UAS Mission and Vision

UAS Vision
"Support the transformation of the world into a harmonious social, economic and natural environment for the benefit of all."
All members of UAS, individuals and organizations (non-profits, businesses and civic institutions), share a vision of a more sustainable, healthy, vibrant, thriving world. Heretofore, we have been activated and engaged in projects, each focused on a one or more particular aspects of a sustainable world. UAS is helping integrate all our activites so that we can all remember that we share a common vision and become more effective in realizing it.

UAS Mission
"Inspire and integrate the sustainability movement in San Francisco Bay Area into an alliance to increase the effectiveness of the collective effort."
UAS intends to always provide a platform for those solutions that are successfully manifesting the shared vision of a more sustainable world. By returning focus on the solutions, UAS hopes to activate the energy of those individuals and organizations that are feeling overwhelmed or helpless in this currently unsustainable world. UAS wants to engage with you and hear what is important to you!
Additionally, UAS takes a whole-systems approach to advance the sustainability movement by integrating activities where possible for improved efficacy and efficiency.

Programs

UAS' Three Initial Programs and Primary Services to Inspire and Integrate

1. Community Facilitation
   • Connecting people with people, projects, employment, and sustainable goods and services
     
   • Connecting organizations with volunteers, other organizations, employees, practice resources and sustainable goods and services
     
   • Developing resource sharing networks
     
   • Developing collective community purchasing networks
     
   • Celebrating social spirit
2. Community Education
   • Business educational playshops
     
   • Individual educational playshops
     
   • Newsletters
     
   • Web resources to support all programs and services
     
     • Including a directory of Bay Area sustainability organizations
3. Convergence Centers
   • Developing sites showcasing sustainable living, economy and community
     
   • Identifying & organizing sustainable business partnership opportunities

Structure

Collective Organization
UAS functions as a collective with a non-hierarchical structure. Today there is a core team developing and implementing the programs and services by organizing community volunteers. The core team will be staffed by full and part-time employees. This will evolve as volunteers, businesses and organizations become members and functional teams develop to enhance and expand on existing programs and services and develop additional programs according to the needs of the community. As a collective, decision making is by modified consensus with each functional team represented on the core team.