By Caylin Haldeman Last Friday at noon, dozens of leaders from the local social good community gathered together virtually to celebrate the graduates of the 2020 CULTIVATE cohort. One of our favorite events every year, the annual CULTIVATE graduation is an opportunity...
Announcing the 2019 CULTIVATE Cohort
Next Stage today announced the selection of six (6) nonprofits for participation in the 2019 cohort of CULTIVATE, an incubator designed to provide expert strategic and relational supports to emerging social cause organizations based in Mecklenburg County. Now in its...
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...
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...
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...