Pivot - Performing Arts Organizations
What do you do when a global pandemic triggers shelter in place orders and prevents gatherings of any size? You pivot. Nonprofits are resilient and performing arts groups are no different. This post contains just a few examples of creative groups showing their inventive sides in response to COVID-19.
Photo by Rob Laughter @roblaughter.
Pivot - Mommies in Need
What to do when shelter in place orders shuts down your ability to send nannies into homes to care for the young children of parents dealing with a health condition? You Pivot to virtual communities. Mommies in Need’s staff created content specific to children ages 3-6. The curriculum along with printed materials, activities, toys, etc are delivered to homes of qualifying families and Chromebooks or tablets are provided if needed. But the work didn’t stop there. To provide the parent with a bit of a break, one-on-one virtual sessions are scheduled with nannies and the child - all at no cost to families.
Pivot - World Central Kitchen
World Central Kitchen was created to address hunger and poverty. For ten years the agency has been offering programs and responding to emergencies. Enter the global coronavirus pandemic. WCK quickly rolled out their model in New York and now across the country that puts restaurants back to business to feed people in need. #ChefsforAmerica
2020's Word of the Year - Pivot
Nonprofits have always been resilient but the global pandemic is allowing them to showcase their creative and innovative sides in whole new ways. Over the next several weeks I am rolling out “Pivot” - a series of posts on organizations that I believe are taking innovation to new levels.
What do you think? Who would you showcase?
