August 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
July 27, 2021 | Corporate Impact
As we conducted interviews during the research phase of The Social Good Report: Profit & Purpose we heard companies say one thing over and over. “It’s no longer about being able to get our logo on t-shirts or event signage. Our team wants something more...
July 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
July 19, 2021 | Thought Leadership
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...
July 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
July 6, 2021 | Corporate Impact
One look at the news and you’ll quickly see one of business’ biggest current challenges – hiring. So today we want to share three ways businesses can use social good to close the hiring gap. Just before the start of the pandemic, unfilled jobs in the United States...
June 28, 2021 | Corporate Impact
by Josh Jacobson We released the Social Good Report 2021: Profit & Purpose earlier this month and the feedback thus far has been super strong. As we hope you have had a chance to read, we highlight the many different ways nonprofits can be “vendors of social good”...
June 21, 2021 | Communications
by Janet Ervin In 2018, the Edelman Brand Report documented a trend that is rapidly becoming one of the most important brand engagement factors across the globe – the rise of the ‘belief-driven’ buyer. More than 64% of consumers now make buying decisions based on a...
June 14, 2021 | Values & Culture
by Josh Jacobson, CEO, Next Stage “Employee engagement” is a big deal for businesses of all shapes and sizes. But what does employee engagement strategy even mean and how is social good playing a role? As outlined in our recently-published Social Good Report: Profit...
June 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
June 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
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....
June 3, 2021 | Corporate Impact
For the last year, Next Stage has studied the ways that businesses and nonprofits are intersecting in the Charlotte community. Our team studied a range of business and social good trends, interviewed more than 70 corporate and nonprofit leaders and conducted a study...
