Pivots

Imagine starting a job surrounded by people, animals, and questions about an extended winter. Then imagine having to shut down and pivot operations less than 3 months in. Don't fret this happened to Eric Dorfman who became the Director & CEO of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Janurary. I chatted with him about how has he been adjusting to his new job, what nature may be teaching us, and the future of natural history museums, and much more.

Service has taken on a whole new meaning this year. It has been made more challenging because of the pandemic. traditional methods of volunteer gathering have paused and nonprofits volunteer bases have dwindled. Amber reminds us that we can serve using anything and anywhere. As we enter the holiday season, listen to this discussion on how service has pivoted and how you can serve right where you are, with what you have.

In this first full episode, we sit down with Maggie Kane. Maggie is the founder and executive director of A Place at The Table, a pay-what-you-can cafe in Raleigh, North Carolina. We explore the challenges the cafe has faced while serving more people, how they are working to live into their mission, and what she is hoping for in a post-pandemic world.

Recorded: October 2020

Welcome to Pivots, a podcast about navigating transitions, negotiating change, and reimagine our world. This project created and produced by the A.J. Fletcher Fellow, Kenneth Brown, examines the ways people, programs, and organizations have pivoted. This mini-episode explains what we are trying to do.