PLAYING FOR CHANGE FOUNDATION
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
2020 STARTED BUILDING OFF THE GREAT SUCCESS OF 2019. ROBUST PROGRAMMING ACROSS 11 COUNTRIES, NEW YOUTH REACHED, AND THE PROMISE OF STRENGTHENED CAPACITIES TO CROSS NEW HORIZONS. BY MARCH, IT WAS BECOMING CLEAR THAT THESE NEW HORIZONS WERE NOT WHAT WE EXPECTED, NOR WHAT THE WORLD EXPECTED. AFTER INITIAL UNCERTAINTY, IT SET IN THAT COVID-19 WAS AN UNPRECEDENTED GLOBAL DISRUPTOR, WITH UNCERTAINTY COMING TO BE THE NEW NORMAL AND ADAPTATION NECESSARY IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE AND UPLIFT THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. TO THE GREAT CREDIT OF OUR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM LEADERS, PFCF PROGRAMS PROVED READY FOR THESE IMMENSE CHALLENGES. A HEAVY PUSH TOWARDS DIGITAL APPROACHES HAS NOW CHANGED OUR VISION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, AND POSSIBILITIES ABOUND FOR SUSTAINING LASTING IMPACT, PROVIDING NEW OPPORTUNITIES, AND CREATING POSITIVE CHANGE THROUGH MUSIC AND THE ARTS. PFCF HAS WIDENED OUR NETWORK OF MUSICIANS, CULTURAL ACTORS, AND PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD WHO CONTRIBUTE TO AND SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS. LOCAL LEADERS HAVE SHOWN WHAT IT TRULY MEANS TO PLAY FOR CHANGE BY LEVERAGING THEIR OWN LOCAL NETWORKS TO DISTRIBUTE NEEDED HEALTH AND FOOD SUPPLIES ACROSS SOME OF THE MOST MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE. DESPITE THE HISTORIC HARDSHIPS FACED DURING 2020, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY PIVOTED OUR APPROACH AND TURNED GREAT CHALLENGES INTO EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$679.7KProgram 2 [2020]
PLAYING FOR CHANGE DAY, A CREATIVE DAY OF ACTION THAT USES THE UNIVERSAL POWER OF MUSIC TO CREATE POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE WHERE THOSE INSPIRED BY THE MISSION OF THE PLAYING FOR CHANGE FOUNDATION CAN CREATE EVENTS AND RAISE MONEY AND AWARENESS FOR THE WORK AND MISSION OF PFCF, HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF PFCF'S WORK. PFC DAY ALIGNS WITH OUR OVERARCHING ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION OF CREATING POSITIVE CHANGE THROUGH MUSIC AND ARTS EDUCATION AND OUR DIRECT PROGRAMS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN PFC DAY WHICH HAS BECOME A PART OF THEIR PROGRAMMATIC GROWTH AND CURRICULUM GOALS. PFC DAY ALSO BRINGS AWARENESS TO THE REGIONS WHERE OUR OTHER PROGRAMS ARE AND IS FOCUSED ON PLAYING MUSIC WITH A GRASSROOTS MENTALITY. HOWEVER, IN 2020 DUE TO THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 WE MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO SCALE BACK PFC DAY CONSIDERABLY. THOSE THAT WANTED TO SAFELY DO THEIR OWN VIRTUAL EVENTS TO RAISE MONEY AND AWARENESS FOR THE PLAYING FOR CHANGE FOUNDATION WERE INVITED TO DO SO. DUE TO THE LIMITATIONS ON GATHERING AND LOCAL LOCKDOWN RESTRICTIONS MANY PROGRAMS WERE LIMITED TO VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES TO CELEBRATE PFC DAY THAT YEAR.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided––Youth Engagement in Arts
PFCF EXPERIENCED TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN 2023, NOT JUST TO NEW PROGRAM LOCATIONS IN 5 COUNTRIES, BUT ALSO WITHIN EXISTING PFCF LOCATIONS WHERE NEW FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS POSITIONED OUR PROGRAMS TO THRIVE. MORE THAN 300 MUSICIANS WERE ENGAGED TO IMPLEMENT AND UNDERGO PFCF PROGRAMMING, REINFORCING OUR CAPACITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND ALSO POSITION LOCAL MUSICIANS, DANCERS, AND CULTURAL ACTORS AS MENTORS AND ROLE MODELS FOR THE MORE THAN 3000 YOUTH WE SERVE EACH WEEK.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.7M
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