Supporting Humankind Around the World
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Who We Support
The Rimini Street Foundation launched its work with non-profit community organizations and schools in Las Vegas. Today, we work with organizations worldwide, across a wide variety of charities - from education, to social services, animal welfare, relief organizations, and more - to provide important community services and donations for our friends in need.
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Shevet Achim was founded on the belief that every child deserves equal access to quality medical care, regardless of the geopolitical situation of their home country. In their mission to bridge the gap faced by families in the Middle East, the organization coordinates travel and care for children with congenital heart conditions to receive advanced […]
Noggin Educational Foundation believes in a world where every student is empowered to reach their full potential, no matter their economic situation. Based in Dallas, Texas, this charitable organization provides valuable educational resources to students — and their families — including free tutoring, special education consulting, summer enrichment, and career exploration. Rimini Street is joined […]
Committee Members
The Foundation’s global efforts are guided by a volunteer committee of employees serving rotating terms, each whom represent different communities around the world. The committee’s analysis of opportunities and recommendations drive the investment activities of the Foundation.
Janet Ravin
Janet Ravin is the founder and Committee Chair of the Rimini Street Foundation, the privately funded charitable arm of Rimini Street, Inc. Drawing on her experience serving the community from the age of 6, she leads the global efforts of the Foundation with the Global Steering Committee, a rotating group of dedicated employees who volunteer their time and hearts to supporting the success of the Foundation across the communities we live in and serve.
Ms. Ravin is a strong advocate for literacy and education as long-term, sustainable solutions to ending generational poverty and the myriad of health, financial, and social challenges that accompany this dangerous, perpetuating cycle. She is a firm believer that all children and adults alike should dream big, think big, and dare to act big, and supports charities that are focused on literacy and empowerment.
When Ms. Ravin is not serving as the Committee Chair, she volunteers her time as a Board Member and Philanthropy Committee Chair of the American Red Cross Southern Nevada chapter.
Audrey Moresi
Audrey Moresi is a Senior Employee Engagement Coordinator with Rimini Street. She has always had a passion for volunteering and giving back, as evidenced by her history of being a Girl Scout for 12 years and earning the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards. She still currently holds a lifetime membership to the Girl Scouts of America. She has organized, attended, and staffed numerous fundraising events throughout the years she spent in scouting. Additionally, she has experience in volunteer work for organizations such as the Mighty Twig Reading Rooms, Wings Resale Shops, and St. Nicholas Parish. In her time on the Rimini Street Foundation Committee, she has been honored to organize and take part in numerous volunteer events across America.
Emily Garczynski
Vince Crandall
Vince has been at Rimini Street for nearly 9 years, and has actively participated in the volunteer work offered in Northern California and Las Vegas during the GSD and SKO events. Prior to his working at Rimini Street Vince was active with Habitat for Humanity which he has translated over to events building Playhouses and Home Builds with the Rimini Team. He served as a Rimini Street Foundation Committee Member from 2016 to 2019 and He continues to be active in coordinating annual volunteer events in Northern California. Vince strongly encourages others to volunteer to the committee as it brings a fulfillment to ones self.
Arie Rahardjo
Arie Rahardjo, based in Singapore, holds the position of a Sales Development Representative. After taking part in Rimini Sales Ready 2024 and witnessing the charity program, he has become excited to be a part of the Rimini Foundation as a Committee Member.
His volunteering activities revolve around sporting event activities like Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix and regional sporting meets between South East Asian countries. Besides that, he has also volunteered in the Wiling Heart in Singapore helping to prepare meals and distribute them to those in need.
Emma Dalton
Emma has been working for Rimini since November 2022 as the HR, Benefits and Payroll Coordinator for the EMEA Region, which has a presence in 10 Countries across the Region. Emma is passionate about giving back to the community, and has set this example to her children, who all volunteer with local Girl Guiding, Scouting and community dance clubs for children, providing their time and expertise on a weekly basis as well as at local events. Involvement the organizations has been both rewarding and enjoyable for the family with many new skills learnt which are shared with each new intake of children.
Emma also joined a community assistance group during the pandemic who volunteered to take elderly and infirm residents to medical appointments, collect prescriptions, and shopping and provide a “check-in and chat” service for those in need of someone to talk to. Emma and her children even started a weekly, socially distanced, fitness session in the street for neighbors to take part in which helped combat loneliness and got everyone active during this difficult period. The community assistance group is a lifeline service for those in need and friendships have been forged over the years as Emma has continued to volunteer with the group when restrictions were lifted and formed friendships with many members of the local community.
Gadadhar Gadiraju
Gadadhar is currently, Senior Manager, Operations based at Rimini Labs, Bangalore, India. He is inspired by the “Nature” which only knows giving, while drawing its energy from itself to give life to the world. Gadadhar Gadiraju started his journey of Giving from his college days by engaging himself in volunteer activities for the social causes in the field of Education, Animal Protection and Rural Development. He also believes that “Giving Back” and “Volunteering” eventually should become part of our daily routine.
Gadadhar is proud and honored to be part of Rimini Foundation Committee.
Guneshwari Kumari
Guneshwari (Gunu) moved to Australia in 2014 from India & has been actively involved in various community services from past 10 years. In the last 3 years, she has raised few thousands and walked 35km each year for Harry Perkins Cancer Institute, Western Australia – Walk for Women’s Cancer program. After losing her mother to cancer, she endeavours to raise money for this cause and supports the organisation in every possible way.
She is also looking to provide volunteering support to different organisations based in both India and Australia. In India, she is supporting an organization that provides maintenance to children who lost their parents to Covid. While in Australia, she is extending her support to animals in shelter. She is very keen to give back to the community and works diligently towards it.
Heather Sepolen
Heather Sepolen, GVP of Global Service Delivery Operations, believes that investing in others and embracing diverse perspectives are the cornerstones of meaningful change. With a passion for empowering women in technology and advocating for underserved children’s education, Heather infuses her community involvement with enthusiasm and dedication. When she’s not driving impact, she enjoys exploring Dallas’s vibrant food scene and hitting the trails for adventure. Residing in Dallas, TX, Heather is honored to serve on the Rimini Street Foundation Committee, where she can make a lasting difference while embracing life’s adventures.
Matt Holmes
Matt is our Senior Director of Service Delivery Management who joined Rimini Street in 2013 and is based in Germany. Helping others has always been in his DNA and part of his morale compass. From his teens playing in a band to support many different charities in the UK to helping neighbours with building projects and volunteering at an animal rescue centre for abandoned animals.
Matt feels very honoured to join as a committee member as part of the Rimini Street Foundation to continue supporting our communities around the world.
Padmaja Manthena
Padma has been leading the CSR efforts on behalf of Rimini Street India since 2016, supporting student education. Padma worked with Mythri Association to fund student education, collaborated with Hyderabad Children’s Aid Society and organized health camps (general health, vision, dental), bought and distributed basic hygiene essential kits to children, and organized Management visits to meet children. Padma partnered with Hyderabad Deccan Round Table 189 for fund raising activities like Golf Tournament and representing Rimini India as a title sponsor during the Golf Award Night in 2018 and 2019. This fund was utilized to build a school block and toilet block at Zilla Parishad School at Papireddyguda, and she also participated in its inauguration. In association with HDRT 189, she was involved in distribution of Hearing Aids to children from Helen Keller Institute for Deaf. She worked with Ashray Akruti School to fund a computer lab for hearing challenged children, with Balavikas Educational Society for Disabled Children to fund student education in 2018 and 2019, and organized Management visits for their annual day celebrations. For Akshaya Vidya Tuition Centres run by Ekalavya Foundation, she extended support for running 10 centers supporting 300 children since 2019, refurbished laptops donation for tutors, participated in their annual celebrations, visited tutor training camps, and coordinated grocery distribution drive organized by Akshaya Vidya during Covid-19 lockdown. Padma also works in collaboration with the Rimini Street Foundation to process funds to approved charity organizations nominated by RSI Employees in the Employee Directed Grant Program. She is passionate about making a difference to the society and that reflects in her diverse efforts over the years. She has been privileged to serve Rimini Street Foundation since 2016 as a Steering Committee Member, and has been the pillar behind all the CSR efforts on behalf of Rimini Labs.
Paula Gimenes
Paula Gimenes is a Sr. Paralegal and joined Rimini Street in April, 2018. She started volunteering in college, when a friend invited her to prepare Christmas gift bags and then distribute to the children living in the streets of Sao Paulo, a project she participated for 5 years. Additionally, she has always supported her local church’s program to help children out of difficult situations. On her first trip to USA, attending the annual Legal meeting, she was introduced to the work of the Rimini Street Foundation during a volunteer event spent crafting pillowcases to donate to children in foster care. She knew that she had found something truly special that day, and each year after that, she has participated in every Rimini Street Foundation event she could and helped to organize the first Rimini Street blood drive in Brazil.
Ray Cho
Wataru Sobue
Wataru Sobue is an Account Executive in Japan and joined Rimini Street in November 2022. His first experience in volunteer is holding an event for students to hear stories from disabled people and make handmade gifts for them when he was in junior high school. In college, he was a member of an educational organization which provided opportunities for local children to learn more outside of their school. Through those experiences, he has gotten a belief that he can be a part of community not only by taking something but also by giving something. It is a huge honor for him to be a committee member of Rimini Street Foundation and continue supporting our communities around the world.
Wendy Price
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Rimini Street Foundation1700 South Pavilion Center Drive Suite 330
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135