November 7, 2025 | Nonprofit Leadership
The season of end-of-year leadership retreats are upon us. Next Stage is supporting a number of organizations as they prepare for an unprecedented set of circumstances in 2026, and one thing is certain: It’s difficult to plan when the ground feels like it’s...
September 30, 2025 | Nonprofit Leadership
Earlier this summer, we examined how organizations can move beyond crisis messaging and shift toward approaches that center community strength and invite genuine participation. We then explored how to create compelling call-to-action campaigns and the concept of...
July 7, 2025 | Communications
When everyone is asking for help, lasting impact comes from inviting participation rather than requesting rescue. A wave of financial instability is building across the nonprofit sector. Policy changes are threatening major funding streams, and health and human...
June 26, 2025 | Nonprofit Leadership
In recent years, the governance landscape for nonprofits has become increasingly complex. Between political turmoil and policy change, economic uncertainty, shifting funding patterns, and evolving community needs, nonprofit boards and executive teams are navigating...
June 10, 2025 | Nonprofit Leadership
For many nonprofits, June brings the end of the organization’s fiscal year. It’s a time when organizational leaders are deep in the process of approving budgets, planning summer retreats, and preparing for a new set of challenges in the year to come. This...
May 12, 2025 | Nonprofit Leadership
In 2025, nonprofit chief executives are being asked to do more with less — and to keep staff motivated through it all. The workforce landscape is shifting, and while mission remains a powerful draw, uncertainty for the nonprofit business model is creating burnout and...
