November 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Next Stage team is filled with respect and gratitude for the hard work of every person in this community who is striving to build impact through their companies, nonprofits and neighborhood organizations. The work that you do truly does make the world a better...
November 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
85 million. That’s how many jobs will be unfilled by the year 2030 if we continue at the current pace. As Josh noted in last week’s blog, the disruption this will cause is nightmare fuel for every business across the country. That’s the bad news....
November 7, 2022 | Talent
Every day is something new at Next Stage. We are in such a unique position to be proximate to the leaders and institutions wrestling with all aspects of social impact across issues like healthcare, housing, education, workforce and the environment. As a lifelong...
November 1, 2022 | Corporate Impact
What’s Next? is a roundtable series dedicated to exploring the intersection of social good. In each episode, Next Stage talks to the nonprofit and corporate changemakers who are forming innovative partnerships and fueling real community change. We love exploring these...
October 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Written By Helen Hope Kimbrough “The Power to label is the power to destroy.” -Allen Frances As the Director of Community Engagement at Next Stage, I frequently have the opportunity to sit down with people from a variety of backgrounds across our community. A...
October 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Where has the year gone? Can you believe it’s already mid-October? After a couple of years that felt like time stood still as we struggled through the pandemic and remote working, 2022 has flown by for the Next Stage team. We have had our sleeves rolled up working...
October 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
When my career path from pharmacist to legislative analyst to lawyer to nonprofit leader comes up in conversation, I’m often asked why so many different directions? My reply is that each career decision represents to me a step in the same direction. That’s...
October 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Next Stage team is thrilled to announce that community health thought leader Randy Jordan is joining our team as Chief Advisor, Impact for Health. Randy is a nationally known community health expert and a passionate and thoughtful leader, committed to...
October 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
“It’s not polite to talk about politics, money or religion.” Like most Americans, this was the advice I was given growing up. It was meant as advice to help avoid awkward conflict and it sent a clear message – some topics are too personal to discuss openly. For many...
September 13, 2022 | Thought Leadership
Community is a hot topic these days. After years of pandemic separation and responding to crisis after crisis, we’re seeing more energy and interest in collaboration than ever before. When we launched Profit & Purpose last year, we noted that nonprofits and...
September 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Wow! That was awesome!” My colleague Helen Hope Kimbrough and I spend a lot of time together working on behalf of our nonprofit clients. She leads our community voice work, surfacing insights and wisdom from community stakeholders, which we in turn summarize and...
August 30, 2022 | Emerging Organizations
This week we’re back with another episode of Backstage with Next Stage featuring our newest team member, Susan Arrington! In this episode, Candice, Susan and Josh talk about the newest Cultivate: Emerging Leaders release – the Programming module. The...
