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instruments for success guest speakers
Each semester, Project 440 welcomes an array of emerging and established professionals who discuss their education and career paths with our Instruments for Success students.
Guest speakers for the fall semester include Veronica Chapman-Smith, professional singer, nonprofit board member, and Vice President of Community Initiatives at Opera Philadelphia; Raheem Manning, Philadelphia’s first Director, Night Time Economy & Business Development; and Isaiah Weatherspoon, a graduate of Berklee College of Music and drummer, producer, music educator and author of Music is Cool.
Musicians Alexandra Cutler-Fetkewicz and Dr. Vladimir Dyo will also speak to our Instruments for Success online students.
OUR MISSION
The mission of Project 440 is to teach young people how to use their interest in music to forge pathways for themselves and ignite change in their communities.
We plant a seed in a young person’s life; they plant a seed in someone else’s life through the work they’re doing, and it ends up having a larger ripple effect.
Joseph Conyers Founder & Vision Advisor
OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
DOING GOOD
Doing Good teaches leadership and service skills and fosters an entrepreneurial mindset. Students receive funding of $500 to apply these new skills to create and implement a cumulative final service-learning project inspired by music and the arts.
Doing Good is offered in the fall and spring. Participants earn a stipend of up to $825.
INSTRUMENTS FOR SUCCESS
Instruments for Success covers all aspects of the college search and admissions process, including how to find the right school, financial aid, audition, essay and interview preparation, and financial literacy. Each semester, three guest speakers share their education and career paths.
Instruments for Success is offered in the fall and spring. Participants earn a stipend of up to $200.
YOUTH ADVOCACY COUNCIL
The Youth Advocacy Council (YAC) is a student-driven program for participants who have completed the Doing Good or Instruments for Success programs. Members receive leadership, project management, governance, and advocacy training. YAC also presents “Music in Color,” featuring diverse voices of emerging and established professional musicians.
The Youth Advocacy Council meets twice per month between September and May. Participants receive a stipend at the end of the school year.
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THE IMPACT OF YOUR DONATION
Your donation increases our ability to provide access to our programs to as many young people as possible.
$10
Will cover one student's stipend for one hour
$50
Will provide textbooks to four students
$200
will sponsor a workshop speaker at the annual College Fair for Musicians
$500
Will provide seed funding to support the implementation of one Doing Good service learning project
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