July 26, 2022 | Corporate Impact
How does your business determine how to make social impact investments? There is no single way that companies choose to express the public-facing ‘S’ in their ESG strategy. Some companies choose to align around a particular cause or passion. Others largely leave it up...
July 19, 2022 | Corporate Impact
“Woke corporations.” I suppose it was only a matter of time. Perhaps it was an inevitability. Paradigm shifts like this are bound to disrupt the status quo for many, and so it is only natural that this one would result in some unhappy people. ESG has ‘arrived’ as a...
July 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Next Stage team couldn’t be more excited about the addition of Susan Arrington as our brand-new Digital Content & Community Manager! Susan comes highly recommended as a collaborative community builder and an expert content strategist who is passionate about...
July 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Written by Miles Charles Last Monday, part of the Next Stage team was fortunate enough to take part in a self-guided walking tour of the historic Brooklyn neighborhood, a bustling African American neighborhood once located in what is now uptown Charlotte’s Second Ward...
June 29, 2022 | Talent
If you missed out on last night’s panel and happy hour event at Town Brewing, then you really missed it! It felt great to see so many of our friends together in one spot and the conversations and energy in the room were so positive. We’ll do it again soon – and we...
June 13, 2022 | Values & Culture
Last week I had the opportunity to speak on a panel at the Inventures Conference, an innovation-focused gathering that was held in Calgary. The topic was “Bigger Ideas for Building Impact-Driven Businesses,” structured around three limiting beliefs commonly held in...
June 10, 2022 | Values & Culture
My name is Miles Charles, the newest Summer Fellow at Next Stage. I am a rising sophomore at Davidson, a competitive swimmer, a NC native and a double major in Political Science and History. But the reasons I am excited to be at Next Stage go far deeper than...
June 7, 2022 | Thought Leadership
Determinant (noun): a factor which decisively affects the nature or outcome of something; serving to determine or decide Why are things the way they are? As a strategist, it is often my job to identify leading factors influencing outcomes. I do this typically to help...
May 31, 2022 | Communications
By: Candice Rawls, Helen Hope Kimbrough & Janet Ervin The Next Stage team is back again – dusting off our soapbox to talk more about belief-driven buyers and how companies can more authentically engage in cause-led marketing. In our Profit & Purpose...
May 24, 2022 | Emerging Organizations
Written by Christine Eubanks Last week, we welcomed our first cohort of nonprofit founding leaders to the free, online Cultivate: Emerging Leaders platform – a makeover of an in-person incubator Next Stage has hosted live for the past four years. During that time, we...
May 9, 2022 | Emerging Organizations
It’s official….Cultivate: Emerging Leaders launches this Wednesday, May 11, in its new online format! This informative, interactive, community-based platform is free for leaders of NC-based nonprofit organizations that are less than five years old. The platform...
May 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Next Stage is thrilled to announce that we have a brand new team member, as Haley Rafferty joins as our Team Success Manager! Haley comes highly recommended as an organized, thoughtful leader who is skilled at operations and development. We couldn’t be more excited to...
