Learn how our programs and initiatives support our organizational strategy.
AUTHORSHIP
Nexus Community Engagement Institute (NCEI)
What We Do
Nexus Community Engagement Institute (NCEI) advances and strengthens communities through equity-based community engagement, both locally and nationally.
Who We Work With
Community engagement practitioners and those looking to learn more about community engagement a chance to learn from one another.
Community Leadership Learning Initiative (CLLI)
What We Do
CLLI aims to deepen our collective understanding of community-driven leadership while raising the visibility of community leadership to philanthropy and the broader ecosystem of leadership and community development.
Who We Work With
Anyone interested in understanding collective, community-centered leadership is welcome to participate in our monthly webinars. Together, we learn with grassroots groups who are crafting community stories from across the country.
LEADERSHIP
Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute
What We Do
Boards and commissions are often key decision-making bodies on important equity issues. The BCLI supports people of color and underrepresented communities to be a part of that process from the inside, advocating for their communities and a broader equity agenda at the systems level.
Who We Work With
Community members who are representative of, and accountable to, communities of color and other underrepresented communities in the Twin Cities.
OWNERSHIP
Community Wealth Building
What We Do
Community Wealth Building (CWB) ensures local and broad-based ownership, develops cooperative and other reinforcing economic enterprises, and utilizes culturally-based economic models.
Who We Work With
People across sector—including community members, government officials, business owners, and more—who are invested in learning about and creating sustainable opportunities to build wealth in communities of color.
North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship
What We Do
The North Star Fellowship is a six-month fellowship focused on Black American Cooperative Economics.
Who We Work With
People who are interested in learning the history of the descendants of enslaved Africans, cooperative economic legacies to help them understand Black economic cooperation today.
Worker Ownership Initiative
What We Do
The Worker Ownership Initiative (WOI) is a bold effort to change the face of business by promoting worker ownership. The Initiative builds community wealth, grows the region’s economy and encourages workplace democracy. It advances worker ownership by seizing opportunities presented by the wave of retiring business owners in the Twin Cities.
Who We Work With
Business owners and employees interested in learning more about employee-owned business models.