“We should do something.”
Danny Rosin
Co-Founder, Marketing Addict on a B Corp Journey, Community Builder, Music Fanatic, Pathological Optimist, Dad and Husband. A friend once called me a “Cosmic Glue Stick."
It’s hard to believe that 20 years ago Band Together, the volunteer-driven nonprofit that has donated over $11 million through live concerts, marketing and mostly corporate fundraising, was born from a simple comment. “We should do something” became a collective vision in our collective conscience. Creating Band Together was not just a reaction to the national tragedy of 9/11. It was a retaliation. Band Together’s strength is in its name. Together, with hope, optimism, hard work and a little rebellion, improving our condition is possible.
I have always said that positive outcomes can result from tragic events, and Band Together is evidence. 20 years later and we are standing taller than ever, responding to community issues and needs. This is what I try and remember on every anniversary of 9/11. Adversity is the mother of invention. And in darkness, we must create the light. ??
Helping create and build Band Together has been one of the greatest joys of my life. I was so lucky to be in the room with Skip Mangum, Tom Lyon and Phil and Shellie Gruber when we set out to do something bigger than ourselves. And later, our all-volunteer organization had the vision to invest in capacity building, where we hired leaders like Matt Strickland, Fraley Marshall, Hannah Parker and Thorne Daubenspeck. Through their hard work, Band Together now brings $1 million into the community each year, which doubled what we were doing as an all-volunteer group. The moral of this story is to invest in your nonprofit. Hire the best people and give them the resources to do their very best work.
Music remains Band Together’s gateway to bringing people together and appreciate something many of us often take for granted — our community.
I know all the people who have invested time, treasure and talent into Band Together are honored that the Triangle community has embraced our dream and helped us grow. Especially the nonprofit community. While our sacred cow is live music, it is our open-source “partnership philanthropy” model that is our secret weapon. The old African Proverb is our language: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” The nonprofits we partner with are doing the hard front lines work. They are the real heroes.
The moral is that you may not need to start an overlapping nonprofit. Rather, circumvent your ego and develop partnerships and collaborations to accelerate success.
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I hope you will join Band Together as we aspire to positively impact the Triangle through the power of live music and partnership philanthropy. https://www.bandtogethernc.org/
With love and defiant optimism,
Danny Rosin, Co-Founder
Band Together
Largest Ongoing Charitable Concert in the Southeast (and perhaps, the largest in the universe after Farm Aid)
Sales consultant and coach helping CEOs succeed at their own sales work
3 年Hi Danny - Such an inspiring time for you I'm sure you are more focused than ever on getting the expansion and growth right. . Understand that how you are choosing to think and then feel determines the actions you take. . The strategies and tactics that determine what’s happening in your business. . And those actions determine your results. . When you are in resistance, we both know it is hard to make clear headed empowered decisions from that place. . So, you have to look at some internal Strategies and Tactics. . And, you are going to have to understand how to deal with the Resistance. . So that when it shows up it doesn’t derail you, but instead you know how to think and get right back on track, make smart decisions, and keep moving forward. . So, if we have a problem, yes, we are going to implement new strategies and tactics but what we have to first do is find the problem in our own thinking. . Mindset is important because it is the cause of every effect we are creating in our business. . And, that includes doing something that brings communities together! . What is your vision for the future?
Lead Retirement Plan Counselor, Empower /NC Total Retirement Plans
3 年You did it alright !! So pleased to take part over the years. Great job !!
VP Account Management at ServiceTrade
3 年“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead Danny Rosin thank you for your vision and leadership over these 20 years. I am grateful and honored to have been a part of such a movement in our community that has given hope as a response to tragedy, adversity and divisiveness. Keep doing and inspiring Band Together NC!
Fundraising Strategy | Execution | Delivery
3 年Danny Rosin Reading the comments below is a reflection of the effect your passionate desire to fight back against the darkness has created. It's a message that resonates with many, and those who have not yet chosen to take THEIR first steps in leading others on their own may find solace in realizing there are ALREADY so MANY places doing the kind of work that would inspire you as you mention in this piece. Start there. Learn, be further inspired, and grow while your contributions are deeply felt in the places you sow your effort. That's what happened to me as you know, and you also know how much of a role you played in that happening. Here's hoping others hearing your message begin to see it as a beacon and make some amazing things happen themselves. It's totally within our grasp.
Vice President of Business Development
3 年Loved my time with the Band Together family! It’s been too long but still feel very much a part of what everyone built and contributed. You all certainly did it Danny Rosin. Thank you. Impossible to measure the number of lives impacted. Very proud!