August 28, 2017 | Thought Leadership
by Caylin Viales “Importing” nonprofit organizations can be a tricky thing to talk about. In fact, I don’t even really like using the word “importing” to describe nonprofit scale. It evokes a mental picture of a cargo ship stacked with hundreds of identical shipping...
August 18, 2017 | Thought Leadership
by Josh Jacobson The alternative title of this post could be “Sustainable Growth – Is It an Oxymoron?” (Answer: No, but it ain’t easy.) A lesson learned early in my consulting career came in the form of a longtime board member for a stable, no-frills human services...
August 11, 2017 | Emerging Organizations
Tags: Charlotte, Entrepreneur, Nonprofit, Start-up,
by Josh Jacobson Last year, I overheard a conversation at work. A friend of mine was asked by someone I didn’t know to name some of the prominent social entrepreneurs working in Charlotte. Without hesitation, a list of names were rattled out. The people mentioned...
August 2, 2017 | Thought Leadership
Tags: Charlotte, Nonprofit, Philanthropy,
by Josh Jacobson This post launches a weekly series through mid-September outlining a new way to think about stewarding nonprofits in the Charlotte region – the Community Social Impact Portfolio. A couple years ago, I decided to try my hand at investing. My wife and I...
July 13, 2017 | Talent
Position Description: Executive Director Overview Client: Charlotte Bilingual Preschool Location: 6300 Highland Ave, Charlotte, NC 28215 Founded: 1999 Reports To: Board of Directors Charlotte Bilingual Preschool — Organizational Description Mission Charlotte...
June 19, 2017 | Thought Leadership
By Hannah Grannemann Josh and I started this blog series in April 2017 with a few goals: Bring attention to the work on social mobility already being done by artists and arts organizations in Charlotte. (one example here) Raise awareness of the arts as a way to have a...
June 16, 2017 | Thought Leadership
By Caylin Viales. A big crowd braved the heat yesterday evening to attend Charlotte Magazine’s latest #DiscussCLT event, “How a Broken System Led to Two Charlottes” at Lenny Boy Brewing Co. Moderated by Adam Rhew, associate editor of Charlotte Magazine, the discussion...
June 9, 2017 | Communications
By Josh Jacobson In this blog post, I’ll discuss Strategy H: Apprenticeships, Paid Internships and other Work-Based Learning, otherwise known as “Learn & Earn,” though the thoughts here apply to the role of the broader community as a part of implementation of the...
May 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Hannah Grannemann In this blog post, I’ll discuss Strategy L: Encourage the formation and maintenance of committed two-parent families, in particular the recommendation to Study, adopt and implement evidence-based programs that effectively encourage young people to...
May 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Hannah Grannemann In this blog post, I’ll address Strategies F, G, I and J in the Opportunity Task Force report, addressing career pathways outside of college, especially apprenticeships and workplace-based learning. How many jobs in the arts can you name? Actor,...
April 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
by Josh Jacobson In this blog post, I’ll discuss the Opportunity Task Force’s Strategy D: Strengthen the early care and education workforce to improve the quality and experiences of early care and education available to children ages birth to five. In particular, the...
April 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Hannah Grannemann In this blog post, I’ll discuss the Opportunity Task Force’s Strategy E: Support parents and caregivers as a child’s first teacher in promoting positive early brain development, social emotional health and early literacy beginning at birth. There...
