by Josh Jacobson | Jun 10, 2025 | Nonprofit Leadership, Talent, Thought Leadership
For many nonprofits, June brings the end of the organization’s fiscal year. It’s a time when organizational leaders are deep in the process of approving budgets, planning summer retreats, and preparing for a new set of challenges in the year to come. This...
by Josh Jacobson | May 12, 2025 | Nonprofit Leadership, Talent, Thought Leadership
In 2025, nonprofit chief executives are being asked to do more with less — and to keep staff motivated through it all. The workforce landscape is shifting, and while mission remains a powerful draw, uncertainty for the nonprofit business model is creating burnout and...
by Josh Jacobson | Apr 8, 2025 | Nonprofit Leadership, Thought Leadership
At Next Stage, we’re always listening for the signals beneath the noise. And right now, those signals are blaring. We recently surveyed nonprofit and social good leaders to better understand how today’s political and economic shifts are impacting organizations on the...
by Josh Jacobson | Mar 7, 2025 | Nonprofit Leadership, Thought Leadership
The nonprofit and social impact sector is bracing for a new kind of crisis — one driven not by a sudden disaster, but by the slow erosion of federal funding for health, human services, and conservation efforts. The trickle-down effect will be widespread, creating a...
by Josh Jacobson | Feb 7, 2025 | Nonprofit Leadership, Talent, Thought Leadership
The world of social good is a bit upside down right now. The federal spending freeze announced early last week set in motion a flurry of communications from current and past Next Stage clients, all seeking clarity on what it meant and how to navigate it. While the...
