Dear community, We have officially entered the next phase of the Open Road Fund 2023. We have informed all 11,000 of our applicants of their decisions. Our team felt excitement and hope as we reached out to the 100 finalists who were randomly selected to receive $50,000 to invest in their Black wealth plans. We
Year: 2023
2023-24 North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship Applications Are Open!
Are you passionate about Black economic justice? Are you involved in a Black-led collective, cooperative, or land trust? Apply to the North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship! Together, we will learn and reclaim the history of Black cooperation over 7 months through intentional practice, storytelling, and skill-building. Learn more here and apply below.
6/22 Open Road Fund Information Session
Learn about the Open Road Fund Application & Process at our upcoming Information Session. The Open Road Fund application opens on June 19, 2023 and closes on July 28, 2023.
Nexus Community Partners Announces $50 Million Open Road Fund for Black Minnesotans and Dakotans
On Juneteenth, applications for the fund will be available to Black residents in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota ST. PAUL, Minn. June 5, 2023 / PRNewswire / Nexus Community Partners, a leading organization creating pathways to equity for communities of color in the Twin Cities and beyond, announced the $50 million Open Road Fund,
We Are The Work: A Conversation with Repa Mekha
Repa Mekha, President & CEO of Nexus Community Partners, sat down with Chanda Smith Baker, Chief Impact Officer and Senior Vice President of The Minneapolis Foundation, to share his journey and work in a powerful conversation. Their discussion recently aired again on KMOJ 89.9 FM. If you missed it, you can listen to it now
Thanks Project Equity!
In February, a group of Nexus staff and Minnesota community wealth builders headed out west to sunny Oakland, CA for Project Equity’s Employee Ownership Equity Summit. Our Minnesota delegation appreciated the opportunity to map out our national shared ownership ecosystem and the cross-sector learnings shared between policy makers, financial institutions and regional cooperators. Big thank you
RFP: Legal Retainership
This request for proposal (RFP) is to contract for legal retainership in which an attorney will act as legal counsel and advisor to Nexus Community Partners. Read the full RFP here. Proposals must be submitted no later than 5:00pm (CST) on Wednesday, March 31st. Nexus Community Partners is a 501c3 non-profit whose mission is to build
Meet the Community Advisory for the Black Community Trust Fund
Introducing the Advisory for the Black Community Trust Fund! These 11 folks are helping the Nexus team shape the Fund. They will be part of designing how the fund operates, reviewing and approving applications, and gathering and incorporating community feedback. Learn more about them here!
Black Study Session: Black Cooperation & Black Wealth
We’ll be kicking off Black History Month with another Black Study Session on Wednesday, February 1st, from 5-7pm on zoom. Registration link will be live soon! Join us to learn about Black cooperatives, to meet other community members, and to learn more about community wealth building efforts, including the Black Community Trust Fund. These sessions
Tell us what Black wealth means to you!
Last fall we made a major announcement. Nexus Community Partners was selected by the Bush Foundation to establish a Community Trust Fund that directs $50 million to Black communities in Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota over 8 years. We are thrilled for the opportunity to redistribute these deserved resources to everyday Black folks working to