

By Caylin Viales Not only am I new to Next Stage Consulting, but I’m also brand new to Charlotte. Over the past two months, I’ve dedicated a lot of my free time to traditional newbie activities. Brewery hopping? Check – Free Range Brewing is my favorite so far. I’ve...

Mooresville Soup Kitchen Welcomes Lara Ingram as Executive Director
Next Stage Consulting is pleased to announced that Lara Ingram, MSW, LCSW has been hired by Mooresville Soup Kitchen as Executive Director. Lara brings a strong nonprofit background in service organizations, having most recently served as Central Social Work Manager...

Caylin Viales Joins Next Stage Consulting
Next Stage is pleased to announce that Caylin Viales has joined the firm as Associate. In December 2016, Next Stage Consulting launched a search for an Associate to support the firm’s client services including strategic planning, resource development and...

Next Stage is Hiring!
EDIT: This position has been filled! Thanks to all who applied. Look for the announcement soon. The Good News: Next Stage is seeking an exceptional individual to serve in a contracted Associate position. This 30-hour per week contract position will give someone with...

Illuminate Announces Spring Sponsors
Illuminate, the twice-monthly lunchtime series at Hygge recently announced the lineup of speakers for the spring. The series has also received sponsorships from two companies: Sodoma Law and Fit You Meals. About Sodoma Law (www.sodomalaw.com) Sodoma Law is a...

Announcing Q2 Illuminate Speakers
Next Stage Consulting is pleased to announce the second slate of speakers in the Illuminate series at Hygge, the coworking space near uptown Charlotte. Illuminate is a twice-monthly lunchtime series facilitated by Josh Jacobson of Next Stage Consulting and hosted at...

Announcing Q1 2016 Illuminate Speakers
Next Stage Consulting is pleased to announce the first slate of 2016 speakers in the Illuminate series at Hygge. Illuminate is a twice-monthly series facilitated by Josh Jacobson of Next Stage Consulting and hosted at Hygge, a coworking community near uptown, where...

The Hyper-Local Local
I attended a terrific gathering of new and less-new friends last night, cooking together and learning about the two-degree nature of our lives. Charlotte is wonderful in that way – we are all just slightly apart by one or two degrees. I’ve found myself ruminating...

Illuminate Session #1: An Introduction
For those in the know, Charlotte’s nonprofit community is tight knit and easy to navigate. But for many, the sector as a whole is murky and unclear – what are nonprofits, what do they do and how do we engage with them? Illuminate is a twice-monthly series facilitated...

“We Already Have Full-Time Jobs” & Other Lame Things Board Members Say
Next Stage Consulting hits the road this week with two presentations on the same topic – Managing Up: Understanding Board Profiles. I’ll be in Columbia, South Carolina on Thursday 5/14 to present to the AFP Central Carolinas Chapter, and on Friday 5/15...

Sustaining Success: Meeting the Needs of Mecklenburg County’s Homeless Population
by Sam McClenney, Research & Special Projects A recent study commissioned by the City of Charlotte reports that the number of homeless families in Charlotte decreased by 27 percent from September 1, 2013, to August 31, 2014. While this trend is promising, there...

Study: Diversification of Communication Channels a Key to Fundraising Success
by Sam McClenney, Research & Special Projects As we head into the New Year, nonprofit leaders likely have a number of things on their mind, but one topic is a common refrain: how do we not just match but increase fund development in 2015? Before the technology...