Danielle Zalaznick, Chief Development Officer & Deputy Executive Director - Save the Music
Danielle Zalaznick is the Deputy Executive Director and Chief Development Officer at Save the Music. The nonprofit ensures students have access to music education in public schools.
Formerly known as VH1 Save the Music, the organization has supported over 2,500 schools in 25+ years. Since dropping “VH1” in 2019, they have doubled their impact and student reach.
Save the Music focuses on six priority communities while also supporting about 10 others. They provide instruments, technology, teacher training, and advocacy for music education.
Danielle builds strong relationships with artists and donors to support their mission. Her favorite part of the job is seeing students excited to make music.
In this episode:
- 00:00 – Welcome to The KRM Podcast
- 00:34 – The Mission Behind Save The Music
- 02:38 – A New Era: Becoming Independent
- 03:49 – Transforming Communities Through Music
- 04:54 – Programs That Make a Difference
- 07:50 – A Success Story: Newark, New Jersey
- 08:59 – Building Meaningful Relationships in Nonprofits
- 11:09 – From Transactions to Transformations: Partnering with Artists
- 14:26 – The Heart of the Job: Why It Matters
- 16:13 – Closing Thoughts & Final Takeaways
"Key relationships are really important in the nonprofit space because your relationships determine how much funding is being brought into the organization, how we work with the community."
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