JOSH JACOBSON | DURATION: 55 MINUTES
Airdate: September 13, 2018
Josh Jacobson is managing partner of Next Stage, a firm that provides strategic counsel to non-profit organizations. Next Stage helps nonprofits develop the platform and tools necessary to support operations and fundraising activities. Josh has worked across non-profit sectors, offering strategic planning, volunteer development, annual and capital fundraising, executive and development search, case strategy, and succession planning. Before launching Next Stage, Josh served as a Senior Resource Development Director with Manhattan Theatre Club on Broadway and as a Senior Officer at The Juilliard School. He is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and 2018 Board president of the Charlotte chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). He earned a bachelor’s degree in English and Journalism from Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida.
This episode is perfect for anyone interested in providing counsel to non-profit organizations, curating community, and discerning a personal vision and mission.
IN THIS EPISODE
Josh describes Next Stage and why he believes in the non-profit structure to address social issues.
He clarifies what his firm promises and why expressing a vision can be so hard.
He shares what founders of non-profit organizations need to know.
Josh talks about Cultivate: an incubator of emerging non-profit organizations, and what he finds thrilling and fulfilling about his work.
He reveals the defining feature of his childhood and being a big fish in a small pond at Flagler College.
He discusses a moment of clarity that changed his career and living and working in New York City.
He shares what he learned reinventing himself in Charlotte during the Great Recession.
Josh connects craft beer to a curated community, what he is winning at, and what is unfolding in his life.
plus Mark's Personal Word Essay: Love is All You Need
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Questions
What struck you about Josh's comments?
What is it that you promise?
What is thrilling and fulfilling about your work?
What are you winning at?
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This episode is sponsored by Blumenthal Performing Arts, celebrating its 25th year presenting the best in performing arts.
Further support is provided by Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, one of America’s leading urban public libraries, delivering exceptional services and programs, with a mission to improve lives and build a stronger community.
And by the Arts & Science Council, Charlotte-Mecklenburg's resource hub and lead advocate for the regional cultural community, providing Culture for All.
Additional support is provided by the UNC College of Arts + Architecture, celebrating a decade of creative education in the arts and design.
