THE MISSION OF THE JANE AND JOHN MARKS FOUNDATION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CITIZENS THROUGH ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH. IT RECOGNIZES A PATH TO THE BETTERMENT OF SOCIETY VIA SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EDUCATION, FUELED BY EMERGING TECHNOLOGY. THE FOUNDATION IS ALSO COMMITTED TO THE FUTURE AND IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING LIVES BY MEANS OF ADVOCACY, OUTREACH AND THE EXPANSION OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND INITIATIVES THROUGH FILM MAKING. THE FOUNDATION REALIZES THAT DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY HAS ADVANCED AND CHANGE IS INEVITABLE. IT ALSO RECOGNIZES THAT SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EDUCATION FUELED BY EMERGING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND CREATIVE FILMMAKING CAN LEAD TO NEW IDEAS AND ADVANCES. AS PART OF ITS COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION, THE FOUNDATION INTENDS TO CREATE A PLATFORM THAT PROMOTES DOCUMENTARIES AND RELATED PROGRAMMING THAT EMPOWER, INFORM AND INSPIRE, BY LEVERAGING THE POWER OF STORYTELLING WITH THE AIDE OF DIGITAL MEDIA.