by Next Stage | Aug 11, 2017 | Emerging Organizations
by Josh Jacobson Last year, I overheard a conversation at work. A friend of mine was asked by someone I didn’t know to name some of the prominent social entrepreneurs working in Charlotte. Without hesitation, a list of names were rattled out. The people mentioned...
by Next Stage | Aug 2, 2017 | Thought Leadership
by Josh Jacobson This post launches a weekly series through mid-September outlining a new way to think about stewarding nonprofits in the Charlotte region – the Community Social Impact Portfolio. A couple years ago, I decided to try my hand at investing. My wife and I...
by Next Stage | Jun 19, 2017 | Thought Leadership
By Hannah Grannemann Josh and I started this blog series in April 2017 with a few goals: Bring attention to the work on social mobility already being done by artists and arts organizations in Charlotte. (one example here) Raise awareness of the arts as a way to have a...
by Next Stage | Jun 16, 2017 | Thought Leadership, Values & Culture
By Caylin Viales. A big crowd braved the heat yesterday evening to attend Charlotte Magazine’s latest #DiscussCLT event, “How a Broken System Led to Two Charlottes” at Lenny Boy Brewing Co. Moderated by Adam Rhew, associate editor of Charlotte Magazine, the discussion...
by Next Stage | Jun 9, 2017 | Communications, Resource Development
By Josh Jacobson In this blog post, I’ll discuss Strategy H: Apprenticeships, Paid Internships and other Work-Based Learning, otherwise known as “Learn & Earn,” though the thoughts here apply to the role of the broader community as a part of implementation of the...
