Welcome to The Good Stake

We Build Resilient Communities

Our clients

We’ve already raised $20+ million from these agencies for projects like yours:

BSCC - Board of State and Community Corrections
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Economic Development Administration
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Administration for Children and Families
Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)
United States Department of State
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Open Society Foundations
United States Department of Transportation
Indian Health Service
United States Department of Homeland Security

What We Can Do for You

The Good Stake Consulting is dedicated to helping communities not only survive but thrive in the face of modern challenges.
Are you interested in developing communities that are transparent, accountable, sustainable, and resource effective?
So are we. Let’s do it together.

Services

We can help research, design, fund, build, promote, implement, manage, and/or evaluate your community development project.

Grant & Proposal Writing

We can raise funds for a wide range of public projects from public health to infrastructure.

Website & ICT Development

We can build software applications that organize public resources and improve transparency.

Research & Evaluation:

We can conduct research that informs your community development project and monitors its outcomes.

Public Affairs and Outreach

We can run public outreach and affairs campaigns to gather feedback about your idea and cultivate community engagement. Public education and advocacy go hand in hand with any successful publicly funded project.

Sustainability

We have access to a wide range of experts in clean energy, sustainability analysis, and a variety of disciplines related to “greening” communities.

Placemaking

We can help plan, design, and create quality spaces that make people happy.

Team

Karen Leventhal

Karen Leventhal

Director

Karen has 20+ years’ experience in Community Development. She’s raised over $20 million for public sector projects, led multiple strategic coalitions and much more. She has a passion for learning and her adventures in education include an M.S. in Community Development from the University of California at Davis and a certificate in Supply Chain Management from University of Redlands.

Dustan Batton

Dustan Batton

Public Affairs Director

Bringing over 15 years of seasoned expertise to the realm of outreach and public education campaigns, Dustan stands as a driving force in shaping impactful strategies and executing far-reaching initiatives. His career is marked by a relentless commitment to leveraging outreach methodologies, forging key partnerships, and deploying diverse communication tactics to drive community engagement and catalyze social awareness. Known for his adeptness in navigating complex issues and delivering results-driven campaigns, Dustan remains dedicated to advancing public education initiatives that resonate and effect tangible change.

Ivan Fefilov

Ivan Fefilov

ICT Director

Ivan has led software development teams for over 10 years. His teams have developed successful web platforms related to education, human rights monitoring, e-commerce marketplaces, ethical sourcing, open-source data gathering, and more. Ivan has advanced degrees in Economics and Computer Science and is excellent at helping clients translate their visions into reality, especially when they don’t have prior experience developing web projects.

Join Us in Shaping the Future

Whether you represent a city or government department, an NGO, nonprofit or a startup, we invite you to join hands with The Good Stake to ensure that everybody has a meaningful stake in shaping the future of their community.

Contact

Call Us

323-252-6931

 

Email Us

info@thegoodstake.com