Community Equity Programming
Celebrating 10 Years of Impact in the Community and at the Capitol!
Community Equity Programming is a catalyst for transformative change, empowering community members to lead, advocate, and reimagine Minnesota’s legislative landscape. Through immersive experiences like the 9-month Community Equity Program and the accelerated Community Equity Crash Course, individuals gain the tools, knowledge, and networks to influence policy, challenge systemic inequities, and build lasting community power. Our graduates are reshaping the future as legislators, mayors, nonprofit leaders, and trailblazing advocates.
Community Equity Program
Community Equity Crash Course
Your Support Powers the Next Decade of Change
We are celebrating a decade of empowering changemakers. In this time, we've worked hand-in-hand with partners to address systemic barriers, uplift marginalized voices, and create lasting change. As we look to the future, we need your support to continue this vital work. Your gift today will ensure that everyone in our community has the opportunity to thrive.
Dan Buck
Public Policy Associate Program Manager
Michelle Koffa Dormoh
Community Equity Program Manager
Adrián Rafael Magaña
Director of Public Policy & Community Relations
Mikayla Smith
Public Policy and Community Relations Manager
Priscilla Villa-Watt Used the Community Equity Program to Enhance her Public Policy Skills While Building a Community
After working to strengthen environmental protections in Texas, Priscilla Villa-Watt moved to Minnesota in 2019 to become the advocacy and public policy manager for Eureka Recycling, a nonprofit zero waste organization and social enterpr...More about this story »