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268. A Place at The Table: Fighting Food Insecurity with Dignity, Choice + Radical Hospitality - Maggie Kane

268. A Place at The Table: Fighting Food Insecurity with Dignity, Choice + Radical Hospitality - Maggie Kane

FromWe Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits


268. A Place at The Table: Fighting Food Insecurity with Dignity, Choice + Radical Hospitality - Maggie Kane

FromWe Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
May 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Meet Maggie. After spending her childhood serving in soup kitchens, she felt an awakening to bring more than a meal to those who were hungry - she wanted to bring dignity, civility and friendship too. Thus, A Place at the Table was born - Raleigh's first pay-what-you-can nonprofit cafe. She's reimagining a way to feed those in need and baking equity and community into the equation. Swoon?? EPISODE HIGHLIGHTSMaggie’s story and journey to where she is today (4:00)Meet the mission: A Place at the Table (11:00)A Place at the Table’s unique “pay what you can” model and why it is working (19:00)What Maggie has learned along the way of starting a nonprofit and about dignity (20:00)A powerful story of when she witnessed community at this organization (23:00)Funding this dream and partnering with the community (27:00)Dreams for A Place at the Table (29:00)A powerful moment of philanthropy in Maggie’s life (31:00)Maggie’s One Good Thing: Ask for help and celebrate everything. (33:00)For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/268About Our Sponsor VirtuousYou know we believe Everyone Matters - and we’ve witnessed the greatest philanthropic movements happen when you SEE and activate donors at every level. Here’s the thing, Virtuous created a fundraising platform to help you do just that. It’s much more than a nonprofit CRM. Virtuous is committed to helping charities reimagine generosity through responsive fundraising. We love it because this approach builds trust and loyalty through personalized engagement.Learn more about Virtuous at www.virtuous.org/About Our Sponsor FeathrAre you ready to take your digital engagement to the next level but feel stuck about where to start? Feathr is focused on making nonprofit outreach more impactful by connecting you to your audience - wherever they are online. Feathr offers great training, support, and campaign recipes based on goals specific to nonprofits. From fundraising to program awareness, they’ve got you covered.Learn more about their solutions for nonprofits at feathr.coAbout our Sponsor CosmicLooking to nail your impact story, build brand awareness, and inspire action for your cause today? YOU can connect directly with Cosmic’s Founder and Creative Director, Eric Ressler for free Office Hours. Don't miss this incredible opportunity friends! Visit designbycosmic.com/good to sign up today ? Start Learning Today on We Are For Good PRO ?We Are For Good PRO is reimagining nonprofit professional development - for good. ✨ Join us and get started at weareforgoodpro.com.
Released:
May 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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