April 22, 2025 | Corporate Impact
In the intricate landscape of nonprofit support, some of the most critical needs often go unnoticed. This is the story of how one innovative grant helped transform a dance organization’s future by embracing a radical approach to philanthropy. Traditional grantmaking...
April 8, 2025 | Nonprofit Leadership
At Next Stage, we’re always listening for the signals beneath the noise. And right now, those signals are blaring. We recently surveyed nonprofit and social good leaders to better understand how today’s political and economic shifts are impacting organizations on the...
April 2, 2025 | Nonprofit Leadership
For many in the social good space, the world feels upside down. That’s why we’ve launched a new survey series — to explore the uncertainty and turn it into something useful. Our first survey asked leaders from across the social good ecosystem to weigh in on the...
March 7, 2025 | Nonprofit Leadership
The nonprofit and social impact sector is bracing for a new kind of crisis — one driven not by a sudden disaster, but by the slow erosion of federal funding for health, human services, and conservation efforts. The trickle-down effect will be widespread, creating a...
February 7, 2025 | Nonprofit Leadership
The world of social good is a bit upside down right now. The federal spending freeze announced early last week set in motion a flurry of communications from current and past Next Stage clients, all seeking clarity on what it meant and how to navigate it. While the...
January 13, 2025 | Nonprofit Leadership
It’s a new year, and that means new opportunities for your organization to build a strategic roadmap. Strategic planning is Next Stage’s cornerstone service line. It’s a process we’ve guided more than 100 organizations through—from nonprofits and...
