Rockcorps

RockCorps is a pro-social production company that uses music to inspire people to volunteer and get involved in their community. To date, over 160,000 volunteers have attended more than 50 live concert events, giving over 600,000 hours to volunteering at more than 2,500 global charities. The company was founded in America in 2003 and launched in there in 2005 in partnership with Boost Mobile, Following that, RockCorps launched with Orange in the UK in 2008, France in 2009 and Israel in 2010.

RockCorps has featured famous artists at their concerts, including Lady Gaga, David Guetta, Lil Wayne, T.I., Akon, Nelly, Nas, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, Young Jeezy, Korn, N-Dubz,and Vampire Weekend.

RockCorps' principal idea is "Got 2 Give to Get (U.S.), Give, Get Given (UK). Tagline: Moving a Generation to Change the World

Anyone who gives 4 hours of their time at a RockCorps organized volunteer event in their local community gets given a ticket to an exclusive concert put on by RockCorps.

The volunteer events are always in partnership with local non-profit organizations. non-profit partners in various cities have included: Lee Valley Regional Park (UK), Thames 21(UK) Social Change Media (USA), Watts Boys and Girls Club (USA), Heal the Bay (USA), Big Kidz (USA), Reynoldstown Revitalization Corporation (USA), Arepa (FRANCE) and ABEJ (FRANCE).

RockCorps is not a non-profit organization, instead partners with a brand partner in each country, creating a marketing and communication platform that combines entertainment and community work. When launched in 2005 in the USA, RockCorps partnered with Boost Mobile and was known as 'Boost Mobile RockCorps'. In the UK, France and Israel RockCorps is partnered with Orange and is known as 'Orange RockCorps'. In the UK in 2008 and 2009 RockCorps was also partnered with Sony Ericsson. This changed to BlackBerry in 2010.

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