Our Programs
GFSI leads and supports a number of programs that aim to make the Fredericton area a better place to live. Please scroll through this page for an overview of our projects and learn about the positive impact they have on our community.
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Non-Profit Data Collaboration
Non-profit data collaboration involves working together to enable the use of data to effectively address our agency and community needs; improve service delivery and program design; influence policy development; and stress accountability to donors, volunteers, and the public. Optimal use of our data can impact not only how we provide services and channel our resources, but our ability to secure funds to remain sustainable. Learn more here |
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Civic Tech Fredericton
Civic Tech is a volunteer group promoting knowledge sharing and collaboration to build better cities with technology. Civic Tech communities across North America help policymakers, technologists, designers, public servants and engaged residents get together and build technological solutions to social issues The national civic tech movement is supported by Code For Canada, which serves as a platform and resource hub for civic tech organizers across the country. Visit Civic Tech Fredericton's Website |
Senior Wellness Action Group (SWAG)
SWAG is our team of committed older adults who want to make a difference in our community. They lead a number of initiatives in our city. We look forward to supporting the SWAG team as they work to make life better for older adults.
Click here to read more.
SWAG is our team of committed older adults who want to make a difference in our community. They lead a number of initiatives in our city. We look forward to supporting the SWAG team as they work to make life better for older adults.
Click here to read more.
NB Voices & The Narrative Project
NB Voices is a website dedicated to sharing the stories of people living in New Brunswick. We value and use personal narratives as an indication of triumph. By documenting and sharing our knowledge, wisdom and experiences, NB Voices helps us generate true wellness in our communities and the individuals within them.
Visit the NB Voices Website here
NB Voices is a website dedicated to sharing the stories of people living in New Brunswick. We value and use personal narratives as an indication of triumph. By documenting and sharing our knowledge, wisdom and experiences, NB Voices helps us generate true wellness in our communities and the individuals within them.
Visit the NB Voices Website here
What's Your Legacy?
Matching professionals with local non-profit boards to make a difference in the community. Take action and take part in our annual What’s Your Legacy Program. To date, we have matched over 30 professionals with our non-profit community’s Board of Directors.
What's Your Legacy has ended for 2019 and will return next year.
Matching professionals with local non-profit boards to make a difference in the community. Take action and take part in our annual What’s Your Legacy Program. To date, we have matched over 30 professionals with our non-profit community’s Board of Directors.
What's Your Legacy has ended for 2019 and will return next year.
The Gathering Place 241- Non-profit Resource Center
As a result of the Partnering for Impact open space forum, GFSI, The Wellness Movement and the City of Fredericton led the team with the opening of our resource centre. In 12 months there have been over 200 meetings and events scheduled at the Gathering Place 241 at no charge to the non-profits in our community.
The Gathering Place 241 enables our community to host events, collaborate during open office times, host fundraising events and meetings.
As a result of the Partnering for Impact open space forum, GFSI, The Wellness Movement and the City of Fredericton led the team with the opening of our resource centre. In 12 months there have been over 200 meetings and events scheduled at the Gathering Place 241 at no charge to the non-profits in our community.
The Gathering Place 241 enables our community to host events, collaborate during open office times, host fundraising events and meetings.
A Day for Action - Join us & Join In! Sept 29th, 2018 - STU Forest Hill Centre
Over the past few years many organizations in the greater Fredericton area have been engaging older adults for their views on how we can better serve them and what they would like to see happen in our area. Because of this commitment from our community, we have come together to create a one-day gathering called A Day for Action.
Over the past few years many organizations in the greater Fredericton area have been engaging older adults for their views on how we can better serve them and what they would like to see happen in our area. Because of this commitment from our community, we have come together to create a one-day gathering called A Day for Action.
Fredericton Age Friendly Survey
GFSI in partnership with The Wellness Movement and the City of Fredericton conducted the largest senior engagement project ever done in our community. The Age Friendly survey asked those in Fredericton and also in New Maryland questions like "How can we best serve our aging population in the coming years?" and "What would seniors like?"
View Survey Results
GFSI in partnership with The Wellness Movement and the City of Fredericton conducted the largest senior engagement project ever done in our community. The Age Friendly survey asked those in Fredericton and also in New Maryland questions like "How can we best serve our aging population in the coming years?" and "What would seniors like?"
View Survey Results
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Civic Tech Fredericton has been working in partnership with GFSI and ACOA to grow the Civic Tech community across Atlantic Canada. The team has created a comprehensive toolkit that provides an in-depth description of how to get started. To access the toolkit and other documents related to Civic Tech's work with ACOA, visit this page.
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Mayor's Task Force on Homelessness - GFSI Executive Director chaired the Partnership Working Group. Their objective was to provide recommendations to City Council on how we can end chronic homelessness in Fredericton and support The Road Home plan as outlined by the Community Action Group on Homelessness (CAGH).
As part of the partnership committee, GFSI in partnership with the CAGH organized an open space forum that brought together 70 people from 45 different faith-based organizations. One of the outcomes from this amazing gathering was the obvious need for a "communication tool" that our faith-based organizations, and others, can use to coordinate the services they provide to those in the circumstance of poverty in our city. Civic Tech Fredericton has taken on the task of creating this tool. |
2016 - Greater Fredericton Social Innovation, the City of Fredericton, St. Thomas University and the Atlantic Institute on Aging came together to organize an open space forum to focus on the "Third Act" of life as a time of growth, giving back and the social wealth.
This exciting one-day event brought together people of all ages - from their 20s to their 90s - and focus on the positive impact of an aging population. The aim was to come up with concrete, practical ways in which we can change the conversation about "aging" from a public deficit to what it truly is…a public strength. To help New Brunswick be the province that gets aging "right", it takes a larger and more open conversation.
A Day for the Ages is that conversation.
Many outcomes from this day have been implemented. A Day For The Ages has been adopted in 4 other New Brunswick communities. Thank you to our sponsors The Wellness Movement, Alleira Living, and FCNB.
This exciting one-day event brought together people of all ages - from their 20s to their 90s - and focus on the positive impact of an aging population. The aim was to come up with concrete, practical ways in which we can change the conversation about "aging" from a public deficit to what it truly is…a public strength. To help New Brunswick be the province that gets aging "right", it takes a larger and more open conversation.
A Day for the Ages is that conversation.
Many outcomes from this day have been implemented. A Day For The Ages has been adopted in 4 other New Brunswick communities. Thank you to our sponsors The Wellness Movement, Alleira Living, and FCNB.
2016 & 2017 - What's Your Legacy? - annual board member recruitment project in partnership with the City of Fredericton, TheFredericton Chamber, Volunteer Greater Fredericton and the United Way.
Professionals have an opportunity to expand your community impact by lending their leadership skills to a caring organization in our community. They can help them continue to build and sustain their capacity to successfully achieve their mission.
Non-profit organizations our objective is to help them to connect with business professionals in our community who are interested in their mission.
Professionals have an opportunity to expand your community impact by lending their leadership skills to a caring organization in our community. They can help them continue to build and sustain their capacity to successfully achieve their mission.
Non-profit organizations our objective is to help them to connect with business professionals in our community who are interested in their mission.
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Partnering for Impact brought together our non-profit sector to find innovative ways to collaborate and share resources. Outcomes included the creation of a non-profit resource center (Gathering Place 241), a data sharing project in the works, online volunteer matching, and a facebook page that is being used as a networking and resource sharing tool.
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Great Gathering's Open Space Forum is tremendously successful at engaging the community & mobilizing collaborative action.
After identifying community priorities, working groups form to develop and implement strategic plans to tackle the priorities. Each group engages a broad network of individuals and leverages community resources to achieve community goals.
Here are some examples of new ideas addressing unmet needs.
After identifying community priorities, working groups form to develop and implement strategic plans to tackle the priorities. Each group engages a broad network of individuals and leverages community resources to achieve community goals.
Here are some examples of new ideas addressing unmet needs.
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Capital City Cycles is partnering with the Supportive Housing Network (SUN) to provide bicycles and safety equipment to individuals in transition to permanent housing, as well as partnering with the Multicultural Association of Fredericton to provide bicycles to youths. In addition, they are operating a drop-in training and service for their members.
NOTE: Capital City Cycles have donated all their bicycles and materials to the new Canadians who have recently moved to our city! Great work CCC! |
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NB Community Harvest Gardens provides inclusive space for all citizens to garden together within the City of Fredericton. We create a shared vision to work collaboratively and to cultivate a place for individuals, families and friends to learn about and experience the rewards of gardening – “to grow food, grow minds and grow community”
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Community Food Smart is a bulk food buying club for individuals and families keen on purchasing quality fruits and vegetables at affordable prices, sourced from local farmers when possible.
Members can place an order for one or two fresh produce bags a month. Volunteers help sort and pack bags for same day delivery. Many English students' classes from our Multicultural Association volunteer at Community Food Smart as it helps them to learn the names of fruits and vegetables in English. You can watch how it is done here. Bag inserts provide useful information and recipes. Visit their website here. |
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Volunteer Greater Fredericton has established a volunteer center in Fredericton that promotes volunteerism, matches volunteers with organizations in need, provides training for volunteers and coordinates volunteerism across the non-profit sector to minimize the cost of volunteer recruitment, training and service for their members.
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Fredericton Makerspace is lead by a small group of local 'Makers' with a common goal: create a setting which fosters learning, creativity, and collaboration.
Makerspace offers a wide range of tools and equipment that members can use to create their own projects. We have many key woodworking shop tools, a Makerbot 3-D printer, Arduino microprocessors and peripheral accessories, sewing machines and computers. We also have the only public-access screen-printing facility in the city - you or your organization can print your own custom t-shirts, tote bags, and more. At the core of any Makerspace is the sharing of knowledge and skills. |
