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Neighborhood Funders Group Annual Conference

The Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG) is a membership association of grantmakers who support social justice and social change. They work to improve the economic and social fabric of urban and rural low- and moderate-income communities.

For the past year, Nexus Community Partners has been serving on the planning committee for the 2010 annual conference of the Neighborhood Funder’s Group. This year’s conference will be taking place in Minneapolis September 29th – October 1st. 

A highlight of every NFG conference is the neighborhood tours that allow attendees a glimpse into the innovative neighborhood based work happening in the conference city. This year, Nexus Community Partners is helping coordinate the neighborhood tours in the three places we work; North Minneapolis, South Minneapolis and East St. Paul.  

Additionally, we are contributing a white paper for the conference entitled, “Drowning in the Rising Tide”, that highlights the success of three of our grantees in linking community engagement and asset building strategies together to create targeted benefits for communities of color in the Twin Cities.

 

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