by Next Stage | Sep 12, 2023 | Planning & Implementation, Talent
The Announcement When our team works on strategic planning projects we almost always get asked the same question at the end. “How can we ensure our team is implementing this plan with energy and processes that work for the long haul?” It’s a challenge that every...
by Next Stage | Sep 5, 2023 | Thought Leadership
When Next Stage does strategic marketing work, we recommend that nonprofits share their expertise and elevate their brand by leaning into Thought Leadership. Leaders often feel excited by this recommendation – and completely overwhelmed. Some fear that content...
by Next Stage | Aug 1, 2023 | Talent
As Next Stage approaches our tenth anniversary, we have been excited to innovate and explore the ways social impact is changing. The challenges and systems that are communities are working to solve are more complex – and more intersectional – than ever. We...
by Next Stage | Jul 25, 2023 | Community Voice
When the Next Stage team hosted Justin Taylor from Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont a few weeks ago, we were shocked to learn more about the ‘benefits cliff’ in North Carolina and other states. The term refers to the sudden loss of benefits...
by Next Stage | Jul 18, 2023 | Community Voice
Written by: Brooke Lackey In my first week as Next Stage’s Community Voice Fellow, I was given my main task of the summer: to explore the Albemarle corridor, one of six Corridors of Opportunity in Charlotte. I was to get knee-deep in the demographics, history and...
