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Orchestra Outreach | | |
 Commitment Over Time
Time is an issue for all aspects of an outreach effort. According to Penelope
McPhee of the Knight Foundation, one of the
most overlooked necessities of implementing innovative programs is the amount of time it takes to establish,
fund, and
secure them. Having a reasonable long-term plan is very helpful. She also mentions how musicians
should be a primary
resource for outreach activities because they tend to stay with the organization longer than people
in other parts of the
organization. Consistency is helpful in building relationships. This applies to the relationships
with program participants,
as well. Gil Noam, a Harvard Professor and Researcher specializing in afterschool programs that
support adolescent
development (
PAER
), recommends that the minimum time commitment for a positive influence between a mentoring adult
and child or adolescent is one year (or school year) of regular interaction.
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