Please view our Power Point about the BCLI here. A friendly reminder that applications are due Friday, July 1, at Midnight. BCLI 2016 Info Session PPT
Year: 2016
Nexus is now accepting new applications for the next BCLI Cohort!
Nexus is now accepting BCLI applications! We are now targeting seats in Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, the Metropolitan Council and the State of Minnesota. Just as soon as the BCLI wrapped up year three cohort with a graduation on April 14, we are already recruiting for the
2016 Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award to the Health Equity & Engagement Cohort, Hennepin County and Nexus Community Partners
Minnesota’s Women in Transportation Seminar (WTS) presented the 2016 Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award to the Health Equity & Engagement Cohort, Hennepin County and Nexus Community Partners. The award was for shared work to incorporate health equity and community engagement into the Station Area Plans for the METRO Blue Line Extension which will run from
Third Cohort of the Twin Cities BCLI Graduates
On Thursday, April 14, the Twin Cities Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI) graduated 15 fellows in our third cohort. We lucked out with beautiful weather and a beautiful location in Norway House on Franklin Avenue in South Minneapolis. About 60 people attended, some of which included family, friends, nominators and funders. This year’s fellows
We are excited to announce!
The Community Engagement Team (CET), a partnership between Nexus Community Partners, the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability, and the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, recently awarded $229,000 in contracts to 11 community organizations to engage their communities around transit equity issues and inform Metro Transit’s Better Bus Stops Program (BBS) (www.metrotransit.org/better-bus-stops). As part of the
KFAI Radio: Truth to Tell (February 2016)
How is Nexus Community Partners expanding the participation of minorities on Metro boards and commissions? Join Siobhan Kierans, Maleta (Queen) Kimmons, Luis Ragel, Terri Thao, Tom O’Connell & Chai Lee as they discuss Expanding Voice/Promoting Equity on TTT