MusicLink Foundation
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MusicLink Foundation has the most brilliant concept for linking underprivileged students with professional musicians that is out there anywhere!~ I heard Joanne Haroutounian's presentation at my local VMTA Convention and my heart was touched by the generosity of one woman who has made it her mission to pioneer this wonderful Foundation creating musicians one student at a time!
I feel so privileged to be associated with MusicLink as a coordinator and hopefully as a volunteer teacher in the near future! I encourage teachers to consider teaching one student who otherwise would not be able to afford quality music instruction! Your life will be changed forever!
The Great!
I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
Through video and testimonies from teachers, I have seen how MusicLink has changed many student lives - giving them confidence they might never have gained.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
I don't have a thing I would change! Why mess with something that is working exceptionally well?
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Some
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
What one change could this group make that would improve your volunteer experience?
I can't think of anything at this time
Did your volunteer experience have an effect on you? (teaching you a new skill, or introducing new friends, etc.)
I have found Sue Wege, Regional coordinator, to be one of the most generous people not only with her time, but with her kindness and attention to detail. After being out of the workforce for a few years, it is very motivational for me to get back into it again. I love it!~
How did this volunteer experience make you feel?
ALIVE!~
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
1997
I am proud to be a MusicLink teacher. As a MusicLink Foundation teacher, I volunteer my time to teach students who cannot afford to pay for lessons. I currently have five students. It is so difficult to put into words the joy and satisfaction that I have experienced from my MusicLink students. They have added a new dimension to my studio that had not existed. In order to understand what I am saying, you need to experience it firsthand. One needs to step out in faith that your studio CAN exist successfully without the few dollars that you might be donating to kids in situations that make life really tough to be optimistic. The excitement of knowing you have been a part of these students' introduction to music is good enough for me. I want to pubicly also thank the many music and related companies for their generous contributions to the MusicLink students. You are a big part of why MusicLink is successful and I am hoping that your participation will continue. Thank you so very much. Try it, you'll like it!!!!
The Great!
I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
watching a family struggle through the aftermath of domestic abuse and MusicLink Foundation providing two students from that family with a keyboard that they could have never afforded to purchase. It has allowed this family to focus on music as a escape.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
that earning big bucks for doing a service does not always reap the greatest rewards.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
very dedicated to the mission statement of MusicLink Foundation.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Oh, my, let me count the ways. If someone was really interested in donating that kind of money, MusicLink students could realize dreams that they, thusfar, can only dream of. See me with a list of ideas.
Ways to make it better...
I had found and decided to participate earlier.
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
the numbers of students who live in families who are just on the brink of needing assistance with job cutbacks, job losses, etc.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every week
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
When I opened my non-profit music school in 2001, I was searching for a way to engage the disadvantaged community in my musically elitist city of Madison, WI. I was thrilled to discover the MusicLink Foundation's system that fit perfectly into our existing programming. Joanne Haroutounian can take credit for enhancing the lives of so many talented children across the country. And the key word is "talented." How many students do us teachers teach that we know deep down will never really get anywhere in the world of music, but we need the income and so "take the money and run?" Most of them, I'd say. Yet the system of having community leaders identify children who show a special flair for music but do not have the resources to seek out private lessons makes it (for me) completely worthwhile. I love teaching, I love kids and I love teaching kids who are talented. I don't even notice the lack of $. I also love the challenge of finding teachers who are willing to be apart of this amazing program. Sincerely, Jo Simons, Director Community Music School, ltd Madison, WI
The Great!
I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
teaching low-income talented children, finding teachers who are willing to do the same. The regional coordinator Sue Wege has also rescued me many times - she's the best!
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
see above
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
the rewards of all of it.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
wonderful
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
make a movie about individuals who've made it
Ways to make it better...
the website weren't so complicated!
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
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One thing I'd also say is that...
I'm still as impressed by it all as I was 9 years ago when I first got involved.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every six months
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
I loved teaching with Music Link, think it is a wonderful program and just wish more families knew they could have lessons this way.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
being able to provide lessons to a student I would not have known otherwise, who would not have afforded lessons otherwise.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
One time
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
I have watched, in wonder, as music student after music student has moved through their lives reframing how they saw themselves as a result of the caring support of MusicLink teachers. Year after year, successful performance after successful performance, these children in need built a strong sense of themselves as disciplined, capable and an important part of the musical community. Most, have gone on to win scholarships to universities and colleges. Often being the first person in their families to ever go to college. MusicLink is about music and a whole lot more!
The Great!
I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
I have watched, in wonder, as music student after music student has moved through their lives reframing how they saw themselves as a result of the caring support of MusicLink teachers. Year after year, successful performance after successful performance,
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If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Change the world, one student/teacher at a time.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every week
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
The MusicLink program inspired me to offer a scholarship to a young girl who would not otherwise have been able to afford piano lessons. After 4 years in the program she not only plays the piano very well, but has also now added violin and percussion playing. She loves music of all kinds and has developed extreme confidence. I have no doubt that she is a future leader, not only in musical activities, but in life. As an educator, I'm of the opinion that every teacher needs to offer one scholarship at all times. Great things happen to everyone involved as a result.
The Great!
I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
the lives of young people!
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
help teachers defray costs.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
results.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
kind-hearted.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
make a huge positive difference.
Ways to make it better...
there was less paperwork to do!
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
financial.
One thing I'd also say is that...
I hope to be involved again in the future.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2008
I learned of the MusicLink Foundation at a music EXPO put on by Schmitt Music, in the Minneapolis area. For several years I had wanted to try to teach piano lessons to children from homes who could not afford lessons. But I knew that most did not have access to a piano. Then I met the Minnesota MusicLink representative, and thus began a wonderful chapter in my piano lessons history. I currently teach 15 students, and 6 of them receive lessons from no pay up to half price. Then, they have each received an electric keyboard for a time, which has been replaced by a real piano eventually. If they continue lessons through MusicLink for 4 years, they are allowed to keep the piano. Of all the students I've had over the past several years, they have all worked hard, and the families have been so blessed and appreciative. I, too, have been much blessed. Our Minnesota representative is VERY supportive of everything we do, as is the national organization.
The Great!
I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
All the students I've taught!
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Not change a thing.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
Watching these children, some immigrants, who are thriving with their piano lessons.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
Great people!
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Provide more services in more areas of music.
Ways to make it better...
It couldn't be better!
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
Finding teachers who will teach all the students who could use them!
One thing I'd also say is that...
I highly recommend the MusicLink Foundation. They are ethical, responsible, sincere, and dedicated.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2008
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