SOCAP Scholars: Announcing the Inaugural 2018 Cohort!

Earlier this year, Byron Fellowship Educational Foundation announced a special partnership with Social Capital Markets (SOCAP), sponsoring six members of the Byron Alumni community to participate in a curated experience through the annual SOCAP conference’s Social Entrepreneurs Scholar Program. Scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to pitch and receive feedback on their ventures during the Impact Accelerator, and receive mentorship through a one-of-a-kind “dream meeting” during the conference.

We are excited to announce the members of our first SOCAP cohort:

Hoosier Farmers Market Association, Inc.

Christina McDougall, 2011 Fellow

www.hoosierfarmersmarkets.org and www.indylocalfood.org

Christina is the Founder and Director of Hoosier Farmers Market Association, Inc. (HFMA) is Indiana’s statewide public member benefit education nonprofit. HFMA collaborates with nonprofits, businesses, and government to elevate producer-to-consumer networks. Christina and her team equip market managers to assist local communities, educate on the role of markets as economic development engines, elevate awareness of Indiana’s farmers markets, and engage consumers. To reach the vision of a vibrant local food system, HFMA provides trainings, resources, publications, consulting, and technical assistance for Indiana’s local food entities.

Bean Voyage

Sunghee Tark, 2015 Fellow

www.beanvoyage.com

Sunghee is the co-founder and program director of Bean Voyage, a social enterprise that provides training and market access to smallholder women in Costa Rica so they can drive their communities towards a sustainable future. Bean Voyage is pioneering the Care Trade Approach – an alternative to fair trade- and believe that trade is beyond a simple exchange of goods but is an opportunity to invest and care about the people and planet that produce our coffee. She’s very grateful for the opportunity to share the stories of female coffee producers and learn with other social entrepreneurs at SOCAP18.

Garden Tower Project

Joel Grant, 2004 Fellow

www.gardentowerproject.com

Garden Tower Project is a socially-minded company based in Bloomington, Indiana whose mission is to improve lives by helping to build a more resilient and sustainable world. We are the creators and producers of the Garden Tower – a composting vertical container growing system for organic food production on a personal scale everywhere.

Corona Enterprises

Cody Harrison, 2015 Fellow

www.corona-enterprises.com

Corona Enterprises is a regenerative system design/build firm working to build a world economy that works for all life on this planet and that provides food, water, energy, housing, healthcare, and education to every person on the planet.

Mobius Method: Leading Change

Amelia Terrapin, Byron Mentor

www.mobiusmethod.com and www.byronfellowship.org/leadingchange

Leading Change is an effort to elevate the way organizations, teams and communities interact with each other to unleash more capacity for change. Our trainings distribute leadership across teams and establish participatory learning and working environments, which create the kinds of workplace cultures that can disrupt the status quo.

CompostNow

David Paull, 2017 Fellow

www.compostnow.org

CompostNow is a compost pick up service for homes and businesses. We exist to divert food waste from landfills and build soil for local farms and gardens. We make it easy and fun for people to compost whether you live in an apartment or home.