# Two approaches to charity on Piano Day

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/03/29/two-approaches-charity-piano-day/
- Published: 2018-03-29T17:58:32+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**29th March is Piano Day. As a pianist, every day is a piano day for me, but I’m
delighted that someone has decided to dedicate a day to this source of delight for
so many. And it’s even more pleasing that there is a giving element to the day.**

Whose idea was it? Composer and performer Nils Frahm came up with it.

He says: “Why does the world need a Piano Day? For many reasons. But mostly, because
it doesn’t hurt to celebrate the piano and everything around it: performers, composers,
piano builders, tuners, movers and most important, the listener.”

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Why 29th March? There are 88 keys on a piano keyboard, and today is the 88th day
of the year.
 **SEE ALSO: [Tip of the Pops 2 – Now That’s What I Call Fundraising](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/07/13/tip-pops-2-now-thats-i-call-fundraising/)**

## Give a Piano

This is the third year in which [Piano Day](http://www.pianoday.org/) has been marked.
From the very beginning there was an element of giving and sharing in the form of
the Give a Piano campaign.

This aims to encourage people who own a piano to share it or make it available to
pianists.

“There are so many pianos that are not being played for several reasons: they are
broken, stored in piano shops or used as items of furniture rather than a musical
instruments. At the same time there are loads of talented pianists who have no possibility
to own a piano. Piano Day gives an opportunity for the holders of the unused pianos
to place them where they can be enjoyed by a lot of people. Everybody who wants 
to share the joy of playing and listening to piano music is invited to participate
and take action!”

The first giveaway took place in Berlin’s youth centre OC23 where a piano was donated
by Nils Frahm and piano builder Carsten Schulz.

 

## ⏎ Give a Piano (a bashing)

There are other ways that pianos can be used for charity. So, by contrast, here’s
one from the archives, shared with me by [John Thompson of Changing Business](https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-thompson-0a5898).
A smashing idea…
 

## Fundraising Tune of the Day

A page about fundraising with pianos wouldn’t be complete without a reference to
my [Fundraising Tune of the Day](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdjFh3hVOPE) series
in 2020.

As the pandemic took hold I decided to combine my love of piano playing with my 
fundraising experience. I shared a series of performances (the piano is just a few
feet from my UK Fundraising desk) and added in a related fundraising tip.

Here’s episode 9 in the series.

Other talented fundraisers joined in with the series too.

And then in the run-up to Christmas I reprised the idea, with the aim of bringing
some seasonal joy to fundraisers, and again some musical fundraisers joined in. 
Do explore [Festive Fundraising Tune of the Day](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/12/09/enjoy-our-festive-fundraising-tunes-of-the-day/).

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