
Each year Gathering Ground hosts a Summit for our communities, collaborators and supporters for a day of knowledge sharing, network weaving and creative thinking. Our Summit is an opportunity for individuals to connect with other people driving change in their communities and across states to share ideas, challenges, and innovative solutions.
We focus on real-world examples that show how people in communities are creatively problem-solving, building partnerships, driving equitable change, and creating impact in a variety of sectors and industries, so that participants walk away with practical information and contacts for continuing to create positive change.
2019 Statewide Summit Videos
Summit Stories

2019 Gathering Ground Summit Presenters
On May 20, 2019, we welcomed approximately 100 people from around the state to our annual Statewide Summit. It was an exciting day filled with

2018 Gathering Ground Summit Presenters
SESSION 1 #1 – Rutgers-Camden’s Collective Impact Conversations Lead to New Campus-wide Civic Action Plan Learn how a higher education institution can be a catalyst

2017 Gathering Ground Summit Presenters
SESSION 1 Hammonton Posada Celebration for Unity A community gathering to bridge differences: The first Hammonton Posada, a celebration common in Hispanic countries, brought together

Connecting Project and Place
One of Creative New Jersey’s goals is to help build relationships and connections between people of diverse backgrounds – connections that can have meaningful impacts

Meet our 15th Creative Community and catch up on Creative New Jersey’s 2018 highlights
Hello Creative Communities and friends! It’s that time of the year again — to look back on all that’s been happening in our Creative Communities

Creative New Jersey’s Year-In-Review 2017
Hello Creative Communities and friends! It’s that time of the year again — to look back on all that’s been happening in our Creative Communities