Nexus Community Partners (Nexus) Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI) is a 7-month leadership program that supports, trains and helps place people of color and other underrepresented community members on city and county publicly appointed boards and commissions that influence and impact equity in the Twin Cities Metro Area in economic development, health, housing, transit and workforce development.

MN350 unites Minnesotans as part of a global movement to stop catastrophic climate change and the pollution damaging our communities, speed the transition to clean energy, and create a just and healthy future for all.

Amherst H. Wilder Foundation’s Community Equity Program is an immersive political leadership program that brings together Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color (BIPOC) who want to get involved in MN’s legislative policy.

COPAL is a Latine, community-led organization that works to improve the quality of life for Latines in MN by building collective power, transforming systems, and creating opportunities for dignified life.

Friends of the Mississippi River engages people to protect, restore, and enhance the Mississippi River and its watershed in the Twin Cities region.

“Jugaad” is a Hindi and Punjabi word that means “innovation.” The Jugaad Leadership Program was developed in 2015 to empower the St. Cloud community to assume responsibility for positive social change.