July 18, 2024 | Communications
On August 22, I will present a session at the AFP NC Philanthropy Conference on one of my favorite topics: corporate social responsibility. The session will continue a decade-long series of talks I’ve given at this annual conference. Our company has done a significant...
June 20, 2024 | Community Voice
Tags: Community Voice, Social Good,
Next Stage is a social innovation company, so of course we are big fans of Stanford Social Innovation Review (ssir.org), which serves as a clearinghouse of social change efforts. We greatly recommend signing up for the free weekly newsletter, and if you are so...
June 18, 2024 | Community Voice
Tags: advocacy, Community Voice, Social Good, Webinar,
On June 27, Next Stage will present its fifth and final webinar on the power of community voice, with this one focused on its essential role in advocacy (Sign up here!). Of all the topics covered as a part of the series thus far, this one holds special interest for...
April 25, 2024 | Communications
Over the past few months, Next Stage has been developing a new approach to advancing social good — offering workshops and learning management for professionals on a range of topics including movement-building brand marketing, effective forms of collaboration and...
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...
