by Madison McConnell, Project Specialist at City of Lakes Community Land Trust One of my main goals as the VISTA at the City of Lakes Community Land Trust is increasing…
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by Nkuli Shongwe, Community Wealth Building Coordinator at Nexus Community Partners Last month, Nexus Community Partners and Village Financial Cooperative held the first annual Blackonomics Conference. Blackonomics is an intentional…
While I was certainly conscious that I would be working at the Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota when I signed on to be C3’s VISTA Leader, I didn’t quite understand…
I never really enjoyed my educational experiences. Textbooks, readings, quizzes, tests, and essays. As a high school student I remember feeling as apathetic and disengaged as many of the students…
Hello, world! My name is Max and I am the VISTA Leader for this year’s new C3 TwinCities cohort. Last year I served in C3 Twin Cities at the Eastside…
By Robbin Olsen Molnar Historically, clothes and specifically “professional” dress have been surefire ways for the (generally) cisgender, heterosexual men of the world to control and punish the women that...
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By Raquel Arismendez Serving as the Youth Engagement Coordinator for almost two VISTA years now, I have a few thoughts about youth engagement. “Youth engagement” and “youth voice” are very...
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By Eden Teller On day nine of living alone for the first time, I stepped out of bed into the sunlit living space and groaned. The three square feet of...
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By Adam Kolb “It’s all about who you know!” Throughout the course of my college career that was the common response I would get in reply to any professional...
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By Madison McConnell Earlier this month, Olivia posted a story of success. Her blog, 'When Everything Falls Into Place', celebrated the blogging program Friendship Academy had implemented. As a fellow...
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