North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship applications are open now through Aug. 25! 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
Are you passionate about Black economic justice? Are you involved in a Black-led collective, cooperative, or land trust? Apply to our North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship! Together, we will learn and reclaim the history of Black cooperative economics over seven months of co-learning, storytelling, and skill-building. Cohort 9 applications are open Monday, Aug. 4 through
In an era of rising authoritarianism, staying grounded, informed, and resilient is not just necessary—it is survival, and it is revolution. How do we think clearly and act effectively if we are not in the business of radical self-care while navigating these unprecedented times of stress, uncertainty, and oppression? How do we organize and lead
Join us for a very special collaboration between TruArtSpeaks and Nexus Community Partners at Re-Verb Open Mic! Advancing ROOT‘s Reimagine Rest Series and our long-term partnership, we are proud to invite culture worker and wellness practitioner, Felicia Perry, to lead attendees through guided wellness work centering rest, restoration, and your creative practice. That’s not all:
Confused about the Open Road Fund? We got you! Read answers to some common misconceptions below, and check out our FAQ page for everything you need to know before applying! Myth #1: The Open Road Fund uses a lottery system to select awardees. False. A lottery is a system that has been exploitive and harmful
The Shared Ownership Center @ Nexus hosted a Business Planning Webinar Series breaking down the key components in running a successful cooperative business. From concept to plan, we went over structure, finances, and fundraising, with a focus on creating and transitioning to a worker-owner cooperative business. All sessions were recorded and are available on Nexus’
We invite you to join our next Open Road Fund Community Care Call! The Care Calls are a series of three healing and learning sessions about African ancestry hosted by three Black mental health practitioners: Dr. Aja King, Dr. BraVada Garrett-Akinsanya, and Dr. Cedric Weatherspoon. As folks descended from African people who were enslaved, we
Nexus Community Partners’ Shared Ownership Center awards $420,000 to four Saint Paul worker-owned cooperatives SAINT PAUL, MN—Today, the Shared Ownership Center at Nexus announced its first four grants awarded to Storehouse Grocers and Coffee Co-op, Twin Cities Impact Cooperative, Terra Firma Building and Remodeling Cooperative, and The Improve Group. The LOCAL Fund: Worker Ownership is
Many thanks to Chanda Smith Baker for having us on her podcast, Conversations with Chanda! Nexus VP of Programs & Strategies Danielle Mkali, Open Road Fund Director Lavasha Smith, and Open Road Fund recipient Tari Sudduth joined Chanda to unpack the Open Road Fund and its $50,000 wealth-building gifts. Seeded by a $50M Bush Foundation grant,
Rooted in Legacy, Owning Our Future was the second event in our 20th anniversary series, highlighting how sharing bounty and abundance is everything—and together, we can create a brighter, more cooperative future. Thank you to everyone who took the time to join us on June 5! During the two-hour gathering, we shared the history of
On June 18, a group of Open Road Fund staff, advisory committee members, family and friends were invited to a Saint Paul City Council Meeting, where councilmembers passed a resolution honoring Juneteenth 2025 as an annual celebration of Black Liberation in the City of Saint Paul—with a special shoutout to Nexus Community Partners’ Open Road
Thank you to the HUB SD for hosting us in a Facebook Live informational session! The HUB’s executive director, Julian Beaudion, sat down with our Open Road Fund Director Lavasha Smith to discuss the Fund as we begin the 2025 application period. Watch the recording above! The HUB SD is a nonprofit BIPOC leadership
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