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Free Report from Sound Diplomacy: “Why Impact Matters”
11-05-2025
To keep a music program running these days, it’s not enough to just believe in the work. We must be able to demonstrate our impact. If your colleagues or funders need more convincing, Sound Diplomacy offers ten reasons why impact assessments are essential to our work. Their free report “Why Impact Matters” offers evidence-based examples of how impact assessments convey the social, cultural, and economic value of creative projects.
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