Carly Frey

City of Nanaimo: Not-for-Profit Sector Study

We worked with the City of Nanaimo to better understand the vital role not-for-profit organizations play in the community. The study measured the sector’s economic, social, and environmental impacts and provides recommendations to help strengthen the sector and support its future success.

Date: Oct 25, 2024Area of Expertise: Culture and Communities
Nanaimo Art Gallery Feasibility Study

We worked with Nanaimo Art Gallery to explore options for a new facility, from site selection and feasibility through to business planning. Working alongside the City of Nanaimo, Iredale Architecture, and Global Philanthropic, we assessed redevelopment and new-build options, engaged the community, and developed a clear roadmap and financial model to support the Gallery’s future.

Date: Nov 28, 2023Area of Expertise: Spaces and Places, Galleries, Libraries, and Museums
City of Surrey: Surrey Music Strategy

Nordicity was commissioned by the City of Surrey to lead its first Music Strategy to provide future direction for the City, acknowledging current trends, challenges, opportunities and future priorities.

Cultural Plan & Cultural Funding Review

We worked with the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George to develop a five-year Regional Cultural Plan, helping shape a shared direction for eight cultural sites serving communities across the region. We later returned to review the District’s approach to cultural funding, developing recommendations to better reflect the needs and activities of each site and strengthen the impact of cultural investment across the region.

Date: Sep 23, 2022Area of Expertise: Municipal Strategy and Community Impact
Women in Music Canada: Action Plan & Framework - Advancing Gender Balance in the Canadian Music Industry

Women in Music Canada engaged Nordicity to develop an Action Plan Framework to address the underrepresentation of women-identifying, non binary, gender fluid and gender diverse people in Ontario’s music sector.

Date: Apr 22, 2022Area of Expertise: Music Services (tags): Sector Development Strategies, Research Studies