NCEI Welcomes New Advisory Committee Members

Nexus Community Engagement Institute (NCEI) is proud to welcome Caitlin Schwartz, Sindy Morales Garcia and Venessa Fuentes to our NCEI Advisory Committee! NCEI advances and strengthens communities through equity-based community engagement, both locally and nationally. The NCEI Advisory Committee is composed of local community engagement practitioners who guide and support the work of the Institute, helping

Nexus Welcomes Chao to Our Team!

Please help us in welcoming our newest team member, Chao Yang, to the Nexus family! Chao joins us as the Director of Strategic Development, where she works to align and execute fund development, evaluation and communications efforts aimed at achieving community engagement and organizational sustainability efforts. Click here to learn more about her, and please

Co-op Learning Series: Building Democratic Wealth in Communities

Written by Nichelle Brunner Walking into Room 105 of the Urban Outreach-Engagement and Research Center (UROC) in North Minneapolis, the room setup is perfect for group discussion, planning and work around cooperatives. The large room is filled with tables draped in colorful table cloths, and on the front walls, the co-op values and principles are

Saying Farewell to Annelise

As Annelise prepares to leave Nexus, read her journey from the beginning Annelise’s Nexus journey began summer 2016, when she joined the staff as a New Sector Alliance intern. She worked on Metro Transit’s Better Bus Stops Project, handling project coordination and reporting around bus stop accessibility and revitalization. During her work with Nexus on

Nexus Welcomes Keliyah Perkins to Our Team!

We are ecstatic to welcome Keliyah Perkins to our Nexus team! Keliyah joins us as the North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship Summer Intern, where she’ll be supporting the cohort development and engagement, communications and research and technical support for the North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship. Keliyah is a rising senior this fall at Gustavus Adolphus

Wealth Building for Equity: Lessons from the Twin Cities

In June 2018, Nonprofit Quarterly featured Nexus Community Partners’ Community Wealth Building (CWB) work – the framework, the programs and collaborations: In adopting a community wealth-building frame, Nexus borrowed heavily on the work of others… But Nexus has also sought to make the ‘community wealth-building’ approach its own. This includes redefining community wealth-building by developing its own

Opportunities for November 2021

Hennepin County Boards Volunteer opportunity for Hennepin County residents: Application process to participate in Hennepin County advisory boards is open. Appointed members advise county commissioners on issues and programs, help set policy, and deal with a variety of topics of concern to the county. The Race Equity Advisory Council has 13 vacancies. https://lnkd.in/g4-hiBMw  Met Council

We’re Hiring! Nexus Seeks a Director of Strategic Development

Nexus Community Partners seeks a full time Director of Strategic Development (40 hours a week, Monday-Friday), to join a dynamic staff of thoughtful, equity-driven individuals who are deeply committed to the organization’s values. Nexus Community Partners is a community-building intermediary whose mission is to “build more engaged and powerful communities of color by supporting community-building

Events/Job Opportunities for February 2021

2/8/2021 All Square -Fellowship Co-Director  Senior Manager – Transit Equity (Metro Transit) Finance Director – Change Inc. Director of Housing Operations – Beacon Interfaith  Grant Writer – Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness Co-Director for Racial Justice – MN Council of Churches MCF Jobs Board Second Harvest Heartland Jobs   STATE OF MINNESOTA BOARDS AND

BCLI Releases 2018-2019 Nomination Packets!

Nexus’ Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI) is Now Taking Applications for the 2018-2019 Cohort! Nominations Packets due Friday, June 15th, 2018 Nexus Community Partners is proud to announce that we are now seeking nominations for our sixth cohort for the Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute. The BCLI is a 7-month cohort leadership program that supports, trains