event open to the public; featuring unveiling of mobile TALGiving app, awards ceremony, Bollywood entertainment, local performers, and more.

November 12, 2019 — MILPITAS, Calif. — Touch-A-Life Foundation, a non-profit organization to support the needy and underprivileged, today announced the award winners for its Touch-A-Life Heroes 2019. The award recipients will be congratulated at the third TAL Annual Day fundraising event and banquet.

When: Friday, November 15, 2019, 5pm to 10pm

Where: ICC, 525 Los Coches St. Milpitas, CA, 95035, USA

The TAL Hero award recipients for 2019 are:

Garrett Jensen, Committee Co-Chair of the JDRF One Walk
Dr. Aseem Shukla, Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Marion Campbell, Executive Director and Co-founder of Eddie’s House and The ABLE Center

“This year’s winners of the TAL Hero awards is an amazing group of leaders who are making big progress within our community to improve the lives of those in need,” said Tej Gundavelli, Founder & CEO, Touch-A-Life Foundation.”

In addition to celebrating TAL Heroes, TAL Annual Day 2019 will feature the launch of the TALGiving platform, a mobile-first social application for iOS and Android devices that will make it easier to facilitate donations between donor and donees. Entertainment will be provided by Bollywood musicians Sunitha, Deepu and Prudhvi Chandra, as well as a presentation on updates regarding Touch-A-Life Foundation’s annual activities for 2019. A full dinner and refreshment service will follow. TAL Annual Day 2019 is supported by both Solix Technologies and Emagia Corporation as charter members.

To register for the event for free, use code TAL-GEN100 at https://www.touchalife.org/register-now/

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