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At ATC, we take a different approach to working with musicians (i.e.: we do not “use” them for social justice but rather, we are here to be used by them as a resource). In this same tradition, we also take a different approach to fundraising.
To celebrate our 6th anniversary this year & to ask for your support we have complied a list of reasons, as written by some of the artists, managers and organizers that we work with, to donate to ATC. Some of the reasons are funny. Some are serious. And some are downright inappropriate. We hope that at least one of them will convince you that ATC and our work is an investment worthy of your contribution.
What would our reason be? That’s easy: 6 years have passed and we believe more then ever in ATC and this work because each day we see the impact artists have on the issues they care about.
Enjoy the list and please consider a donation of any size to help us continue our work. With your help, we look forward to another 6 years of music-powered, effective activism, philanthropy and advocacy work.
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- Air Traffic Control Education Fund
- 1475 15th Street
- San Francisco, CA 94103
25 REASONS TO GIVE TO ATC, AS WRITTEN BY THE ARTISTS, MANAGERS, AND ORGANIZERS THAT WE WORK WITH
Please give a donation to ATC because…
- My guilt has decreased immensely since working with ATC.
- I don’t fear success anymore because I know ATC will help me use it for good.
- I don’t fear failure anymore because at least ATC will help me be a better social activist.
- Sell a couple shares of APPL and GOOG and buy GOOD with ATC!
- If you work with or donate to ATC, you lessen your chance of becoming an asshole. We have empirical evidence.
- ATC is run by the same folks who brought us the Tibetan Freedom Concerts. How is that for credentials?!
- ATC is not satisfied by the confines of small thinking. They are pollinators, constantly seeking the most innovative strategies in every sector and building a big picture vision to leverage change.
- The ATC staff is hot. You all were thinking it. I said it.
- ATC keeps it real because as a musician, people applaud me just for showing up and that is not real.
- Who would I be without ATC? Less fun, less fashionable, less inspired by the world-changing possibilities.
- When changing the world is served up with Abita, po-boys, and rock-and-roll, it’s hard to say no.
- Feel good and find a new style: skip a haircut and help ATC help artists make a difference!
- ATC staff always wears sleek black garments and they make me want to look more professional.
- ATC helps musicians help others–which a lot of musicians want to do but don’t know how to do effectively.
- ATC reminds us of the power of music to create change.
- ATC provides musicians & managers places and reasons to get together in a room and talk about what they can do together. From that, good things tend to happen.
- ATC is the secret behind-the-scenes weapon of music industry activism.
- ATC gives strategy to musicians and hope to communities that musicians have helped, like in New Orleans.
- ATC is kinda like a dating service for musicians who want to meet social justice organizations.
- ATC’s staff does incredible social justice work AND aren’t self-righteous hippies (plus, they wear great boots).
- Musicians reach audiences that social justice organizations don’t otherwise reach.
- Music is powerful—it activates the part of the brain that governs optimism, and that means a lot when it comes to the long and hard struggles for justice.
- There is more to artist-activism than just playing benefit concerts and recording public service announcements.
- Musicians are more than just celebrities; with proper resources they can be powerful allies for social change.
- Because no one, no one, has the tools and strategies to engage music fans that ATC has. ATC can reach more people to enact social change than any other music-oriented activism organization.
ATC extends its heartfelt thanks to the organizations and individuals that have so generously made our mission possible. Some of our recent supporters:
- Amy Becker
- ARCA Foundation
- Axis of Justice
- Bertis + Katherine Downs
- Brian Rossiter
- Capitol Music Group
- Chris Covert
- Compton Foundation
- Cyndy Villano
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Don Menn
- Elisa + Jon Kardon
- Ettinger Foundation
- Firuzeh Mahmoudi
- Ford Foundation
- Frances Beck
- General Service Foundation
- Graham Hill
- Griffith + Zoe Foxley
- Indigo Girls
- Instructional Telecommunications Foundation
- James Leventhal
- Jayma Calgiano
- Jan Potts
- Jeff Brady
- Jennifer Gilomen
- Jonathan Lewis
- Jordan Kurland
- Kathy Kane + Phillip Allen Cody
- Kelly Curtis
- Ken Schmidt
- Kevin Arnold
- Kristi Tethong
- Lee Smith
- Liz Manne
- Louise LaMer
- Lorin Ashton (Bassnectar)
- Marianne Manilov
- Michael Bracy
- Mirah Zeitlyn
- Monsters of Folk
- My Morning Jacket
- Nathan Cummings Foundation
- Nikolas Weinstein
- Noise Pop Industries
- Norton Kalishman
- Open Society Institute
- Paul Sisson
- Peter Lewis
- Rainbow Grocery
- Rebeka Rodriguez
- REM
- Reva Parness
- Richard Simonian
- Rita Kardon
- Russ Potts
- Sean Stevenson
- SEIU
- Sol Institute for Civic Engagement
- Thao Nguyen
- The Brecht Forum
- The McKay Foundation
- Threshold Foundation
- Tim + Donna Quirk
- Treasure Island Music Festival
- Unbound Philanthropies
- Vitalogy Foundation
- Wallace Global Fund
- Wayne Bremser
- Will Rutland
- Yenie Ra
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