5 Social Good Trends to Look for in 2025

5 Social Good Trends to Look for in 2025

It’s December which means the return of a Next Stage tradition—our annual look-ahead to the social good trends for the coming year! Looking back at our predictions in 2022 and 2023, we feel good about how our previous forecasts unfolded—from recognizing the growing...
Why “Wait and See” Is a Failed Strategy

Why “Wait and See” Is a Failed Strategy

“I don’t know, Josh. I think we need to take a wait-and-see approach…” It’s perhaps my least favorite phrase in social good — the dreaded “wait and see” that often rears its ugly head toward the end of an ambitious strategic planning activity.  The process of...