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Musicians For A Cause

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"A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

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Musicians for a Cause has selected the New York Songwriters Circle to provide songs in support of the National Council of Nonprofits... The Maine Songwriters Association is stepping up to help Camp Allen with a very special request... Musicians for a Cause teams with Swallow Hill Music Association to write songs for the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center...
Our "Life in the Years" song contest is under way! Musicians for a Cause works with songwriters and nonprofit organizations to create music that brings life to worthy causes. If you want your songs to have meaning and touch hearts, then this is for you. Join Natalie Merchant, Livingston Taylor and others in lending a voice to this worthy cause! Get visibility to over 250,000 people... click here to get more details.
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Update: Our "Life in the Years" song contest is in the hands of the judges! The results should be in by May 30, 2009. Our sincerest thanks goes out to all who participated in supporting this cause. The songs and stories were incredibly touching and this will truly be the most comprehensive collection of songs in the world that bring compassion, love and a touch of humor to the issues around aging.

Our goal is to create such a compelling compilation that each person who hears it finds several songs that they just have to tell someone about! Based on the initial feedback from the judges we've certainly accomplished that.

The "Life in the Years" project went out to over 350,000 talented songwriters around the world. We've had entries from Australia to Iceland, India to Trinidad, the United States to the United Arab Emirates, all over Europe and everywhere in between! We're taking only the very best, but so many songs were inspired by this event that there are now thousands more people singing songs that bring compassion, awareness and humor to the issues around aging.

These artists are also inspiring thousands more through their performances around the world! This grassroots effort is making a global difference in creating awareness by exposing more and more people to the issues around aging through music.

The songs and stories are all very touching in their own way and represent so many important perspectives and messages. We're looking forward to seeing the final selections. It won't be easy!

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Musicians for a Cause is largely a grass roots volunteer organization that fosters active involvement by the music community in social causes by teaming songwriters, musicians and other music professionals with nonprofit organizations, using music to bring life to the causes they support. Our goal is to ensure that every nonprofit organization that wants music to support their cause has access to it. Music creates emotion, so we help organizations increase awareness and support for their efforts by writing songs that create an emotional bond between them and their patrons. People are much more likely to listen to a song than read a website or brochure, and if it's on an mp3 player or a CD, the message is heard over and over again and the cause comes to mind every time they hear it!
Musicians for a Cause works closely with each nonprofit organization to provide songs that have meaning and connection to their cause. We partner with songwriting groups, organizations and colleges/universities with songwriting programs who are interested in participating in projects to support a worthy cause.
If you're with a songwriting organization and interested geting more information about helping with a project, please ( click here. ) Please go to www.m4ac.org for more information on Musicians for a Cause. Our goal is to have our efforts funded not only through donations and grants, but also an occasional cover by a named artist to help bring visibility to a cause on a national level. If you're a local artist, covering a song would help too! Every time an artist covers a song it increases the number of people who may be inspired to take action. Become part of a growing community of musicians who care! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Musicians for a Cause provides songs that can be used on a website, in a fund-raising campaign or incorporated into a promotional/emotional video to inspire support. Songs are provided on a volunteer basis - there's no cost. If you’re a nonprofit organization and would like information on getting a song for your cause, please go to www.m4ac.org for more information.

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Member Since: 11/29/2007
Band Website: www.m4ac.org
Band Members: Hi, I'm Dave Bastien, Founder of Musicians for a Cause - www.m4ac.org . Here are links where you can get more information about various causes and find out how to get involved. You can make a difference:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Homelessness: National Coalition for the Homeless Main page: http://www.nationalhomeless.org/ Detailed fact sheets: http://www.nationalhomeless.org/publications/facts.html U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Information about local resources http://www.hud.gov/homeless/index.cfm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Domestic Violence: National Domestic Violence Hotline - Information and local resources http://www.ndvh.org/ National Coalition Against Domestic Violence http://www.ncadv.org/ Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network - National Sexual Assault Hotline http://www.rainn.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Down Syndrome: National Association for Down Syndrome Information and local organizations: http://www.nads.org/ National Down Syndrome Society http://www.ndss.org/ Special Olympics www.specialolympics.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Same-Sex Equality: Human Rights Campaign http://www.hrc.org PFLAG - Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays http://www.pflag.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Child Sexual Abuse: Darkness to Light http://www.darkness2light.org/ Childhelp - helping victims of child abuse and neglect http://www.childhelp.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hunger: Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network http://www.secondharvest.org/ Food Research and Action Center http://www.frac.org/ World Hunger Education Service.. --webbot bot="Substitution" i-checksum="33253" endspan -- http://www.worldhunger.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Catholic Church Abuse: http://www.voiceofthefaithful.org/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Troubled Teens: Focus Adolescent Services http://www.focusas.com/ Troubled Teens of America http://www.troubledteensofamerica.org/ Boys & Girls Clubs http://www.bgca.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Volunteering: http://www.volunteermatch.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Divorce: Parents Without Partners http://parentswithoutpartners.org/ The Stepfamily Network http://stepfamily.net/ Info for kids & parents http://www.kidsturn.org
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http://www.kidshealth.org
Custody, visitation, child support http://www.divorcesupport.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Support Groups: Various online support groups http://dailystrength.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alcoholism: Alcoholics Anonymous http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org Al-Anon/Alateen - Support for families & friends http://www.al-anon.alateen.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Drug Abuse: Info for Parents & Teens http://www.drugfree.org/ National Institute on Drug Abuse http://www.nida.nih.gov ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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My Blog

Musicians for a Cause and Swallow Hill Music support the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center

Musicians for a Cause teams with Swallow Hill Music Association to write songs for the Breckenridge Outdoor Education CenterSwallow Hill Music will provide songs that bring life to the outstanding wor...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:26:00 GMT

The Maine Songwriters Association lends their support to Camp Allen

The Maine Songwriters Association has graciously stepped up to support Musicians for a Cause in helping Camp Allen in Bedford New Hampshire.The Maine Songwriters Association is engaging the support of...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:45:00 GMT

Musicians for a Cause, New York Songwriters Circle, National Council of Nonprofits Join Forces

Musicians for a Cause has selected the New York Songwriters Circle as its affiliate to provide songs in support of the National Council of Nonprofits.As the lifeblood of Americas communities, nonprof...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:01:00 GMT

"Give a Crap for Christmas" Campaign

I had an idea of how we can all help make a difference for Christmas this year so I just created the "Give a Crap for Christmas" Campaign. You can see the details at www.myspace.com/Giv...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:40:00 GMT

Get visibility to over 250,000 people and make a difference!

Get visibility to over 250,000 people and make a difference! This is an invitation to check out the Musicians for a Cause "Life in the Years" song contest. Musicians for a Cause works with songwr...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:07:00 GMT

CareGivers Compilation CD

Thanks to all the songwriters who contributed to the CareGivers compilation CD - Sounds of Caring! They love the songs and I'm sure it will help bring the support they need and create a more emot...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:15:00 GMT