May 12, 2020 | Planning & Implementation
by Janet Ervin From a social good perspective, one of the most disruptive aspects of the COVID-19 crisis has been the impact on spring fundraising. Not only has the pandemic cancelled key events, it has increased the demand for services and shifted the case for funds....
March 26, 2020 | Planning & Implementation
By Josh Jacobson Hello Charlotte, how is everyone doing? No, I mean it. Are you doing okay? I hope you are. This post is meant to make you feel better, so I’m going to state that on the front end. All of us at Next Stage remain bullish on where our community is going...
March 12, 2020 | Planning & Implementation
by Josh Jacobson Is it really going to be 76 degrees today? And yes, I still put on a sweater vest this morning. It will remain winter if only in my mind. In truth, March is early spring – there’s no getting around it. And as such, it is a time for us to...
February 20, 2020 | Planning & Implementation
by Josh Jacobson “Looooove… exciting and new….” Oh, February. Who has a love hangover? Not us at Next Stage! We celebrate Valentine’s Day all month long. And we have the half-empty boxes of chocolates to prove it. Love is such a powerful...
June 27, 2019 | Planning & Implementation
By Josh Jacobson The title of this post is both rhetorical and practical – what good are solutions if we don’t have the capacity to see them through? For a firm focused on transformative strategy and thought leadership, it is a quandary and constant consideration. We...
February 20, 2019 | Planning & Implementation
by Josh Jacobson On Tuesday, February 19, I had the opportunity to facilitate a workshop for the Arts & Science Council on a provocative topic – “Deepening, Expanding and Evolving: The Nonprofit Growth Mandate.” So what was it about? Organizations are apt to find...
