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AI Academy
Build real fluency in AI tools, models, and workflows — a core builder track for the AI era.
Aspire Track
Detroit, Michigan
A.C.T.
Aspire. Create. Transform.
Create Owners.
Detroit online ownership campus — train in AI, tech, crypto, entrepreneurship, ownership, and financial management. Build online now. Physical campus next.
A.C.T.
Our Story
About A.C.T. Foundation
The A.C.T. Foundation is an online-first Ownership Academy and digital builder commons. We train the next generation of owners across Tech, AI, Cryptocurrency, Entrepreneurship, Ownership, and Financial Management — online today, with a physical campus in Detroit to come.
- Structure
- Michigan nonprofit corporation
- Format
- Online Ownership Academy
- Based in
- Detroit, Michigan
- Structure
- Michigan nonprofit corporation
- Format
- Online Ownership Academy
- Based in
- Detroit, Michigan
“Our mission is to Create OWNERS — equipping people with the skills, mindset, and networks to own their future through technology, entrepreneurship, and financial mastery.”
Ownership is the only durable answer to generational displacement. In the AI era, the question is not who can work — it is who owns the work, the IP, the tools, and the upside.
A.C.T. Foundation
Aspire. Create. Transform.
Seven Builder Tracks
Programs
Seven pillars, one mission: build owners. Each track is a path from skill to ownership.
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Entrepreneurship
Pitch, launch, and own real ventures — business models, customers, and revenue from day one.
Create Track
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Wealth Building
Credit, capital, ownership, and financial literacy — the track that turns income into equity.
Transform Track
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Builder Labs
Hands-on build space for products and prototypes — where tracks become shipped work.
Aspire Track
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Youth Ownership
Young Detroiters owning skills, IP, and income — the next generation of builders.
Create Track
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Veteran Builder Program
Veterans transitioning into ownership and tech — mission-driven builders, repurposed.
Transform Track
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Mentorship
Guides who have built and owned, teaching the next — the human layer of every track.
Aspire Track
A.C.T.
Featured Pilot · Detroit
Detroit Youth Ownership Pilot
90 days · cohort of 10–15 Detroit participants · building real ownership capacity.
90Days
10–15Detroiters
1Cohort
A.C.T.
Ownership Academy
The Academy
An online-first Ownership Academy for Detroit talent. Six tracks, live modules, and instructors arriving progressively.
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Tech
Build modern software, web, and product skills.
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AI
Applied artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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Cryptocurrency
Understand crypto, wallets, and on-chain ownership.
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Entrepreneurship
Start, validate, and grow your own venture.
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Ownership
Build the mindset and assets of an owner.
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Financial Management
Master budgeting, credit, investing, and wealth.
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A.C.T.
The Campus
Online now. Physical next.
One campus, two phases. Detroit's ownership campus is live online today — a shared builder space is on the horizon.
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Online Campus
Detroit's online ownership campus — live today.
- Ownership Academy
- Six tracks — Tech, AI, Crypto, Entrepreneurship, Ownership, Finance
- Instructor video modules
- Classwork and guided practice
- Digital builder commons
Coming
Physical Campus
A shared builder space — next.
Shared desks, project rooms, and the energy of a collaborative builder commons. Where ideas meet tools, and Detroit-built becomes visible. The online campus comes first; the building follows the builders.
The Flow
How It Works
From pitch to ownership — a four-step flow that turns ideas into built, tracked outcomes.
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Step 1Pitch
Students pitch funding campaigns for their ventures.
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Step 2Review
Instructors and mentors review each pitch for viability.
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Step 3Approve
Approved as a grant or 0% loan — capital that builds ownership.
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Step 4Build
Build, ship, and track outcomes. Ownership is the metric.
Honest Status
Money movement and the full funding flow are expanding. Credentials are commemorative until later phases.
Outcomes Framework
Outcomes Framework
We track ownership outcomes, not vanity numbers — these fill in as Detroit cohorts ship.
Owners entering a cohort
Ownership campaigns drafted
Campaigns cleared for launch
Projects live in Detroit
Zeros shown until cohorts move through enrollment, submission, approval, and launch.
A.C.T.
Allies & Surfaces
Partners
Partners who hold real surface in Detroit. Two carry the work alongside us.
Program surface partner
Community Lending DAO
The A.C.T. program surface runs as a gated tab inside Community Lending DAO.
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Community & credentials partner
CCC
Community and credentials partner layer.
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Legal Separation
A.C.T. Foundation is legally separate from Community Lending DAO and CCC. We partner and collaborate — but A.C.T. is not the DAO and not CCC.
A.C.T.
Three Pathways In
Get Involved
Pick your lane — build, guide, or back the builders.
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Students
Apply to build and own. Pitch your campaign.
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Mentors & Instructors
Guide the next generation of Detroit owners.
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Donors & Partners
Back Detroit builders with capital and resources.
Reach the Foundation
Contact
Send a message and we'll route it to the right team.
A.C.T. Foundation
Have a question about the Academy, partnerships, or funding? Reach out — we read every message.
Location
Detroit, Michigan
Online-first ownership academy — serving Detroit builders.
Program portal
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