Music for Relief

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Music for Relief is a non-profit aid organization founded by the American band Linkin Park , which has been operating under the umbrella of the American charity Entertainment Industry Foundation since March 2018. The aim is to provide financial support for humanitarian reconstruction aid after natural disasters and to promote environmental protection programs, in particular reforestation, and to educate the public about the ecological consequences of global climate change . Music for Relief works on a project basis with international and local aid organizations.

founding

Music for Relief was founded in 2005 after the earthquake and the devastating tsunamis on the coasts of the Indian Ocean . The idea was to set up a donation organization made up of fans, musicians and members of the music industry in order to provide financial support to people in need after natural disasters through the local aid organizations. Chester Bennington , under the influence of the devastating tsunamis and the ensuing humanitarian disaster, laid out the special responsibility of musicians to help. They owe their privileged lives to the support of the fans and are obliged to give something back. Music for Relief received their first $ 100,000 donation from Linkin Park, but they wanted to make a bigger contribution. Dave Farrell explains, "We saw the devastation and thought that maybe we could mobilize not just our fans, but the entire music industry." The call for online donations, benefit concerts and concert ticket proceeds raised $ 3 million in donations.

structure

The Board of Directors of Music for Relief consisted of the band members from Linkin Park until March 2018. Brad Delson was chairman , Rob Bourdon was in charge of finances, and Whitney Showler was general secretary. The organization's advisory board comprised over 20 people from business and the music industry, supplemented by artists such as Julian Lennon , media representatives from Thomson Reuters and donation organizations such as the charity network of the US billionaire Todd Wagner. The organization was based in Los Angeles .

Over 40 musicians of every genre - from Celine Dion to Korn , from Jay-Z to REM and Steve Aoki - regularly participate in the organization's fundraising activities . Mike Shinoda explains: "Music for Relief is not Linkin Park for Relief". Occasional cooperations exist with companies. Apple , Heineken , Lufthansa , FC Bayern Munich and BMI donated, among other things , for the 10th anniversary of the organization as part of the Relief LIVE campaign .

The organization's activities and the donations made through fundraising programs were published annually in a report.

Since March 2018, Musik for Relief has been operating under the umbrella of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, which continues to realize the original objective.

aims

The goals of the organization, which raised eight million US dollars by 2015 and with whose support over 1.3 million trees were planted worldwide, are:

  1. Providing immediate and long-term support to natural disaster survivors
  2. Protecting and restoring the environment as a means of reducing the risk of natural disasters and educating and raising public awareness of the issue
  3. Promoting partnerships between the music world, the entertainment industry and humanitarian aid organizations

Music for Relief works on a project basis in accordance with its donation programs for disaster relief and environmental protection with various international aid organizations. In 2017 the organization supported the United Nations Foundation , WWF , Save the Children , We Care Solar, TreePeople, Oxfam and the International Medical Corps.

After Chester Bennington's death on July 20, 2017, the One More Light Fund was set up in his honor . The goal of Bennington's favorite donation program during his lifetime is to equip hospitals in developing countries with light. Another focus is the support of people with mental illnesses through the initiative 320 of the existing non-profit organization Change Direction.

Engagement (selection)

Disaster relief

  • Music for Relief supported the victims of Hurricane Katrina , with all monetary donations going directly to the victims and their families. Linkin Park, Fort Minor, and Music For Relief have partnered with the nonprofit Friends and Helpers to support students at various schools in New Orleans . The hurricane devastated 17 schools in the Louisiana area , and Linkin Park provided school supplies and visited them in person on September 10, 11, and 12 , 2006 .
  • Even after the Tōhoku earthquake in Japan in 2011 , a compilation with previously unreleased tracks by various musicians was released. Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief contains 26 songs, including another exclusive Linkin Park track with Issho Ni . Donations were also made through the sale of Shinoda's self-designed T-shirts.
  • In 2011 Music for Relief supported K'naan , who with the I am a Star initiative draws attention to the hunger crisis and the living conditions of the people in Somalia . Music for Relief donated $ 50,000 to a hospital in the Banaadir area . The same amount of money went to Kitchen Mamas , a project that provides health-related education programs to women in Somalia.
  • In 2014, Music for Relief, initiated a telethon to medical in West Africa personnel to Ebola fever looked ill people, equipped with protective equipment.
  • Music for Relief donated US $ 25,000 in emergency aid to the Balkan states hit by a flood of the century in 2014 . In particular, people from Bosnia and Herzegovina were provided with food and clean water. In addition, solar lights were provided as there was no electricity in some communities for weeks.
  • In March 2017 Music for Relief initiated the Famine & Drought In The Horn Of Africa donation program to help people in South Sudan , Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya who have been affected by a hunger crisis since 2011 with water, food and medical care. The crisis in the Horn of Africa has been worsened by civil wars and another period of drought.
  • Music for Relief supports the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund of the non-governmental organization Team Rubicon. Team Rubicon, made up of U.S. armed forces veterans, provides search and rescue services to disaster relief efforts in affected areas in southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana.

environmental Protection

  • Since 2007, Music for Relief has supported the American Forests non-profit organization, which is dedicated to protecting and restoring the US and Canadian forest ecosystems. For every concert ticket sold in North America from 2007 to 2009, Linkin Park donated one US dollar, which was used for reforestation purposes. Rob Bourdon has served on the American Forests Board of Directors since 2012.
  • At the end of 2011, Music for Relief and Linkin Park founded the Power the World fund . The aim is to combat anti- religious poverty in developing countries and to create access to sustainable energy based on and in support of the 2012 United Nations Year of Sustainable Energy for All . The first project was to raise funds for solar-powered lightbulbs for families in Haiti. The We Care Solar Suitcase for Uganda initiative to equip hospitals and maternity clinics with light was also launched in 2012 .
  • Since 2015, Wildcoast has received donations for the conservation of the mangrove forests in Bahía Magdalena and Baja California Sur , Mexico . The environmental protection organization works worldwide for the preservation of coastal and marine ecosystems and their wild animals by creating protected areas.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ About Music for Relief. In: YouTube . Music for Relief, January 28, 2014, accessed August 14, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b Katie Meschke: Linkin Park uses Music for Relief to help natural disaster victims. Daily Bruin, October 11, 2009, accessed August 13, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Linkin Park: Gratitude, Responsibility and Obligation. Billboard , January 15, 2005, page 1 and page 60. (English)
  4. ↑ Linkin Park donate tsunami funds. BBC News , December 31, 2004, accessed August 16, 2017 .
  5. ^ Ruth Blatt: What Linkin Park Teaches Us About Corporate Social Responsibility. Forbes , January 11, 2015, accessed on August 15, 2017 (English): "We saw the devastation and felt like we might be able to help mobilize not only our community of fans, but also the music industry in general."
  6. ↑ music for relief. Artist Partners. Music for Relief, accessed August 15, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Denise Quan: For Linkin Park vocalist, aid for Japan is personal. CNN entertainment , March 30, 2011, accessed on August 15, 2017 (English): "Music for Relief is not Linkin Park for Relief, [...]."
  8. ↑ a b music for relief. 2015 Annual Report. Music for Relief, 2015, accessed August 14, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Our Story. Music for Relief, accessed October 5, 2018 .
  10. ↑ 320 Changes Direction. The Campaign to Change Direction, accessed November 18, 2017 .
  11. ↑ music for relief. Disaster Relief Programs. Music for Relief, accessed August 15, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Lynn Ullrich: Musicians are committed to Japan. BR-Online , April 4, 2011, accessed August 15, 2017 .
  13. ↑ Tim Sandle: Music for Relief campaigns to aid Ebola prevention. Digital Journal, September 5, 2014, accessed August 13, 2017 .
  14. ↑ music for relief. 2014 Annual Report. Music for Relief, accessed August 14, 2017 .
  15. ↑ music for relief. Famine & Drought In The Horn Of Africa. Music for Relief, accessed August 15, 2017 .
  16. ↑ United Nations warn of up to 20 million starvation deaths. Zeit Online , March 11, 2017, accessed August 15, 2017 .
  17. ↑ music for relief. Environmental Programs. Music for Relief, accessed August 15, 2017 .
  18. ↑ Marissa McCauley: Songs of Summer: Linkin Park and Music for Relief Team with American Forests to Plant Trees and Educate Concertgoers about Global Warming. In: American Forests. Questia Online Library, 2007, accessed August 13, 2017 .
  19. ↑ Reforsting in US and Canada. Music for Relief, accessed August 13, 2017 .
  20. ^ Board of Directors. American Forests, accessed August 13, 2017 .
  21. ^ Power The World, Linkin Park. In: YouTube . Linkin Park , November 8, 2011, accessed August 15, 2017 .
  22. ^ About Power the World. Music for Relief, accessed February 6, 2012 .
  23. ↑ Whitney Showler of Music for Relief interview on global giving at Rio + Social. In: YouTube . United Nations Foundation , August 21, 2012, accessed August 16, 2017 .
  24. ↑ Serge Dedina: Mangle es Vida: Music for Relief, Linkin Park and WILDCOAST Partner to Protect Mangroves and our Oceans. Serge Dedina.com, June 26, 2015, accessed August 14, 2017 .
  25. ↑ Music for Relief Mangroves Trip 2016 [Extended Edit]. In: YouTube . Linkin Park , May 26, 2016, accessed August 14, 2017 .