We are at a critical moment in history. Wealth disparities across the country are at an all-time high, and in Minnesota growing racial and economic inequalities threaten our economic vitality. The Twin Cities has the third highest employment gap between whites and people of color among the large metropolitan areas.1 In 2015, the overall poverty
Tapping the Potential of Community Engagement A 4-part Introduction to the Field of Community Engagement Dates: November 10, November 17, December 1, December 8 Time: 9:00 am – 12 Noon Where: UROC Room 107, 2001 Plymouth Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411 Register today – space is limited! About the Series This workshop series is designed to
We are excited to have Chalonne join the Nexus family! She joined Nexus in July 2017 as the Program Coordinator of the Evaluation Fellows Program (EFP), which is part of the Community Engagement Institute in partnership with the Minnesota Evaluation Studies Institute at the University of MN. The EFP is designed for community engagement practitioners,
FINANCE AND HR ASSOCIATE Nexus Community Partners seeks a part time Finance and HR Associate (20 hours a week). Nexus Community Partners is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building community wealth & power and advancing racial equity in the Twin Cities. Nexus is an intermediary whose mission is to “build more engaged and powerful communities
We are excited to have Nkuli join the Nexus family! She is the new community wealth building coordinator through the AmeriCorps VISTA program that is sponsored by The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota. In this role, she will help with the Community Wealth Building work focused on assisting with the Community Wealth Building AmeriCorps VISTA cohort,
“Art and farming join forces this fall when the Hmong American Farmers Association and a trio of Twin Cities artists add a new staple to the CSA produce box: art.” Check out how Nexus’ partner, the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA), is getting creative this Thanksgiving by adding Hmong arts and culture to their community
The Community Engagement Institute invites you to the next Engaged Learning Series: Community Engagement through a Healing Lens on Thursday, September 28th from 9-11am. Register here!
Nexus is very excited to announce that our fellow colleague, Angie Brown, couldn’t stay away for long, and has rejoined the Nexus family! Angie was hired in August as a Program Manager, and will be working on advancing and strengthening communities’ equity-based community engagement as part of the Community Engagement Institute. Please help us welcome
the recent appointments of two alumni to a board/commission! Salaam Witherspoon of Duluth (cohort 4: class of 2016-17) was appointed to Heading Home St. Louis County Leadership Council. This advisory body oversees all local, state and federal homeless funds for St. Louis County. This body is jointly appointed by
the Engaged Learning Series: Developing a Community of Practice for Community Engagement. Friday, May 19th, 2017 from 9:00am to 11:00am. Register here!
An education on health equity and transit By Jocelyn Leung, AmeriCorps VISTA, Community Engagement Program Associate, Nexus Community Partners I joined AmeriCorps VISTA during a turning point in my life. I had enrolled in three graduate programs over the past six years, and the transition from being a longtime student to being a member of the
Nexus Community Partners is pleased to welcome Avi Viswanathan to our staff! As Program Director for Nexus’ Institute for Community Engagement, Avi will lead the work of developing the Institute into a vital center for the learning and practice of community engagement, both locally and nationally. Avi brings a long and deep history working