At Nexus, we believe all people deserve joyful and abundant lives filled with the rest our bodies, minds, and spirits need. Rest is not for the privileged few — it is a birthright for all. Reclaiming Our Own Time (ROOT) is part of an ever-growing movement to provide resources, support, and spaces for rest and
North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship applications are open now through Sept. 8. Interested in applying? Watch our information session below, where we share a brief history of North Star, discuss fellowship requirements, provide a curriculum overview, and answer questions. North Star is a place for Black-led cooperatives, collectives, housing, commercial and land trusts to learn
Did you apply to the Open Road Fund this year? We invite you to join us for our final Community Care Call, where we will hold space for aftercare and community support. The video call will be hosted by three Black mental health practitioners — Dr. Aja King, Dr. BraVada, and Cedric Weatherspoon — alongside
Our Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI) graduated its 11th cohort this past April. We are so proud of our 157 alumni we have supported over these past 11 years. They have been working hard and advocating for equitable policies in every level of government! As you may have noticed, we are not recruiting as
First and foremost, we want to thank all who applied to the Open Road Fund this year! Check your inbox for a confirmation email that we have received your application for 2024. If you would like a copy of your 2024 application and haven’t received that yet, please email us at ORFSupport@nexuscp.org. All applicants for
Interested in applying for a three-month sabbatical with Nexus? Watch one of our info sessions! We share everything you need to know about our Continuous Sabbatical Fellowship for BIPOC movement leaders. The recordings cover: Who Reclaiming Our Own Time (ROOT) is An overview of the fellowship Eligibility guidelines Application timeline July 22 recording: Aug. 12
We are excited to announce the ROOT Continuous Sabbatical Fellowship! This fellowship offers three-month-long sabbaticals to 10 Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) movement leaders in Minnesota. ROOT (Reclaiming Our Own Time) recognizes the need to take care and reclaim our own lives from the demands of the world. Our vision is to gift deep-rest
The Shared Ownership Center @ Nexus explains what a cooperative is, the impact worker-owned cooperatives and real estate investment cooperatives have on our communities, and the qualification criteria for the LOCAL Fund’s grants and technical assistance. The LOCAL Fund: Worker Ownership offers grants and technical assistance for worker co-op startups, conversions of existing businesses, and
Join Nexus Community Partners and Project Equity for a free webinar July 24 at noon. Learn how to sell your business to your employees, and how employee ownership can be used to build a succession plan and a tool for employee retention and business resiliency. Register here! Employee ownership can offer: Lower turnover: Workers at
The National Conference on Black Cooperative Agenda was a thought-provoking, community-building, and spiritually nourishing gathering of Cooperative folks across the country. Thank you to all the attendees, volunteers, and organizers who made it happen. If you missed it, you can listen to this broadcast from the conference! Everything Co-op’s Vernon Oakes interviews St. Paul Mayor
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