Do It For the Love Foundation

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Do It For The Love is a nonprofit wish granting foundation, that brings people in advanced stages of life-threatening illness, children with severe challenges, and wounded veterans to live concerts. They draw upon the power of music to provide empowering moments. By bringing together a network of artists dedicated to using music as a transformative experience, they are committed to facilitating a range of personal encounters and live concert moments. Their goal is to offer lasting celebratory memories in the face of severe illness or trauma. 


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Beats, Rhymes and Relief

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We recently heard about Beats, Rhymes & Relief, a non-profit utilizing the arts to raise awareness and support for worldwide humanitarian relief efforts. Beats, Rhymes & Relief harnesses the power of cultural diplomacy to raise the profile of global issues through high-profile public music concerts. Their first concert in 2013 raised funds to support the humanitarian crisis in Syria. Learn more on their website and follow them on Facebook!

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Music is Medicine, Music is Sanity

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Robert Gupta, violinist with the LA Philharmonic, talks about a violin lesson he once gave to a brilliant, schizophrenic musician — and what he learned in this inspiring TED Talk.


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Love Live Forgive: Insights from Artists

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Check out the inspiring project Love Live Forgive from the Fetzer Institute, with over 100 exclusive interviews with a diverse range of artists reveal and explore the transformative power of love, forgiveness, and the creative spirit!
Watch the Book Trailer on YouTube.
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1BlueString

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1BlueString is a campaign that asks guitarists to replace 1 of their 6 strings with a blue string to symbolize the 1 in 6 men who have survived childhood sexual abuse. Learn more about the campaign here and follow the campaign on Facebook.

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