Vision: A Valley that looks and feels as special as it is

Mission: Inspiring leadership, participation and investment at the intersection of art, creativity and technology

Key Outcomes:

• A Sense of Place
• Cross Cultural Understanding
• Inspired and Creative People

Legacy Goals:

• A Vibrant Urban Core
• Healthy Arts & Culture Ecosystem
• Culturally Engaged Citizens

As an organization with a 5-10 year run, we are efficient with relatively low overhead and our success is driven by a small cadre of visionary funders and we leverage a "network of networks" to achieve success.

Our Role:

• Convene and grow leaders who care
• Experiment with new approaches
• Invest in and incubate new ideas
• Advocate for a vision that inspires leaders to act

To Learn More:

- To view the matrix of 1stACT goals for 2009, click here

- Download the 1stACT one-pager by clicking here

- Download the 1stACT strategic framework by clicking here