We build engaged and powerful communities of color

So that each and every person can flourish in a joyful and abundant life.

Our Programs

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Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute

BCLI supports, trains and helps place BIPOC and other shut out community members on city and county publicly appointed boards and commissions.

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Neighborhood Leadership Program

NLP is a cohort for people to explore tenets of self-awareness, working across differences, and taking value-based action to strengthen relationships in community.

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Nexus Community Engagement Institute

NCEI advances and strengthens communities through equity-based community engagement, both locally and nationally.

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North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship

The North Star brings worker-owners of Black co-ops together to get rooted in Black cooperative history and thought to build a future of Black wealth.

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Open Road Fund

ORF is a community resource granting $50 million to Black folks in MN, ND, and SD in order to create tangible pathways to liberation, prosperity, and healing on our own terms. 

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Shared Ownership Center @ Nexus (SOC@N)

Change the way business changes hands. Plan your succession on your terms through worker ownership.

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We honor our responsibility for each other, knowing that we are all connected.