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A Six-Week Community Participation Initiative & Fund Drive

GATHERING MOMENTUM

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What becomes possible when creativity, relationships, and resources are intentionally gathered in service of something we believe in?

Vision Train began in 2020 as an experiment in creative connection. Today, that experiment has grown into a global ecosystem of artists, educators, facilitators, musicians, and community builders exploring creativity, collaboration, and cultural renewal together.

Gathering Momentum is our invitation to strengthen that ecosystem.

Together we're raising $22,222 to strengthen the stewardship, communications, technology, programming, and infrastructure that keep the Train moving while remaining accessible to a global community.

These funds strengthen the stewardship, communications, technology, programming, and infrastructure that keep Vision Train moving — while remaining accessible to a global community.

  • Stewardship

    Caring for the community and its relationships

  • Network

    Platforms and systems that connect us globally

  • Calendar Programming

    Trips, workshops, and creative gatherings

  • Infrastructure

    The foundations that keep the Train moving

TRANSPARENCY

Building on Previous Momentum

Our previous community fund drive, Light Up the Tracks, raised $17,381, helping strengthen the foundation Vision Train stands on today.

That experience affirmed something important:

When people understand the vision and are invited to participate, they show up.

Gathering Momentum builds on that spirit—not only by raising funds, but by expanding the ways our community can contribute, collaborate, and help resource the future of Vision Train together.

What Your Generosity Made Possible -

We met our initial goals & major transitions, upgrades and support for core crew was enabled to take our systems into a new phase of functionality.


  • Jan–Jun Income: $28,344

    • Membership & Workshops: $9,481
    • Light Up the Tracks: $17,381
    • Shop: $1,482

    Jan–Jun Expenses: $25,949

    • Team Compensation: $20,031
    • General Operating: $4,180
    • Fiscal Sponsor Fee: $1,738

  • Jul–Dec Projections

    Income: $42,222

    • Membership & Workshops: $15,000
    • Gathering Momentum: $22,222
    • Shop: $5,000

    Expenses: $24,876

    • Core Team Compensation: $17,840
    • General Operating: $2,036
    • Conductor Stipends: $2,000
    • Drawing Project: $3,000

The Vision Train Global Art Jam has always run primarily on passion from volunteer Conductors and a small group of Engineers. We did a major review of our systems, developed a new Conductor Training, did a full website rebuild, added a shop and produced an 8 day 24/7 free event with over 60 sessions from 40+ contributors & guests.

A NEW EXPERIMENT

CRITICAL MASS - Monthly Virtual Convergence

During CONNECTION, our six-year anniversary celebration, a simple question sparked a new experiment:

What would happen if hundreds of artists, musicians, visionaries, facilitators, educators, and community builders gathered together to create at the same time?

Critical Mass began as an invitation to find out.

People from many generations, cultures, and walks of life came together to listen, imagine, create, and share visions for a more connected and creative world. It revealed something beautifully simple: Participation creates momentum.

A SIX WEEK JOURNEY

Fundraising as Creative Practice

Gathering Momentum is an invitation to explore how artists and communities creatively resource the work they believe in — becoming beacons within their own communities.

Rather than asking people to simply support Vision Train, we're inviting participants to become beacons within their own communities—hosting gatherings, sparking conversations, nurturing relationships, and discovering creative ways of gathering momentum wherever they already are.

Those stories, experiments, and discoveries return to the Train, where we learn from one another and continue building together.

Through conversations, Trips, livestreams, and community experiments, we'll explore what becomes possible when fundraising itself becomes a creative practice.

  • Donate

    Make a one-time or recurring gift to keep Vision Train moving forward.

  • Become a Member

    Vision Express members get access to our extensive archive and discounts on select workshops & merch.

  • Sponsor

    Help resource Critical Mass and future Vision Train initiatives.

  • Share

    Invite others who believe creativity and community deserve to be resourced.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What does my donation support?

    Operations, communications, technology, stewardship, programming, and organizational development across the Vision Train ecosystem.

  • Are donations tax deductible?

    Eligible donations made through MightyCause are tax deductible through Vision Train's fiscal sponsorship with the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, to the extent permitted by law.

  • How else can I support?

    Become a member. Attend a Critical Mass gathering. Share the initiative. Introduce collaborators or sponsors. Explore the Vision Train Archive. Shop from participating artists. Start conversations in your own community.

Thank you for helping us discover what becomes possible when creativity, generosity, and participation move together.