Overview Client: Levine Museum of the New South Current Location: 200 East 7th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 Founded: 1991 Reports To: President & CEO Levine Museum of the New South — Organizational Description Mission Levine Museum’s mission is: To engage a...
Applications Open for CULTIVATE – An Incubator for Emerging Nonprofits
Charlotte, NC (September 4, 2018) — Next Stage announced today that applications have opened for CULTIVATE, an incubator for 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations designed to provide expert strategic and relational supports to emerging social cause organizations...
Next Stage is Hiring! Part-Time Client Coordinator
Next Stage is seeking a part-time Client Coordinator to provide support for the firm’s client partnerships. This 15-hour per week role would provide a blend of on-site and virtual support, with support of whiteboard intensives and client meetings. Specific...
Position Opening: VP of Philanthropy, Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas
Position Description: VP of Philanthropy Overview Client: Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas Current Location: 201 S Tryon Street, Suite LL100, Charlotte NC 28202 Future Location: Camp North End, 1701 N Graham Street, Charlotte, NC 28206 Founded: 1958 Reports...
Goodbye Savannah! Reflections on the Next Stage Summer Internship
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...
Introducing Next Stage’s Summer Intern: Savannah Dukes
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...
CULTIVATE: Building a Pipeline of Individual Donors (Module #6)
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...
Our Firm’s Next Stage
by Josh Jacobson We are proud to announce that our firm is rebranding… err, sort of… Going forward, we will be known simply as Next Stage, dropping the word Consulting. Our new(ish) logo is above. In truth, I never thought I would become a consultant. When I moved to...
CULTIVATE: Seeking Partnerships That Make Sense (Module #5)
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...
CULTIVATE: Sourcing & Optimizing Volunteers and Staff (Module #4)
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...
CULTIVATE: Strengthening the Board of Directors (Module #3)
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...
CULTIVATE: Answering the “Why You?” Question (Module #2)
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...