Capstone Clash 2023
Learn more about the Capstones participating.
NLC alumni make a direct impact in the communities they serve. Voting has now closed for the 2023 Capstone Clash and we are delighted to celebrate our winner: Sunny Williams’ Capstone, Tiny Docs!
We hope you enjoy reading about these capstones as much as we did! NLC alumni used the training they learned from NLC to transform their local communities.
Sunny Williams – Tiny Docs
He/Him
Chicago 2015
Tiny Docs is an interactive web app that creates cartoons to educate kids about health in a fun and easy to understand language. Additionally, there are games, quizzes and kid-friendly blogs to enhance learning.
We are on a mission to improve kids’ health and make a billion people.
Missy Spears – COVunity Fridge
She/Her
Kentucky 2021
The COVunity Fridge is a free fridge, freezer, pantry open 24/7 for community donations and shopping. We partner with a number of small businesses and individuals to keep it stocked and clean. It also has a microwave and hot/cold water dispenser to allow folks to eat meals on site.
Holly Noon – Doctorate with Focus in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
She/Her
Broward 2022
My capstone was to outline the process for pursuing my doctorate degree with a speciality or focus in the diversity, equity & inclusion space. Once I obtain the doctorate I would leverage my expertise in my own consulting business or pursue a leadership role at an organization with a DEI focus.
Em Gray – The N.I.C.E. Project, Narcan In Case Of Emergency – Texas’s First Free 24/7 Narcan Vending Machines
She/Her
Austin 2019
Launched in August 2022, the NICE Project works to reduce overdose deaths in central Texas by making imperceptible the barriers to overdose reversal medication via the vending machine delivery system. They currently have three locations in Austin and have dispensed over 5,000 doses of Narcan.
Marcella Juarez – The Forever Farm
She/Her
South TX Frontera 2022
This is an expansion of my original capstone, and I am now converting 2 shipping containers for the year-round production of local, healthy, and sustainable food for my community.
Ashley Hart – The Janice Hart Foundation
She/Her
Tampa Bay 2022
The Janice Hart Foundation focuses on providing a community to support caregivers and encouraging them to fill their vases. We will provide peer and therapeutic support groups, reprieve volunteers to assist caregivers, emergency bill assistance, and a community directory of business in our community
Ernest Levert Jr. – ChessMakers Cooperative
He/Him
Columbus 2021
The ChessMakers Cooperative was created to help raise awareness about solidarity economics and cooperatives through the creation and distribution of custom-made chess sets, tables, and equipment. We are excited to move into the next phase of the project by hosting our first ChessMakers workshops!
Promotion Rules:
Read through each capstone and cast your vote for a capstone by leaving a comment of the capstone you’re voting for on the NLC Instagram post. The top four capstones with the highest number of votes will advance to Round 2.
Instagram accounts can vote on multiple submissions, but may only have one vote per submission in a round. Only votes on Instagram count toward the contest.
The Voting Period is from March 29, 2023 12:00 p.m. ET to March 31, 2023 12:00 p.m. ET.
Please see full rules at newleaderscouncil.org/capstoneclash.