Giving Compass' Take:

• Causeartist spotlights ten social enterprises that empower people through music and are utilizing their musical platforms to create social impact. 

• The collaboration of art and philanthropy is a combination we see a lot, especially in social entrepreneurship. What makes this formula so effective for social change? 

• Check out the other ways that artists are becoming involved in philanthropy. 

Music is in all of our lives everyday. It has the power to make us dance, cry, laugh, and inspire like no other human invention to date. It is one of the greatest forms of creativity in the world and its power is endless. Below are three of ten ventures, both ffor-profitand nonprofit that are impacting the world everyday through music. Check them out and please share any other amazing music project in the world that deserves to be on this list.

  • Playing For Change: Playing For Change was born in 2002 as a shared vision between co-founders, Mark Johnson and Whitney Kroenke, to hit the streets of America with a mobile recording studio and cameras in search of inspiration and the heartbeat of the people. This musical journey resulted in the award-winning documentary, “A Cinematic Discovery of Street Musicians.”
  • Last Triumph: Last Triumph is a certified B Corporation that seeks change locally and worldwide for people and businesses to operate on a triple bottom line model for the sake of the planet, people and profit, all equally. Their facility and recording studio runs on 100% renewable energy, uses LED bulbs to save energy, and low-flow faucets and toilets to conserve resources. Last Triumph also compost and recycle over 90% of materials that enter their facilities.
  • LSTN: LSTN was founded with a singular purpose: to change lives through the power of music. Proceeds from sales of all LSTN products go towards giving hearing aids to people in need worldwide through their charity partner, Starkey Hearing Foundation.

Read the full article about musical social good ventures by Grant Trahant at Causeartist