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...

by Josh Jacobson By now, it is my hope that you have had a chance to download and skim our recent publication The Social Good Report: Profit & Purpose, our first annual community study focused on themes impacting social good in the Queen City. We have received so...

My name is Jacob Hertzinger and I am the 2021 Summer Research Fellow at Next Stage. First off, I am a freshman political science student at Davidson College on the pre-law track as well as a Bonner scholar. I enjoy politics, podcasts, learning languages and gardening....

By: Josh Jacobson “We are a social enterprise.” When I’m asked to introduce myself and Next Stage as a part of a meeting (most often on Zoom these days), I sometimes struggle to summarize all that we do. A few years ago, we dropped “Consulting” from our name because...