If You Want To Create Positive Change, You Have To Envision It

If You Want To Create Positive Change, You Have To Envision It
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By Sarah Klein

When Camille Zamora and Monica Yunus met at Juilliard, they wanted a way to use their passion -- singing -- to give back. They started Sing For Hope, a non-profit organization that promotes accessibility of the arts throughout New York City.

"We had no idea we were starting an organization, let alone a movement," Zamora said at Thrive, The Huffington Post's second Third Metric conference on redefining success beyond the two metrics of money and power. "Our idea was to create change, [and to] create positive change, you have to envision it."

Sing For Hope reminds us, Arianna said, that we may not all be able to transform a passion into a living, but we can use our passion to give back to others.

Watch the video above for more on giving back through art.

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