What is the BCLI?
“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.
This program has been adapted from the Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute originally created by Urban Habitat in Oakland, California.
Why the BCLI?
Boards and commissions are often key decision-making bodies on important equity issues. The BCLI supports people of color and underrepresented communities to be a part of that process from the inside, advocating for their communities and a broader equity agenda at the systems level. We believe this will build more engaged and powerful communities in our region.
Who Participates in the BCLI?
Community members who are representative of, and accountable to, communities of color and other underrepresented communities in the Twin Cities.”
To find out more about BCLI click on the link: https://www.nexuscp.org/our-work/boards-and-commissions-leadership-institute/
