Cohort II 2017
Colette Ellis
awarded the Jonathan Greatorex Scholarship
InStep Consulting facilitates Start WELL to Lead WELL programs that ensure healthy living and well-being for social enterprises and social impact organizations. Motivated by Sustainable Development Goal # 3, we help clients to do WELL by their teams so they can do good in the world. Our founder, Colette Ellis, has a personal mission to help women leaders Start Within, to bring their inner desires to the outer world in a heart-centered way.
Mary Otts-Rubenstein
awarded the Stacia (née Zabrosky) and Alexander Dembrowsky Scholarship
ELI Talks is a nonprofit organization devoted to nurturing and transmitting inspired Jewish ideas. Through ELI's video, website, and social media presence, ELI curates a living canon of new Jewish thought, deeply rooted in text and tradition, to energize and enrich the entire Jewish community.
Valerie Farber
awarded the Ronald J. Pacheco Scholarship
Spatial Medium is a Brooklyn-based creative studio that designs human-centered experiences for social enterprises and entrepreneurs. Our mission is to create spaces and services that inspire connected, engaged communities.
With roots in architecture, a knack for observation, and a passion for storytelling, Spatial Medium brings a multidisciplinary blend of public installations, service design, and creative direction to each collaboration. Our process is driven by holistic analysis, empathy, and a willingness to investigate challenging questions. Nothing makes us prouder than helping each client navigate change and embody their unique vision of the future.
Erin Price and Deborah Agustoni
awarded the Denise Kotlik Scholarship
The mission of Aurore is to create high-quality all-natural skin care products that empower victims of human trafficking and those at risk to disrupt the cycle of poverty that fuels human trafficking.
Joyce Friedmann
awarded the Emmanuel Dias Scholarship
Joyce wants to make the world a better place by providing people with delicious, nutritious food choices that help them function at their highest level and feel satisfied, energetic and good about themselves. While feeding her customers, Joyce also wants to provide youth with opportunities to lead healthy, happy, creative, productive lives which is why her venture will be donating up to 1% of its proceeds to charitable organizations that are helping children accomplish this goal.
Amer Jandali
awarded the Alice (née Abad) and Clayton McKeough Scholarship
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Braceletote's mission is to prevent single-use plastic bags from polluting the environment.
Doris King, Nisrine Danaf
awarded the Marlene Hartstein Schoenfeld Scholarship
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“Don’t feel sorry for refugees, believe in them" (Luma Mufleh, TED2017)
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Yaday Collective is a social business that aims to empower displaced Syrian artisans/women to (re)build their lives with their own talented hands. Refugees need hope, and a way to (re)build their lives, wherever they are. Many displaced Syrians (especially women) hold the potential to do so in their own talented hands, by means of different artisanal skills. Our belief is that they can succeed in building a life that they choose if only steered to the right opportunities, provided with access to the market, and ignited in their self-belief. We support displaced Syrians to have control over their futures, build their careers with their own hands and tell their own stories with no distortion.
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Dr. Marianne Styler
awarded the Emilia Ponte Scholarship
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The mission of Farm4Us is to provide a nurturing, self-sustaining home for special need members of our society where members can live for the rest of their lives. Our vision is a farm based community where the members can see the fruits of their labor directly, enhancing their sense of belonging and self worth. Farm4Us would welcome the participation of the larger community, increasing awareness that with community support special needs citizens are capable of becoming a productive part of society.
Lauren Servin
awarded the Andrea Dembrowsky
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At Di LOREN, we bring healthy beauty products made from exceptional rare wild ingredients that are deeply healing to restore magnificent skin and hair quality providing a luxurious foundation for daily beauty routines. We also create income opportunities for women throughout our value chain in East Africa, while also improving the environment through forest conservation in an effort to combat localized climate change.
Javonni McGlaurin
awarded the Scholarship in Honor and Memory of the Teachers of Ursuline Academy
The mission of HBCUs Abroad is to expand the network of global citizens and promote student success at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) through increased access and opportunities to international experiences.
Carla Friend
awarded the Eve Lodge z'l Scholarship
Tkiya uses participatory music experiences to help people of all ages find their unique connection with Jewish culture and to reinvigorate diverse Jewish communities.
Our Cohort II 2017 Program launched in June of 2017. The Cohort Program is a free, six-month incubation program for social entrepreneurs that provides affordable legal advocacy and financial, marketing, and resource counseling. Participants receive access to our educational materials and membership to Good Counsel's bronze level of service, providing them with five free hours of one-on-one legal counseling. Through our cohort, we are creating a community of socially-driven, innovative, and dedicated entrepreneurs. We believe that this community enriches each and every one of our clients and partners, and therefore enriches the diverse and important work that they do in their respective fields.
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Each Cohort II 2017 member has been awarded a name scholarship to cover the costs of participating in the program. In creating these scholarships, we honor the memory of remarkable individuals who have supported and inspired our work at Good Counsel.
Meet the members of our current Cohort Program and the honorees of the Name Scholarship Program below!
