Creative Community Index [Silicon Valley]

Produced By: Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA

Funding Agencies/Sponsors:

• The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
• Americans for the Arts
• The City of San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs
• American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley
• The James Irvine Foundation
• The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
• The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
• Adobe Systems Incorporated

Author: Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley

Abstract (CPANDA): The Creative Community Index is a research initiative which developed quantitative measures of cultural participation and creativity in the Silicon Valley. The first wave of the study, conducted in 2002, consisted of two surveys: one survey measured the breadth and frequency of cultural participation by residents of Santa Clara County, and another survey gathered a range of data about the current health and vitality of nonprofit arts and culture organizations in the region. The second wave, in 2005, surveyed Silicon Valley residents, nonprofit cultural organizations, local area leaders, and local artists. The study was undertaken by Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley with different funders for the 2002 and 2005 waves.

The data from the study are archived at:

• File Name: Creative Community Index: Survey of Silicon Valley Residents [2002]

• File Name: Creative Community Index: Survey of Cultural Organizations [2002]

• File Name: Creative Community Index: Survey of Silicon Valley Residents [2005]

• File Name: Creative Community Index: Survey of Silicon Valley Leaders [2005]