December 17, 2018 | Emerging Organizations
Next Stage today announced the selection of six (6) nonprofits for participation in the 2019 cohort of CULTIVATE, an incubator designed to provide expert strategic and relational supports to emerging social cause organizations based in Mecklenburg County. Now in its...
July 26, 2018 | Talent
Tags: Internship, Next Stage,
by Savannah Dukes It is crazy to think that my time with Next Stage is already coming to an end; this summer has flown by. Over the past two months, I have loved getting to learn from Josh and Caylin, meet so many wonderful people from the variety of organizations...
June 18, 2018 | Talent
by Savannah Dukes Hello, readers! My name is Savannah, and this summer, I have the opportunity to intern with Next Stage through the Davidson Nonprofit Leadership Fellows Program. I know, you might be asking the question: “Why is a Nonprofit Leadership Fellow...
June 11, 2018 | Emerging Organizations
For most emerging organizations, the dividing line between just making ends meet and true sustainability lies in developing a solid base of private funding from individuals. When leaders in philanthropy talk about diversifying revenue, they are usually talking about...
May 15, 2018 | Corporate Impact
Since all nonprofit organizations are public institutions, they function as a web of social good services serving the best interests of those who empower them – the people of any municipality. In this way, they can be compared to departments of government with each...
April 5, 2018 | Emerging Organizations
Tags: emerging nonprofit, human resources, Nonprofit, staff, staffing, Sustainability, volunteers,
by Josh Jacobson What happens in a growing nonprofit when paid staff are added to a mostly- or all-volunteer workforce? If you assume that nothing changes, think again. While much of the early years of a nonprofit will be focused on generating revenue, human...
March 23, 2018 | Emerging Organizations
Tags: board, development, Nonprofit, sourcing,
by Josh Jacobson Throughout 2018, Next Stage will share the progress of organizations participating in the inaugural year of CULTIVATE, the firm’s incubator for emerging nonprofit organizations in the Charlotte area. The year is broken into 12 modules lasting...
February 6, 2018 | Emerging Organizations
by Josh Jacobson As we outlined in our last blog introducing the first module of CULTIVATE, there is a very low barrier to entry for people who want to launch a 501c3 nonprofit. Like, really low. Fill out the paperwork and BAM! you have a nonprofit. It’s almost...
January 11, 2018 | Emerging Organizations
by Josh Jacobson Today is the official launch of CULTIVATE and boy are we excited! I can’t properly put into words how great it feels to know that an idea we had as the Next Stage team, something we’ve pined for and into which we poured so much sweat equity, is...
December 6, 2017 | Emerging Organizations
Charlotte, NC (December 6, 2017) — Next Stage Consulting today announced the selection of four (4) nonprofit organizations for participation in the inaugural 2018 cohort of CULTIVATE, an incubator designed to provide expert strategic and relational supports to...
October 4, 2017 | Emerging Organizations
Charlotte, NC (October 4, 2017) — Next Stage Consulting today announced the launch of CULTIVATE, an incubator for 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations designed to provide expert strategic and relational supports to emerging social cause organizations based in...
September 28, 2017 | Thought Leadership
by Josh Jacobson The Glass is Half Empty: My Humble Beginnings with the Blue Chips When I launched Next Stage in late 2013, the stated goal was to work with “small-to-midsize organizations” looking to “get to the next stage.” The reason for this focus was as much a...
