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June 28th, 2024

On June 13, Cohort 6 of the Georgetown Pivot Program celebrated their graduation after nine months of intensive classroom and workplace instruction. This year, 14 returning citizens marked this…

June 3rd, 2024

Fellows competed in the flagship Pivot Pitch Competition, presenting their ventures to a panel of judges to win seed funding.…

May 9th, 2024

The Georgetown Pivot Program Fellows started their professional internships on March 11,  marking the final step of their Pivot journeys.  After completing five months of…

February 12th, 2024

Pivot Fellows giving speeches in the business communications course When Sharon Welsh was asked in 2018 to teach a business communication course for the Georgetown Pivot Program, she eagerly…

December 12th, 2023

Through Pivot’s class with Negotiation Works, Fellows practice navigating tough situations and resolving conflict.…

October 23rd, 2023

The ACLU of Washington, D.C. recently announced that Pivot graduate David Schultz (’21) was elected to serve on the organization’s Board of Directors.…

October 17th, 2023

The Georgetown Pivot Program kicked off its sixth cohort on Oct. 2, with 18 new Fellows embarking on their career development journey. Over the next nine months, the Fellows will gain the skills they need to succeed in the modern workplace or launch businesses of their own.…

October 5th, 2023

The D.C Department of Employment Services awarded Pivot the TEP Award in recognition of its successes in the past year.…

July 12th, 2023

Congratulations to the 2023 graduates of the Georgetown Pivot Program!…

July 6th, 2023

The Pivot Program welcomes alumna Tyronda Ferrell to the Pivot staff as a full-time Program Coordinator!…