On Monday, I posted the question, How Can Nonprofits Use Pandora? I wanted to share with you the response from Pandora's Community Manager. They're doing some pretty great stuff!
I do know that teachers use Pandora stations and our musicology podcasts to educate students. And indie musicans are making better livings via their exposure on Pandora, which is a great source of pride for us.
Just wanted to let you know of a few of the philanthropic works Pandora is involved in as well...
- We have donated over 6,000 CDs to the Oakland Public Library.
- We raise money for music education through GlobalGiving.
- Pandora staff volunteer monthly at a local Oakland school that doesn't have music education. We teach music theory and by the end of the year, even have them hooked up in a mini recording studio, burning them CDs of the songs they created. (Flickr photos of Pandora volunteering).