Nexus Community Partners
@nexuscp.bsky.social
Building more engaged and powerful communities of color through authorship, leadership, and ownership.📍Saint Paul, MN 💻 www.nexuscp.org
Board service can ignite your leadership journey. 🔥 Many people use it as a springboard to launch public office bids. Nexus' BCLI Program Director, Chai, shares how we can make governing work for us at buff.ly/l6RNB6f
December 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Board service can ignite your leadership journey. 🔥 Many people use it as a springboard to launch public office bids. Nexus' BCLI Program Director, Chai, shares how we can make governing work for us at buff.ly/l6RNB6f
Nexus Community Partners' Open Road Fund redistributes resources to present-day descendants of the Transatlantic Slave Trade to catalyze intergenerational Black wealth building. Research in Action is collaborating with Nexus to measure the fund’s long-term impacts. Read awardees’ stories below!
December 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Nexus Community Partners' Open Road Fund redistributes resources to present-day descendants of the Transatlantic Slave Trade to catalyze intergenerational Black wealth building. Research in Action is collaborating with Nexus to measure the fund’s long-term impacts. Read awardees’ stories below!
Nexus' Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute apps are now open! Running April to October, BCLI is a leadership program that supports, trains, and helps place BIPOC & other underrepresented folx on boards and commissions throughout Minnesota. Learn how to apply at buff.ly/XHIsTJd
December 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Nexus' Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute apps are now open! Running April to October, BCLI is a leadership program that supports, trains, and helps place BIPOC & other underrepresented folx on boards and commissions throughout Minnesota. Learn how to apply at buff.ly/XHIsTJd
At our North Star Black Study Session on Dec. 3, we'll put into practice #Kwanzaa principles Ujima (collective work & responsibility) and Ujamaa (cooperative economics). Join us to learn how we can create a solidarity economy and rise together through mutual aid! RSVP at buff.ly/OzqwsBO 🌟
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
At our North Star Black Study Session on Dec. 3, we'll put into practice #Kwanzaa principles Ujima (collective work & responsibility) and Ujamaa (cooperative economics). Join us to learn how we can create a solidarity economy and rise together through mutual aid! RSVP at buff.ly/OzqwsBO 🌟
Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute applications open next month! If you’re wondering, “what are boards and commissions, and what do they do?”, our BCLI Program Director, Chai, breaks it all down on our website: buff.ly/FdhwILZ
November 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute applications open next month! If you’re wondering, “what are boards and commissions, and what do they do?”, our BCLI Program Director, Chai, breaks it all down on our website: buff.ly/FdhwILZ
Want to be part of our next Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute cohort? Sign up for our info session on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 6-7 pm CT, to learn all about the program! buff.ly/upCat8e
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Want to be part of our next Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute cohort? Sign up for our info session on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 6-7 pm CT, to learn all about the program! buff.ly/upCat8e
Celebrate the #OpenRoadFund with us THIS THURSDAY at our final 20th anniversary event: Walking the Path to Liberation! Connect with our team, hear awardees MeMe and Keith share their stories, and experience a powerful poem reading by Tish Jones. 📨 RSVP at buff.ly/wbJkNdp
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Celebrate the #OpenRoadFund with us THIS THURSDAY at our final 20th anniversary event: Walking the Path to Liberation! Connect with our team, hear awardees MeMe and Keith share their stories, and experience a powerful poem reading by Tish Jones. 📨 RSVP at buff.ly/wbJkNdp
For over 20 years, Nexus Community Partners has built engaged & powerful communities of color so that every person can flourish in a joyful & abundant life. Watch our video to journey through our history, get grounded in our work, and hear our dreams for the future: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vPF...
Building Joy, Abundance, and the Future We Deserve
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October 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
For over 20 years, Nexus Community Partners has built engaged & powerful communities of color so that every person can flourish in a joyful & abundant life. Watch our video to journey through our history, get grounded in our work, and hear our dreams for the future: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vPF...
Rest is our birthright. If you missed our event “Deep Rest for Resistance,” watch the recording at buff.ly/X17X1Ue
We talked about our work, got grounded with a short meditation, and heard deep reflections from our thought partners:
🎤 Dr. Felicia Washington Sy
🎤 Dora Palma
🎤 Camille Cyprian
We talked about our work, got grounded with a short meditation, and heard deep reflections from our thought partners:
🎤 Dr. Felicia Washington Sy
🎤 Dora Palma
🎤 Camille Cyprian
October 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rest is our birthright. If you missed our event “Deep Rest for Resistance,” watch the recording at buff.ly/X17X1Ue
We talked about our work, got grounded with a short meditation, and heard deep reflections from our thought partners:
🎤 Dr. Felicia Washington Sy
🎤 Dora Palma
🎤 Camille Cyprian
We talked about our work, got grounded with a short meditation, and heard deep reflections from our thought partners:
🎤 Dr. Felicia Washington Sy
🎤 Dora Palma
🎤 Camille Cyprian
It's #CoopMonth! By embracing the cooperative model, we tap into our collective power, building a future rooted in cooperation, justice & liberation. Nexus staff Nkuli, Leanna & Christina share what led them to cooperative work, the cooperators who've inspired them, and key co-ops along the way.
October 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It's #CoopMonth! By embracing the cooperative model, we tap into our collective power, building a future rooted in cooperation, justice & liberation. Nexus staff Nkuli, Leanna & Christina share what led them to cooperative work, the cooperators who've inspired them, and key co-ops along the way.
Registration is open for Walking the Path to Liberation, the last event in our year-long lineup of 20th anniversary gatherings. Don't miss our Open Road Fund (ORF) celebration on Nov. 13, 10 am – 12 pm CT! RSVP at buff.ly/UxJ8Vg1
October 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Registration is open for Walking the Path to Liberation, the last event in our year-long lineup of 20th anniversary gatherings. Don't miss our Open Road Fund (ORF) celebration on Nov. 13, 10 am – 12 pm CT! RSVP at buff.ly/UxJ8Vg1
Whether you attended our past anniversary events or watched the recordings, we hope you’ll join us for our final 20th celebration, highlighting the transformational power of our #OpenRoadFund. SAVE THE DATE for “Walking the Path to Liberation” on Nov. 13. buff.ly/6PshWrg Registration opens Oct. 13!
October 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Whether you attended our past anniversary events or watched the recordings, we hope you’ll join us for our final 20th celebration, highlighting the transformational power of our #OpenRoadFund. SAVE THE DATE for “Walking the Path to Liberation” on Nov. 13. buff.ly/6PshWrg Registration opens Oct. 13!
Our 20th anniversary event series continues next month! Save the date for Deep Rest for Resistance on Oct. 9. Join us to learn about our rest ecosystem work, get grounded with a meditation activity, and hear deep reflections on reclaiming our rest. Registration opens on Sept. 9! buff.ly/z4kGFMw
September 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Our 20th anniversary event series continues next month! Save the date for Deep Rest for Resistance on Oct. 9. Join us to learn about our rest ecosystem work, get grounded with a meditation activity, and hear deep reflections on reclaiming our rest. Registration opens on Sept. 9! buff.ly/z4kGFMw
From changing policies on land use to helping direct funds for public health, elected officials at all levels of government determine so many policies that affect us all. Join our Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute as we dive into the nuts & bolts of running for public office! buff.ly/ef5VSoF
August 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
From changing policies on land use to helping direct funds for public health, elected officials at all levels of government determine so many policies that affect us all. Join our Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute as we dive into the nuts & bolts of running for public office! buff.ly/ef5VSoF
Applications are OPEN for North Star Cohort 9! 🌟 Our #NorthStarBlackCooperativeFellowship grounds fellows in the history of #BlackCooperativeEconomics while applying Black cooperative thought to build a future of #BlackWealth. Learn more and apply on our website by Aug. 25! buff.ly/h4ygPS2
August 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Applications are OPEN for North Star Cohort 9! 🌟 Our #NorthStarBlackCooperativeFellowship grounds fellows in the history of #BlackCooperativeEconomics while applying Black cooperative thought to build a future of #BlackWealth. Learn more and apply on our website by Aug. 25! buff.ly/h4ygPS2
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The first annual Minnesota Cooperative Summit with inspiring presenters like Nkuli Shongwe and Christina Nicholson from @Nexuscp.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The first annual Minnesota Cooperative Summit with inspiring presenters like Nkuli Shongwe and Christina Nicholson from @Nexuscp.bsky.social
In an era of rising authoritarianism, staying grounded, informed, and resilient is not just necessary—it is survival, and it is revolution. Join our Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute to learn how we continue to fight to maintain our republic and the spirit of equality! buff.ly/JF1wY7f
July 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
In an era of rising authoritarianism, staying grounded, informed, and resilient is not just necessary—it is survival, and it is revolution. Join our Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute to learn how we continue to fight to maintain our republic and the spirit of equality! buff.ly/JF1wY7f
❗️🕛 Open Road Fund applications for our 2025 gift-giving cycle close TONIGHT at 11:59 pm CT. You still have time to get yours submitted! ➡️ buff.ly/or5TB34 We asked last year’s awardees what successful wealth-building means to them. How does this resonate as you reflect on your own dreams?
July 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
❗️🕛 Open Road Fund applications for our 2025 gift-giving cycle close TONIGHT at 11:59 pm CT. You still have time to get yours submitted! ➡️ buff.ly/or5TB34 We asked last year’s awardees what successful wealth-building means to them. How does this resonate as you reflect on your own dreams?
Missed our business-planning webinars? Watch the replays! ▶️ buff.ly/dIn3lCn From concept to plan, we went over structure, finances & fundraising to create and transition to a worker-owner cooperative business.
July 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Missed our business-planning webinars? Watch the replays! ▶️ buff.ly/dIn3lCn From concept to plan, we went over structure, finances & fundraising to create and transition to a worker-owner cooperative business.
Passionate about Black economic justice? Involved in a Black-led collective, cooperative, or land trust? Apply to our North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship! Over 7 months, we will learn and reclaim the history of Black cooperative economics. Cohort 9 applications open Aug. 4! 🌠 buff.ly/onMxG90
July 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Passionate about Black economic justice? Involved in a Black-led collective, cooperative, or land trust? Apply to our North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship! Over 7 months, we will learn and reclaim the history of Black cooperative economics. Cohort 9 applications open Aug. 4! 🌠 buff.ly/onMxG90
The #OpenRoadFund distributes wealth-building gifts to 100 Black folks a year—which means we get to give 100 Yeses in spaces where all we hear is no. This is our collective opportunity to build Black Wealth within our communities & honor our ancestors. Submit your application by July 21! nexuscp.org
June 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The #OpenRoadFund distributes wealth-building gifts to 100 Black folks a year—which means we get to give 100 Yeses in spaces where all we hear is no. This is our collective opportunity to build Black Wealth within our communities & honor our ancestors. Submit your application by July 21! nexuscp.org
Happy #Juneteenth! It’s #OpenRoadFund time! Applications are open NOW through July 21, 11:59 pm CT. ORF provides $50,000 wealth-building gifts to present-day descendants of enslaved Black people in Minnesota, North Dakota & South Dakota. Learn more and apply at nexuscp.org/program/open-road-fund
June 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Happy #Juneteenth! It’s #OpenRoadFund time! Applications are open NOW through July 21, 11:59 pm CT. ORF provides $50,000 wealth-building gifts to present-day descendants of enslaved Black people in Minnesota, North Dakota & South Dakota. Learn more and apply at nexuscp.org/program/open-road-fund
Happy #PrideMonth! Our mission is to build engaged & powerful communities of color so that EVERY person can flourish in a joyful & abundant life. Pride is both a celebration and an act of resistance. JOY is resistance. Here's to uplifting queer BIPOC joy & abundance every day! 🌈
June 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Happy #PrideMonth! Our mission is to build engaged & powerful communities of color so that EVERY person can flourish in a joyful & abundant life. Pride is both a celebration and an act of resistance. JOY is resistance. Here's to uplifting queer BIPOC joy & abundance every day! 🌈
In 2023, the #OpenRoadFund gave $50,000 grants to 99 Black people in MN, ND & SD. A year later, Nexus Community Partners and Research in Action asked how they used their awards, how the money affected their lives, and what helped or hindered their wealth-building efforts. Here’s what we learned!
May 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
In 2023, the #OpenRoadFund gave $50,000 grants to 99 Black people in MN, ND & SD. A year later, Nexus Community Partners and Research in Action asked how they used their awards, how the money affected their lives, and what helped or hindered their wealth-building efforts. Here’s what we learned!
Join us Thursday, June 5, 3-4:30 pm CDT, to learn how to build the financial foundation for a cooperative business! buff.ly/8FadFrc Our next Business Planning Webinar will cover:
✔️ Developing revenue projections
✔️ Outlining startup and operating expenses
✔️ Understanding sources & uses of funds
✔️ Developing revenue projections
✔️ Outlining startup and operating expenses
✔️ Understanding sources & uses of funds
May 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Join us Thursday, June 5, 3-4:30 pm CDT, to learn how to build the financial foundation for a cooperative business! buff.ly/8FadFrc Our next Business Planning Webinar will cover:
✔️ Developing revenue projections
✔️ Outlining startup and operating expenses
✔️ Understanding sources & uses of funds
✔️ Developing revenue projections
✔️ Outlining startup and operating expenses
✔️ Understanding sources & uses of funds