Nexus Board of Directors member Elaine Rasmussen was recently featured in the Minnesota Council on Foundations’ Fast Forward podcast. In the interview, Elaine discusses the upcoming ConnectUp! event coinciding with the MCF Annual Conference. ConnectUp! will provide space for investors and socially responsible entrepreneurs to connect, learn, share, partner, and catalyze investments to actively create
Year: 2018
North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship Fall 2017-Spring 18 Fellows
We are honored to announce the North Star Black Cooperative Fall 2017-Spring 2018 Fellows; Amoke Kubat, Carl Crawford, Harrison Bullard, Jolene Mason, Lashunda Roberts, Lavasha Smith, Nicque Mabrey, Selah Michele, Sheronda Orridge, Sylvia Williams and Tonya Draughn. The North Star Black Cooperative Fellows are working on diverse cooperative initiatives that include: food, housing, natural body
Neighborhood Funders Group Highlights the Blue Line Coalition
Reposted from the Neighborhood Funders Group member blog posted by Shannon Lin, January 22, 2018: The Story of the Blue Line Coalition How Philanthropy Can Promote Equity through Community Engagement “When NFG members Nexus Community Partners and The Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota heard that there was a light rail extension planned to connect Minneapolis and
Join the Hmong American Farmers Association CSA!
Nexus’ partner, the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA), just announced that their 2018 CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Memberships are now open! “We are excited to announce that our 2018 CSA signups are open! We are out of the field, busy planning for the coming season and learning more about soil health and all the new food
Join Our Team! Nexus is Hiring a Full-time Administrative Specialist
Nexus is seeking a full-time Administrative Specialist to be an integral part of Nexus’ administrative team. The Administrative Specialist will take the lead in coordinating and supporting programs such as the Community Engagement Institute, Community Wealth Building programming, the North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship, the Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute, as well as supporting Nexus’ internal
Jan 2017 & 2019: Housing Justice
Thank you for attending the most recent Issue Series on housing justice on January 11. Audio recording will be forthcoming, but in the meantime, you may find the presenters’ presentations below. Richfield Housing Stats Tim Thompson Powerpoint Maria Regan Gonzalez PPT Housing Cooperatives Intro – BCLI, a PPT in PDF form, from January 2019
Now Hiring: North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship Intern
Nexus is hiring a part-time, paid intern for our North Star Cooperative Fellowship. For information about the position and instructions for applying, please visit: http://www.minnesotanonprofits.org/job-details?id=145275
Cities Building Community Wealth: Executive Summary
From Democracy Collaborative