The Moneyball of Social Impact

The Moneyball of Social Impact

This month we are celebrating Next Stage’s ninth anniversary. Nine years?! Are you serious? It astonishes me how much time has passed. And yet in the same breath, it feels like only yesterday I was sitting at my old kitchen table, trying to figure out what it meant to...
Next Stage Wrapped: Top Blogs of 2022

Next Stage Wrapped: Top Blogs of 2022

End of year feels like a great time for celebration – and the perfect time to walk down memory lane. Our team took a deep dive into our content for the year to determine the top ten, most popular blog posts of the last year. We learned that many of you are...
8 Trends that Will Shape Social Good in 2023

8 Trends that Will Shape Social Good in 2023

With the end of the year very quickly approaching, the Next Stage team spent a few minutes imagining what 2023 will look like in the world of social good. And like the last few years, we’re predicting continuing change, a greater focus on impact measurement and a...
The Other F-Word: Focus

The Other F-Word: Focus

Written by Haley Rafferty Focus is my 28th strength on StrengthsFinder – out of 34. It feels ironic to me, as Team Success Manager, that something you’d think would be so crucial to my job is the one thing that frustrates me the most about myself. I battle with...
What the Next Stage Team Is Grateful For This Year

What the Next Stage Team Is Grateful For This Year

The Next Stage team is filled with respect and gratitude for the hard work of every person in this community who is striving to build impact through their companies, nonprofits and neighborhood organizations. The work that you do truly does make the world a better...
Second Chances and Removing Labels

Second Chances and Removing Labels

Written By Helen Hope Kimbrough “The Power to label is the power to destroy.” -Allen Frances As the Director of Community Engagement at Next Stage, I frequently have the opportunity to sit down with people from a variety of backgrounds across our community. A...
The Next Stage Team Welcomes Randy Jordan!

The Next Stage Team Welcomes Randy Jordan!

The Next Stage team is thrilled to announce that community health thought leader Randy Jordan is joining our team as Chief Advisor, Impact for Health. Randy is a nationally known community health expert and a passionate and thoughtful leader, committed to...
Why Every Collaboration Needs Controversy

Why Every Collaboration Needs Controversy

“It’s not polite to talk about politics, money or religion.” Like most Americans, this was the advice I was given growing up. It was meant as advice to help avoid awkward conflict and it sent a clear message – some topics are too personal to discuss openly. For many...