My "Empowering Music" as a Nonprofit Project - "Dr. Pianist" Makiko Hirata DMA

The Japanese version of this entry is here. このエントリーの日本語訳はこちらです。

To offer tax incentives to my prospective donors, I am in the process of applying for a fiscal sponsorship as a nonprofit project.

In addition to my portfolio career as a performer/writer/lecturer, I propose for my nonprofit project to do the following.

To make my workshops, based on the latest science on the benefits of music, more widely available to diverse communities.
- I have been facilitating workshops for corporate clients for over three years now. By making them more available to diverse communities, I want the awareness of music as a social resource to take roots.
The topics of workshops that I have so far designed and facilitated are:
- Teambuilding and Leadership
- Music and Wellness (Stress management, burnout preventions, etc.)
- DEI (Diversity-Equality-Inclusion)
In addition, I would like to develop workshops to empower musicians
- Musicians for Climate Action
- People’s History of Music: Equalizing Music History for the Future
- Musical Activism
- Musicians as Healers

The social benefits I hope to achieve through my project “Empowering Music”

To promote music as an overlooked resource to enhance our individual and collective well-being.
To appeal to various communities and institutions to consider incorporating music in their space and practice as an accessible resource with quantifiable benefits.
To make musicians more aware of the latest science on the benefits of music, and to encourage them to make their musical activities more socially relevant.
- To empower them with the latest findings on the benefits of music.
- To help them recognize how musicians are integral parts of their communities with the power of influence over our social issues, and how to be responsible about that power.
- To create a community of likeminded musicians that can support each other as we make our musical offerings more socially relevant and to address the issues we face today.

The support I need from you as I apply for this fiscal sponsorship

Any wisdom and experience you have to share with me about the nonprofit sector would be greatly appreciated.
Letters of support and testimonials.
- Your endorsement on my writing, lectures and workshops, and how you think my project might benefit the society.
Donation Pledge
- My goal is to raise $22,000 for the first year. However, the dollar amount is only a barometer. The number of donors would serve as a testament to the interests on the proposed project, and its prospective social impact. I welcome donations in any amount!

Please write to me with any questions, comments, suggestions, etc. You may leave a public comment to this blog post, or write me directly at musicalmakiko@gmail.com