April 21, 2020 | Thought Leadership
By Caylin Haldeman Volunteers. They can be our biggest advocates, most dedicated ambassadors and most engaged donors. For many of our region’s largest nonprofits, they are a support system that can be mobilized to bring programs to life. For smaller, grassroots...
April 13, 2020 | Communications
Thanks again for everyone who joined us on The New Normal on Friday to talk about finding narrative traction in a crisis. Panelists Erin Santos of The Isabella Santos Foundation, Witnie Martinez of The Harvey B. Gantt Center (check out their event tomorrow!)...
April 6, 2020 | Resource Development
Thank you again to everyone who joined us on The New Normal to talk about what happens when a crisis interferes with your spring event schedule. Huge thank you to our panelists for sharing their wisdom and lessons learned. Unfortunately, we had some technical...
April 1, 2020 | Talent
by Tanya Varanelli COVID-19 has required us all to adjust to a new operating procedures. Those of us who can work from home are getting settled in to a remote working routine. And while many organizations are still committed to hiring, the process itself has shifted...
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...
