Written by Janet Ervin When we moved into our new house several years ago, one of the first big purchases we made was an extra-large dining room table. And until COVID hit, we regularly filled that table with family, friends, neighbors, work acquaintances, former...

What an amazing year 2021 has been for Next Stage! We’ve experienced growth in our team with the additions of Christine Eubanks and Helen Hope Kimbrough, the publication of Profit & Purpose, the launch of our Social Impact for Business service line, and...

Written by Josh Jacobson Here’s the headline, folks: private sector companies and nonprofits have never been more disrupted, in roughly the same ways, by a shift in societal norms. Both are experiencing new stakeholder expectations that will challenge profitability,...

August is National Wellness Month. The focus on prioritizing self-care, healthy routines and stress management feels more timely than ever when I log into check the morning news. As Josh described in his blog post a few weeks ago, rising COVID case numbers are...

“We have forgotten that we belong to each other.” – Mother Theresa My Next Stage team members and I recently thought it would be a great idea to re-establish our workplace book club. The book selected for our collective discussion was Tattoos on the Heart by...

In the words of James Baldwin, “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” In 2014, the Chetty Study ranked Charlotte 50 out of 50 for economic mobility. This study revealed that children who are born into poverty will...