Are you or your organization seeking resources to move toward deeper community engagement practices? Join us for the next Tapping the Potential of Community Engagement series: A 4-Part Introduction to the Field of Community Engagement Dates: October 23, 2020, October 30, 2020, November 13, 2020, November 20, 2020 Time: 9:00 am – 12 Noon Where:
In partnership with Public Allies Twin Cities, Nexus Community Partners is hiring for two dynamic 2020-2021 Public Allies positions: Community Engagement Coordinator, Nexus Community Engagement Institute (NCEI) Program Associate, Human Resources & Organizational Culture (HROC) Nexus Community Partners is a community-building intermediary whose mission is to build more engaged and powerful communities of color by supporting community-building
Hello folks! Today we are pleased to announce that we are opening up the application for cohort 8 of the Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI)! The BCLI is a 7 month leadership program that trains and helps place Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities on publicly appointed boards and commissions in support of a racial
Nexus Community Partners and the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce (SPACC) are partnering to host an event to highlight options for retiring business owners to sell their enterprises to their employees. Businesses transitioning to employee ownership are a trending alternative in business succession. Two thirds of small businesses listed for sale never sell, and
Nexus Community Partners is excited to announce that we are recruiting a diverse group of 8-10 dynamic leaders from Black Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities for our 2019 Cooperative Development Fellowship Program. The seven-month program is targeted at individuals/consultants who would like to become cooperative developers, organizations wanting to add cooperative development to
Nexus Community Partners seeks a full time Director of Human Resources and Organizational Culture, (40 hours a week, Monday-Friday), to join a dynamic staff of thoughtful, equity-driven individuals who are deeply committed to the organization’s values. Nexus Community Partners is a community-building intermediary whose mission is to “build more engaged and powerful communities of color
“Institutions have no historical memory, indigenous communities have nothing but memories.” —Engaged Learning Series participant quoting an indigenous community member “This is a conversation about healing but it is really about what happens because of that healing. It is a conversation about transformation; about what will emerge because of how we have healed.” —Susan Raffo,
Dates: March 1, March 8, March 22, March 29 Time: 9:00 am – 12 Noon Where: MCN, 2314 University Ave W #20, St Paul MN 55114 – River Room This workshop series is designed to deepen your knowledge, broaden your perspective, and sharpen your skills as you explore the potential for community engagement to create equitable, healthy, and
North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship 2018/2019 cohort sessions have started off well! The first cohort meeting dug into the history of cooperatives and the society in which we live in that bread a necessity for cooperatives to exist. We also discussed how modern-day society makes it difficult for black businesses to remain afloat without systematic
In partnership with Hlee Lee of OMG Media, the East Side Funders Group is launching a series of stories to lift up the amazing business community on the East Side of St. Paul. Check out the first story: Cook St. Paul: From Childhood Memories to Community Collaborations We all know Serlin’s, it was a staple
Written by Nkuli Shongwe The Humanist Philosophy of Ubuntu was introduced by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a South African cleric and theologian, one of the main Leaders of the South African anti-Apartheid, and Human Rights movement. One of the many meanings of Ubuntu is: I am because we are. The word holds a meaning of collectiveness
What does it mean to center culture in community engagement? How do our cultural identities impact our relationships in community? How do we get closer to our own stories in order to move away from extractive relationships toward reciprocal relationships? On November 1st, 2018, Nexus Community Engagement Institute (NCEI) hosted the final Engaged Learning Series of 2018