When the Next Stage team reflected on this year, we had one overwhelming thought: It’s been quite the year. Like many of you, our team has experienced some incredible highs this year, alongside the steep challenges that come with working through an ongoing pandemic....

The big news at Next Stage just keeps coming! Our team is thrilled to announce that we’re growing again with the addition of Senior Strategist, Christine Eubanks. Many of you have already had the opportunity to meet Chrissy as she’s been helping us manage our...

If you know me or work with me at all, you know that I am an early riser. Most weekdays I am up at 4:15am on the dot. I don’t even set an alarm anymore – my brain just knows to flip on that time every morning. Of course, to get up that early means I also go to bed...

In early June, the staff team at Next Stage decided we were ready to connect again in person. We were all in various stages of vaccination and felt we were at a place where it made sense to take our weekly staff meetings off Zoom. Our destination of choice? Well, of...

By Jacob Hertzinger, Summer Research Intern When applying to be this year’s summer research fellow I set one goal for the summer: to be around incredibly passionate people in the hopes that I could discover my passion. To be completely honest when I accepted the...

Today we’re going to take a deep dive into one of the key findings of our recent Social Good Report, specifically the chapter on Social Mobility: “Companies involved in social impact strategies are recognizing the important role community-based organizations play in...