Josh Jacobson
CEO at Next Stage | Thought Leader | Collaboration Champion | Social Impact Expert | Movement Maker | Strengthening Employee Engagement & Workforce Pipelines | Rewiring Social Good & Building More Sustainable Communities
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer at Next Stage
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Josh Jacobson
Josh Jacobson brings deep experience in organizational development to his leadership of…
Experience
Chief Executive Officer
Jan 2014 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US
Founded the Southeast’s premiere social innovation company working to “build belonging at the intersection of social good,” optimizing how individuals and institutions work together to address social, environmental and economic challenges— Has overseen engagements with more than 225 clients (and counting!) providing strategic business planning, brand marketing, community voice and organizational strengthening services— Established Impact for Business, Next Stage’s service line for private sector companies seeking to bring clarity and meaning to their charitable giving and social impact efforts— Led an annualized, cohort-led incubator for emerging social good entrepreneurs for four years that served 21 organizations through a year-long program of workshops and coaching— Published The Social Good Report: Profit & Purpose (2021) and The ESG Addendum (2023) exploring the new expectations stakeholders have for the brands they engage with, and how companies can leverage that trend to build bottom-line success— Launched Cultivate Impact™, Next Stage’s digital platform for peer learning networks, centering the importance of trust-building in the process of collaboration
Skills
- Marketing
- Nonprofits
- Theatre
- Fundraising
- Performing Arts
- Board Development
- Strategic Planning
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Public Relations
- Prospect Research
- Grants
- Program Development
- Management
- Program Management
- Strategy
- Strategic Communications
- Organizational Development
- Community Outreach
- Community Development
- Philanthropy
- Press Releases
- Leadership
- Grant Writing
- Volunteer Management
- Event Planning
- Non-Profits
- Non-Profit Administration
- Higher Education
- Arts Administration
- Public Speaking
- Research
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