As he took on the Executive Director role at CuriOdyssey, a science museum and zoo in San Mateo, Nexus alum Aragon Burlingham took stock of his new organization’s approach to racial equity. However, since CurioOdyssey didn’t have much data on who they were reaching with their programming, he realized that it was difficult to assess.

When Delicia Jones participated in the second cohort of the Nexus Fellowship, she didn’t anticipate changing jobs. However, the discussions at Nexus started to spark questions for Delicia about what she really wanted in her career and her potential for greater leadership. Delicia credits a variety of experiences within Nexus, including the inquiry-based coaching, for preparing her to take a leap in her career.

In the Nexus Fellowship, each city we visit as a cohort is purposefully chosen as both the backdrop for our workshops, as well as places where we could work with organizers, visionaries, and educators on the ground to learn from their work and deepen our collective practices around equity. Each city holds stories about resilience, reimagination, and creativity that have allowed their people not just to survive, but thrive.

Alcine Mumby knew she wanted to be a teacher at 5 years old.
By then, she was already a reader; her older cousin (when trying to practice her own alphabet and words out on her baby cousin) had inadvertently become one of Alcine’s earliest instructors. Even at that age, Alcine says knowledge felt powerful.

The Equity Lab’s Nexus Fellowship helps leaders across the country create long-term change around race and equity. Sign up for an information session and apply today!

The Equity Lab is excited to announce the leaders who will make up the 2022-23 cohort of the transformative Nexus Fellowship. The 2022-23 Nexus Fellows represent 8 organizations from across the United States. They join a growing national network of non-profit, philanthropic, corporate, and civic leaders looking to address race and equity issues in their communities.

The Equity Lab’s Nexus Fellowship helps leaders across the country create long-term change around race and equity. Sign up for an information session and apply today!

On Monday, February 22, the second cohort of our Nexus fellows started their year-long journey together by (virtually) gathering for their first residency week. At a time in our history when leaders and organizations are desperate for equity-centered connection that fosters true and lasting change grounded in humanity, focused on equity, and rooted in liberation, these 28 fellows and their organizations have made the commitment to take bold and deliberate action — investing the time, resources, effort, and reflection that will intentionally shape their post-pandemic future. 

Today, The Equity Lab is proud to announce the 28 leaders who will make up the 2021-22 cohort of the selective Nexus Fellowship. The 2021-22 Nexus Fellows represent 14 organizations and now join a growing network of non-profit, philanthropic, corporate, and civic leaders looking to address race and equity issues in their communities.