Category Archives: Creative NJ
The story behind the new Atlantic City Community Fund
March 6, 2019Atlantic City residents, nonprofits, and community organizations are invited to apply to the Atlantic City Community Fund for grants supporting work that enhances the quality of life in the city. The Board of Advisors to the Atlantic City Community Fund last month … Continue reading
Creative New Jersey Kickstarts Community Collaboration and Trust
October 29, 2018“How can we provide our youth with safe places for creative expression?” “How can we encourage young professionals to live, work, and raise families here?” These and dozens of other questions have been explored and debated in a remarkable series … Continue reading
Going Together to Go Far: How Collaboration Strengthens NJ’s Disaster Response & Relief
February 26, 2018We recently spoke with our colleagues at New Jersey Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NJVOAD) after Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria devastated Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, respectively. NJVOAD recognized the lessons from New Jersey’s experience with Hurricane Sandy were … Continue reading
Harvest Time: Youth reap the benefits of urban farming in Camden
November 8, 2017Teresa Niedda, Executive Director of the Center for Environmental Transformation (CFET), and Fredric Byarm, Founder of Invincible City Farms were two of the many inspiring people we had the chance to work with in Camden when Creative New Jersey was … Continue reading
Creative New Jersey: Beautiful Questions
September 27, 2017In an age of declarations, assumptions, and sound bites it’s refreshing to come across a book like Warren Berger’s A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas where curiosity reigns and questions are the goal, not … Continue reading
The ‘Me/We’ Mindset: Collaboration can move mountains at Creative Camden
June 26, 2017Engaging young people, creating jobs, teaching tech innovation, improving transit and improving education are just a few of the fifty-seven strategic discussions that sparked new collaborations and strengthened partnerships during the two days of our Creative Camden Call to … Continue reading
Creative Camden: Putting Ideas into Action
May 3, 2017Consider the words of Wesly Taveras, a student at Camden’s Creative Arts High: “I’ve learned here that I don’t have to wait to be old to make a difference.” Wesly shared this sentiment during Creative Camden Call to Collaboration’s closing … Continue reading
Creative NJ: Creativity & Collaboration in the ‘City Invincible’
February 23, 2017Camden, the “City Invincible,” which built its early reputation as a port city, industrial and manufacturing hub, is currently home to major hospitals, higher education institutions, cultural attractions and citizens who are deeply committed to their City. Though Camden has … Continue reading
Creative New Jersey: The Spark of Collaboration in Asbury Park
January 30, 2017On January 11 & 12, 2017, the Creative Asbury Park Call to Collaboration took place and welcomed a highly diverse group of individuals representing all areas of city life in Asbury Park. This two-day gathering was part of Creative New … Continue reading
Creative NJ: Creativity and Collaboration in Asbury Park
December 19, 2016The pioneering spirit of Asbury Park’s residents and businesses, coupled with the diversity of its neighborhoods and iconic places have remained steadfast and resilient through many changes. The momentum of the city’s burgeoning renaissance provides opportunities to build shared economic … Continue reading
Creative New Jersey: Creative Thinking and an Urban Agenda — Perfect Together
October 27, 2016During the recent Spotlight On Cities Conference, produced by the highly-respected news organization NJ Spotlight, panelists and participants alike affirmed that creativity and creative thinking are critical if we are going to solve the problems that plague our cities. We heard … Continue reading
Creative New Jersey: Leaning in to Lean Data
August 16, 2016I’ve recently been wrestling with questions about collecting data, as do all many of us in nonprofits across our state: What do we need to know and why? What are we going to do once we know? How can … Continue reading
Creative New Jersey: Celebrating Community at Creative Hammonton
April 25, 2016On an alternately rainy and sunny April 12th, Creative Hammonton’s second Call to Collaboration – a town-wide, cross-sector gathering of people from local business, environmental, social service, arts and culture, faith-based, education and government sectors, among others – welcomed participants … Continue reading
Beyond Blueberries: Creative Hammonton Seizes Opportunity
March 29, 2016Hammonton, best known to outsiders as prime blueberry country in the Pinelands of New Jersey, is a town with surprising diversity beyond the species found in this unique ecosystem. With a population of 15,000 — of which 20 percent are … Continue reading
5 Ways to Open the Door to Creativity and Collaboration in 2016
January 19, 2016This month marks International Creativity Month, where creative communities, people and organizations all around the world celebrate the ingenuity of human imagination. Reflecting on Creative New Jersey’s past year, which saw Calls to Collaboration in Atlantic City and the … Continue reading
