On Thursday, April 4, 2019, Nexus Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI) graduated its sixth cohort at the Bullard Rainforest Auditorium in the Como Zoo’s Visitor Center. With the addition of these year’s 16 fellows, Twin Cities BCLI has a grand total 85 alumni. Similar to previous BCLI graduation ceremonies, Nexus President and CEO Repa
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A look at National Community Engagement with Chalonne Wilson
“I do a little bit of this, a little bit of that” While Chalonne joined the Nexus family almost two years ago, she is just settling into a new role with the Nexus Community Engagement Institute (NCEI)—National Community Engagement Program Manager. In the position, Chalonne provides guidance around community engagement to folks across the country
Chai Lee Appointed to Met Council
Saint Paul, Minnesota— On Wednesday, March 6, Nexus staff member Chai Lee was sworn in to serve on the Metropolitan Council (The Met Council), representing District 13, which includes the eastern half of Saint Paul, Lilydale, Mendota Heights, Sunfish Lake and West St. Paul. Lee is a program coordinator for the Boards & Commissions Leadership
Nexus is Hiring a National Engagement Program Manager
Nexus is seeking an experienced Program Manager to manage the national Leadership Learning Initiative (LLI), a new program in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The LLI will strengthen RWJF’s personal and institutional skills to understand and honor community-based leadership and improve RWJF’s leadership programming and investments to bring about greater health equity.
Announcing the Nexus 2019 Cooperative Development Fellowship
Nexus Community Partners is excited to announce that we are recruiting a diverse group of 8-10 dynamic leaders from Black Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities for our 2019 Cooperative Development Fellowship Program. The seven-month program is targeted at individuals/consultants who would like to become cooperative developers, organizations wanting to add cooperative development to
Nexus is Hiring a Director of HR & Organizational Culture
Nexus Community Partners seeks a full time Director of Human Resources and Organizational Culture, (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
Four Ways Institutions Can Rebuild Trust with Communities
“Institutions have no historical memory, indigenous communities have nothing but memories.” —Engaged Learning Series participant quoting an indigenous community member “This is a conversation about healing but it is really about what happens because of that healing. It is a conversation about transformation; about what will emerge because of how we have healed.” —Susan Raffo,
You’re Invited! Tapping the Potential of Community Engagement Series
Dates: March 1, March 8, March 22, March 29 Time: 9:00 am – 12 Noon Where: MCN, 2314 University Ave W #20, St Paul MN 55114 – River Room This workshop series is designed to deepen your knowledge, broaden your perspective, and sharpen your skills as you explore the potential for community engagement to create equitable, healthy, and