Join us Wednesday, June 18, 3-4:30 pm CT to learn the Five C’s of Cooperative Credit, how to shop around for the right loan, and go over a sample loan application! Each session in our Business Planning Webinar Series builds upon the last and is aligned with the LOCAL Fund application. By the end of
Want to learn more about the Open Road Fund? Watch the recording of our June 4 information session or come to our next live webinar on June 25! We will talk about the Fund, the 2025 application process, and answer your questions. The 2025 Open Road Fund launches on Juneteenth (June 19)! RSVP: Info Session 2,
Our Open Road Fund team is going on tour! We’re traveling to community events in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota to celebrate Juneteenth and spread the word about the Open Road Fund 2025. Come meet us, ask questions, and learn about the application process! Twin Cities Black Business Network Fair – Thursday, June 12,
We were thrilled to see that Nexus board member Georgia Fort, BCLI alumni Carl Johnson and Elvis Rivera, and longtime Nexus partner Chanda Smith Baker are among this year’s Bush Fellows! They’re part of a group of 29 visionary leaders shaping communities in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share
Meet the 15 fellows in our inaugural ROOT Rhythmic Sabbatical Fellowship! Our fellows met and began their rest journey in New Orleans, where we spent time dreaming and authoring different narratives of what rest means to us. Starting our journey together at the end of the Mississippi River, the group got to learn from local
North Star Cohort 8 was a beautiful gathering of 23 fellows from 10 cooperative groups working in art, healing, homelessness, education, and more. It was also our first all-Black women and femme cohort. Founded by two Black women, Danielle Mkali and LaDonna Sanders Redmond, the North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship is anchored in Black feminisms. It
Nexus Community Partners’ Open Road Fund Community Education Sessions (ORFCES) may have concluded for the year, but the community wealth building keeps on keeping on. The sessions are a series of workshops offered by the Open Road Fund (ORF) in collaboration with community partners to provide financial education, information, and resources to ORF gift recipients
In North Minneapolis’ historic Capri Theater, Nexus founder & CEO Repa Mekha talked Black community wealth building with McKnight Foundation President Tonya Allen and author Dr. Andre M. Perry. The conversation centered themes from Dr. Perry’s new book, Black Power Scorecard: Measuring the Racial Gap and What We Can Do to Close It. Black Power
Join our fifth Business Planning Webinar on Thursday, June 5, 3-4:30 pm CT! We’ll cover everything you need to know about startup costs, revenue, expenses and more. Each webinar builds upon the last and is aligned with the LOCAL Fund application. By the end of the series, if the LOCAL Fund is a good fit
Since 2023, the Open Road Fund has given $10 million in $50,000 gifts to 200 Black folks in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. With at least six more rounds of giving—providing 600 more people the chance to gain wealth-building opportunities for themselves, their families, and their communities—Nexus Community Partners is working with Research in
The Open Road Fund will be hosting our first Community Care Call for the 2025 giftmaking season! These calls are set up to address the uncertainty and potential discomfort around filling out the Open Road Fund application and answering questions about your ancestry. Sessions are facilitated by three Black mental health practitioners: Dr. Aja King,
As we enter the season of renewal and growth for what’s ahead, Nexus Founder and CEO Repa Mekha reflects on leadership in an uncertain landscape, discovering your purpose, and following the calling. Watch or read below! What has leadership looked like to you this last quarter—inside Nexus, in the field, and beyond? These last three