Praise for Carey Cottage & GooodWork Incubator
Saving a State Treasure
Teamwork restores Portsmouth’s Gilded-Age Carey Cottage at Creek Farm 2023
Small but Mighty Business of the Month
From the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth. Sponsored by First Seacoast Bank 2022
Charitable Foundation Grant
Newburyport Bank 2022
Recipient of 2021 Preservation Award
From New Hampshire Preservation Alliance 2021
Merit Award of Excellence
From Plan New Hampshire - Visioning For Sustainable Communitites 2021
Preservation Award
From Portsmouth Advocates 2020Our meeting was the first time we have met in person as a group and Carey Cottage was the perfect setting to connect with one another professionally while also feeling like we were getting in some self care due to the beautiful surroundings.
Our recent team-building workshop at Carey Cottage was fun, productive, and renewing. The setting was just perfect to get out of our normal routine and think creatively, share ideas, and make plans to enhance our day-to-day processes. We ended the day out on the porch for social hour with a full moon rising on the river, so beautiful! We will definitely return to Carey Cottage as a place to restore our commitment to each other and to being the best we can be — highly recommend!
“As a nonprofit leader, I am so grateful to GoodWork for making Carey Cottage available and welcoming to other nonprofits. We hosted our board retreat there on a sunny November morning. The breathtaking view, comfortable and varied workspaces, and quiet, inspired our group to reflect, collaborate, and thoughtfully set priorities for the coming year. There is no other place like this on the Seacoast!”
“What a great night it was! Making music in the beautifully restored, acoustically perfect music room at Carey Cottage. It’s a fantastic intimate venue where the audience gets to feel as though they are part of the show. The staff could not have been more accommodating. We can’t wait to return.”
Krempels Center staff enjoyed a wonderful team retreat at Carey Cottage. It was the perfect setting to gather and recharge as a full team after many months of video meetings. The covered porch overlooking the beautiful Sagamore Creek offered a safe and spacious spot with easy access to all the facilities. Maria and Molly were a pleasure to work with – from our initial walkthrough and discussion of needs through the day-of greetings and gracious hosting. We look forward to returning without a doubt!
“Maria was very helpful and responsive to work with in planning our gathering at Carey Cottage. It was a lovely and flexible venue for our staff luncheon, and they made it easy to plan from afar, know in advance what to expect, and make it a great gathering.”
“I’ve always felt our communities need more informal meeting places like cafes or farmer’s markets, where people can enjoy the serendipitous crossing of paths. I have that experience at Carey Cottage. The other day I was in the foyer meeting a colleague for a walk. She is a non-profit strategy coach. I ran into a consultant who does digital marketing, to whom Molly introduced me. We restated our intention to talk soon.
Across the room, I saw an old friend who just got accepted into GoodWork’s incubator program for new non-profits. I had seen her at a bonfire a few months ago after she got a grant for her big vision. I recommended she apply to the incubator. Her face lit up when she saw me & she made a beeline to me for a hug, expressing how excited & grateful she was that she got in. The woman I was about to walk with came in & I introduced them, knowing they might find value in collaborating. We were both praising my friend’s visionary initiative & I could see how supported she felt.
Multiple connections & potentials for collaboration & new relationships happened in about three minutes.”