Common Good Fellowship Participants 2018
The Pilot Fellowship includes individuals who are currently leading
or are an integral part of building an initiative that exists to eliminate
personal economic isolation or increase social good and well-being.
Greater Appreciation
Partnering with homeowners on home improvement projects to achieve greater appreciation of themselves, their homes and communities.
Brandon Black
Cincinnati, OH
The Seminary Community Collective
A newly forming coursework collective that offers courses and immersion experiences in community development, community organizing, and social enterprise.
Melissa Browning
Atlanta, GA
Soul Bird Consulting
Helping organizations and individuals disrupt current models of thinking by building empathy and understanding around the effects of trauma and systems of oppression.
Sarah Buffie
Cincinnati, OH
Economics of Mutuality and Leadership Development
Accelerating the development of the leaders we need to create a more prosperous society for all.
Jane Craig
Brighton, UK
Community Care Advocates
Partnering in bringing healing a hurting community, one person at a time.
Demetries Edwards
Oakland, CA
Knox Presbyterian Church
United in our faith in Christ, nurturing people to live a life centered around God, full of love, meaning & joy.
Adam Fronczek
Cincinnati, OH
Sacred Roots: I AM Campaign
Fighting to abolish modern-day slavery in all of its forms.
Ronnie Matthew Harris
Chicago, IL
Kentucky Network for Public Life (KN4PL)
Building a culture where everyone participates in the conversation, no more isolation!
Gayle Hilleke
Highland Heights, KY
Operation: Find & Feed
Bridging the gap created by those wishing to move out of homelessness and into sustainable, stable communities of cooperation.
Dustin Hite
Indianapolis, IN
Safe and Healthy Communities Amendment
With arms linked we are able to achieve more than we ever dreamed.
Elizabeth Hopkins
Cincinnati, OH
Abundance Learning Lab
Creating a community of learners and teachers, grounded in both action and reflection, seeking to create communities of abundance in their local places.
Greg Jarrell
Charlotte, NC
We Love Long Beach
Believes that connecting neighbors one block at a time is the foundation of all community building.
Scott Jones
Long Beach, CA
Cincy Conversations: Dialogue that Matters
With perspective, dialogue, and a willingness to understand each other, we can be the answers to our problems.
Justin Kirschner
Cincinnati, OH
Ignite Partnerships
Improving community vitality via strategic, citizen-friendly data collection and storytelling
Melinda Butsch Kovacic, MPH, PhD
Cincinnati, OH
Coaches Without Border
Bring embodied, cultural, and spiritual dimensions to coaching to promote coherence in individuals for our common good.
Claudia Z. López
Cincinnati, OH
Community Economic Advancement Initiative
Celebrating progressive and cumulative successes driven by the history of African American ancestors who fought tirelessly for equality and justice.
Damon Lynch III
Cincinnati, OH
Woven Oak Initiatives
A catalyst for the common good in Norwood, Ohio, offering a home for small programs and serving as a community connector.
Angela Pancella
Norwood, OH
Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network
A family network working to end social isolation for people with disabilities through personal support networks, active citizenship, empowered decision making & financial stability.
Rebecca Pauls
Vancouver, BC
Neighborhood Grow Partners
Establishing economic identity & social cohesion in communities to create better neighbors, sustainable local economics, & thriving neighborhood business districts.
Derek Peebles
Cincinnati, OH
Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center
Educates and advocates for peace, challenges social justice issues at the systemic and individual level, and promotes the creation of a nonviolent society.
Allison Reynolds-Berry
Cincinnati, OH
Flourish In Place: Broadway Lofts
Nurturing new life in a dying place so that community residents can lead change and practice resurrection.
Anna Schoon
Crown Point, IN
Kusanya Cafe
A coffee shop reimagining community space while empowering residents to create and run its programs and events.
Phil Sipka
Chicago, IL
Heritage Presbyterian Church
Addressing issues of racial reconciliation through education, conversation and interaction.
Kevin Stainton
Mason, OH
Schools for Communities
Building a community of practice that helps schools work with the surrounding neighborhood to build their common village.
Jeffrey Stec
Cincinnati, OH
The 50,000 Global Volunteer Engagement Experience
Supporting volunteers to contribute with their full potential, each person using their intrinsic talents & leadership to deliver on outstanding social impact projects.
Marika Strauss
Santa Cruz, CA
The K.A.S.S.I.E. Project
Keeping All Survivors Safe, Informed & Emancipated while healing through the arts
Khrystian Styles
Cincinnati, OH
Solutions to End Exploitation (S.E.E.)
Listening to the experience of the exploited & amplifying their collective voice through research & collaborative driven solutions to disrupt & end human trafficking.
Rachel VerWys
Grand Rapids, MI
Bespoken Live
Creating storytelling experiences that spark a tangible sense of belonging.
Brad Wise
Cincinnati, OH
Melodic Connections
Facilitating music experiences to help people see the “indescribable humanness” in each other, moving toward more inclusive communities that are change agents for Cincinnati.
Betsey Zenk Nuseibeh
Cincinnati, OH
Guest Participants 2018
Community Taranaki
Fostering the citizen skills and social actions that will transform the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of our communities.
Glen Bennett
New Zealand
Tu Tama Wahine o Taranaki
Tu Ka Ora – Being Active in the Reclamation of Our Own Healing.
Awhina Cameron
New Zealand
Partners for Possibility
A nation building program that partners school principals and business leaders on a leadership journey to create a better future for all children in South Africa.
Louise Van Rhyn
South Africa
Exploring Stewardship, Replacing Control & Power with Partnership
Exploring the ways in which stewardship is the new conscious model of choice for leaders.
Ramchandra Appal Naidu
South Africa