by Next Stage | Apr 26, 2023 | ESG
Written by Josh Jacobson Last month, our company released a new report on a continuing theme – the role of social impact in the private sector. Profit & Purpose: The ESG Addendum summarizes our findings following 18+ months of discussions and engagement with...
by Next Stage | Apr 25, 2023 | Community Voice
Over the last few months, we’ve talked a lot about the importance of centering community voice and building trust. But what is the cost of mistrust? Lack of trust for an organization, project or community comes at a huge cost. Cultivating authentic, long-term...
by Next Stage | Apr 18, 2023 | Values & Culture
Written by Haley Rafferty Gone are the days of doing something just for the sake of doing it. I’m talking about things like checking a box, buying the cheap thing that we know will break in a year, choosing something that is ‘good enough’ or doing something we just...
by Next Stage | Apr 11, 2023 | Community Voice, Uncategorized
by Josh Jacobson Have you noticed Next Stage looks different than it did a few years ago? For one thing, we’re larger. We’ve doubled in size since the onset of the pandemic, adding new service lines, digital tools and approaches to our work. We recently moved into a...
by Next Stage | Apr 3, 2023 | Community Voice
Written by Helen Hope Kimbrough We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community… Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own. – Cesar...