March 27, 2020 | Thought Leadership
It’s been quite the week, hasn’t it? We appreciate everyone who joined us this afternoon for The New Normal. The conversation was honest, meaningful and exactly what we needed to hear. If you missed it or want to share with friends, you can access the recording...
March 26, 2020 | Planning & Implementation
By Josh Jacobson Hello Charlotte, how is everyone doing? No, I mean it. Are you doing okay? I hope you are. This post is meant to make you feel better, so I’m going to state that on the front end. All of us at Next Stage remain bullish on where our community is going...
March 23, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Early last week, life in Charlotte turned upside down as businesses, nonprofits and families rushed to adapt to home-based digital life. Many of us are homeschooling kids, figuring out how to have virtual board meetings (anyone else doing the ZoomMullet?), calculating...
March 20, 2020 | Talent
The article below was published by The Biscuit as a part of Josh’s new series highlighting staff leaders in Charlotte’s nonprofit sector who are shaking things up and making an impact. You can find it, here. “You know what’s more contagious than [coronavirus] …...
March 19, 2020 | Resource Development
By Josh Jacobson One upside to the coronavirus (did I really just type that?) is reconnecting with current and past clients. I’ve enjoyed the check-in calls with friends new and old over the last few days. Most have had a theme. Can you guess it? Yes, fundraising is...
March 18, 2020 | Thought Leadership
By Caylin Haldeman Now that we’re all on board with social distancing, many of us are starting to settle into a new routine (can we call it a routine yet?) of working from home. Here at Next Stage, we are hosting conference calls, navigating technical challenges and...
March 17, 2020 | Resource Development
By Janet Ervin Galas, walks, golf tournaments, luncheons – our email inboxes were filled last week with cancellation after cancellation. I’ve had to cancel or disrupt several events for weather and I once had to shut down a charity walk trail because deer jumped...
March 16, 2020 | Thought Leadership
You’ve received a ton of emails and read a number of blog posts informing you of the many ways companies plan on handling COVID-19. This is not one of those blog posts. This communication is about you. As a champion of social good, you are an incredibly...
March 12, 2020 | Planning & Implementation
by Josh Jacobson Is it really going to be 76 degrees today? And yes, I still put on a sweater vest this morning. It will remain winter if only in my mind. In truth, March is early spring – there’s no getting around it. And as such, it is a time for us to...
March 11, 2020 | Talent
Ada Jenkins Center (AJC) Executive Director – Position Description Location: Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble Street, Davidson, NC 28036 Reports To: Board of Directors Organizational Overview Mission Ada Jenkins Center exists to help people...
March 6, 2020 | Thought Leadership
by Josh Jacobson Alright everyone, it’s March already. Does it feel like 2020 is flying by? It sure does for us! As we plan to spring forward this Sunday (don’t forget about daylight saving time), the team at Next Stage pondered some of the items we see...
February 26, 2020 | Values & Culture
A few weeks ago, Caylin and I had the opportunity to serve as facilitators for a Kinship Summit organized by SHARE Charlotte on behalf of the Reemprise Fund. Charlie Elberson, his wife Lou Kinard and more than 50 leaders in community development got together to...
