SHAPING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER
Our Quest
For anyone who calls Columbus home—from lifelong community organizers and active volunteers to everyday working families, youth, and those who feel overlooked–Quest is a bold, community-wide movement that invites every individual to help make Columbus the best community in the nation.
A SHARED AMBITION
Our Vision
Since 1964, a quote from Cummins CEO J. Irwin Miller has been embraced by the Columbus community as a guiding light, encouraging the highest aspirations and demanding excellence in all we do.
The vision that emerges from this process will guide community organizations and individuals as we work together towards common goals.
What does excellence mean for the Columbus of tomorrow? What does it mean to you? What makes this city special, and how can it be the very best community for all who call Columbus home?
“We would like to see this community come to be… the very best community of its size in the country…”
— J. Irwin Miller, 1964
WHAT GUIDES OUR WORK
Our Pillars
Economic Vitality
The best economy works for everyone by attracting the supporting businesses to help people grow and thrive.
Education & Talent
The best community maximizes opportunity and human potential through education and upward mobility.
Sense of Place
The best place is where you feel you belong—drawn together by a thriving downtown and a vibrant arts and cultural life.
A Community for All by All
Exceeding the fundamental community needs of all people, including safety, health, well-being, housing, and child care, is essential to achieving excellence.
