April 9, 2024 | Communications
I’m fascinated by the origin stories of social movements. They are as varied as the people who make up their constituencies. Civil Rights, the fight for marriage equality, the Labor movement, women’s rights, abolition, anti-war demonstrations – these are just a...
April 2, 2024 | Nonprofit Leadership
The 411 on Medicaid Expansion Since December 1, 2023, more North Carolinians have access to healthcare coverage through expanded Medicaid. After a decades-long advocacy effort, this expansion addresses a critical gap in healthcare access, particularly for low-income...
February 27, 2024 | Community Voice
Movement Building Marketing: A Real-Time Case Study At Next Stage, we talk a lot about movement-building marketing. And while you won’t find this term in marketing textbooks, it’s a hallmark of great nonprofit marketing campaigns. For many years, nonprofit marketing...
February 22, 2024 | Corporate Impact
The Data Won’t Save Us I’m a self-professed data nerd. But there are long-held data points that have been repeated so many times that they have become conventional wisdom – or even tropes. We plan for future prison capacity based on third grade reading rates....
February 13, 2024 | Nonprofit Leadership
Loneliness is an Epidemic Feeling isolated affects all other aspects of our lives and society – from poor mental health to a 29% increased risk of heart disease. When we lack connection with others, it diminishes our trust in systems causing major rifts in our...
February 9, 2024 | Community Voice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 9, 2024 Next Stage Celebrates 10 Years with The UnFundable Project [Charlotte, NC]: Yesterday, Next Stage celebrated its 10th anniversary by announcing the recipient of The UnFundable Project, a $10,000 grant. The award used the...
