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...
June 7, 2018 | Thought Leadership
Tags: Client Partnerships, CULTIVATE, Next Stage, Rebranded, Thought Leadership,
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...
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 18, 2017 | Emerging Organizations
The response to our announcement of CULTIVATE couldn’t be better! We are excited by the potential this program has for speeding up the growth curve for a high-impact emerging nonprofit. Based on the feedback we’ve received, we thought we would share this...
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...
September 8, 2017 | Talent
Tags: CEO, Charlotte, Search,
Position Description: President & CEO Overview Client: Charlotte Museum of History Location: 3500 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215 Founded: 1969 Reports To: Board of Trustees Charlotte Museum of History — Organizational Description Mission The Charlotte Museum...
