1 town of ingersoll -fusion centre

How our initiative meets the goals of the Future Fund

•Empowering an entrepreneurial spirit and encouraging social enterprise ideas amongst youth•Personalized assessment and ongoing support for each participant •Direct links to the business community building practical workplace experience and transferable entrepreneurial skills •Grassroots approach to developing a program that will address the needs of key stakeholders in the community •Fusion is a skills development centre focused on finding the full potential in all Youth

Fusion’s experiences, partnerships and networks that we will draw on to support the

delivery of our proposed project.• Fusion Youth Centre’s success is the result of our internal capacity to manage innovative

approaches along with the numerous partnerships and community collaborations• Youth Entrepreneur Partnerships Program (YEPP)- 2 year project• Collaborative agreement between Fusion Youth Centre and Community Employment Services• Fusion Youth Centre Business Advisory Committee• Thames Valley District School Board and the London District Catholic School Board• Youth Business Creations- No Strings Attached• Oxford Small Business Support Centre• Ingersoll District Chamber of Commerce• Many workgroups in Oxford County and regional and provincial committees Fusion works with• University of Guelph Research project on the impact of Fusion Youth Centre’s programs and

services• Conestoga College Ingersoll Campus

Fusion’s Idea for collaboration, exchange and shared learning with OTF

and other Future Fund Grantees.• Online information sharing- blogs, discussion boards, podcasts, social

networking through our website etc.• Hosting and attending networking events for OTF and Future Fund

Grantees • Ongoing feedback from program participants and alumni through surveys,

focus groups and evaluations • Report on best practices through our annual report and other written or

verbal reports • Tracking success and challenges through an online forum accessible by

other organizations and groups