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There’s no such thing as ‘background music.’ Here’s how your playlist affects your brain

Fast Company Tech

Music is everywhereplaying in coffee shops, on hold lines, in Ubers, behind YouTube ads, and of course, in your earbuds while you work. Whether we realize it or not, music is processed across multiple brain regions tied to attention, memory, and emotionmeaning even passive listening can impact how we focus, feel, and make decisions.

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5 Strategies to Attract Sponsorship to Your Music Festival 

The Sponsorship Collective

According to GitHub resource Gitnux, 32 million Americans go to music festivals per year. That would have been the equivalent of nearly every California resident attending a music festival, which underscores the sheer […] If you need context, the state population of California in 2014 was 38.8 million and 26.9

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Big Results for Small Nonprofits: 5 Fundraising Strategies

NonProfit Hub

Big Results for Small Nonprofits: 5 Fundraising Strategies Your nonprofit may not have the same resources, well-established donor base, or strong brand recognition as many larger, more long-standing organizations. Lets explore five budget-friendly fundraising strategies that can drive significant results for your nonprofit.

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Mr Eazi, Black Coffee and Ajebutter22: The African music artists backing startups

TechCrunch

His win came when the global appetite for Amapiano, a style of house music that emerged in South Africa , and Afrobeats, a popular music genre that originated from Western Africa , had increased exponentially. It was a much-needed success for the African music scene, and though it didn’t appear so, it was a boost for its tech scene. .

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8 Year-End Fundraising Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

So, brew another pot of coffee because it’s not time to turn on the holiday music and relax by the fire just yet. The first step in planning a successful year-end fundraising strategy is to ensure your team is aligned on your goals, messaging, timeline, and the execution steps of your campaign. 1) Year-End Fundraising Checklist.

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Embracing Data Analytics to Reinvent Your Content Marketing

Association Analytics

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Yousician raises $28M to make music education more accessible

TechCrunch

By his own admission, Chris Thür wasn’t the most obvious person to start a music education company. The company, previously known as Ovelin , was founded a decade ago, and it originally focused exclusively on kids before finding success with a less age-specific strategy. ” Each time, they had to tell him no.

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