no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . june 2011 commit media industry music entertainment social entrepreneurship founded 2005 headquarters new york city new york usa key people paul katz website www.commitmedia.com commit media is a socially entrepreneurial company that utilizes entertainment to advance the missions of non profits and philanthropic organizations . the company also works with celebrities and public figures who have an authentic connection with a cause and want to achieve lasting impact . the ceo of commit media is paul katz a long time entertainment industry executive and two time grammy nominee . contents 1 founding 2 services 3 past projects 3.1 american dental association 3.2 american diabetes association 3.3 tj martell foundation 3.4 the rosa and raymond parks institute 3.5 environmental defense fund 4 selected current projects 4.1 rotary international 4.2 best friends animal society 5 selected celebrity involvement 6 references founding edit commit media was founded in 2005 by paul katz with offices based in new york city . the company now employs consultants from around the world for a variety of professional tasks . services edit commit focuses on celebrity to cause matching entertainment consulting marketing and earned income generation . utilizing music film television print online mobile and social media commit media supports causes ranging from the arts to education the environment health children human rights poverty animal welfare and international development . past projects edit american dental association edit commit media advised and facilitated the give kids a smile 1 campaign through cementing celebrity sponsorships and executive producing a psa featuring three time mvp major league baseball player albert pujols . 2 american diabetes association edit commit media provided celebrity matching and marketing for american diabetes association s i decide to fight diabetes a multi year campaign . 3 celebrities involved in the campaign included patti labelle sherri shepherd maria menounos donna richardson joyner mama love and donnie mcclurkin . the company also added a mobile component to the campaign and generally assisted with marketing . tj martell foundation edit organized and produced between the covers 4 a benefit cd to support the work of the t.j. martell foundation which supports research for leukemia cancer and aids . artists on the compilation included eric clapton madonna alicia keys sheryl crow lenny kravitz norah jones mick jagger david bowie the dixie chicks and sarah mclachlan . between the covers was released by sony bmg in the u.s. and nettwerk in canada . vh1 and vh1 classic aired a between the covers television special hosted by actor director kevin bacon and his brother michael . 5 the bacon brothers perform their rendition of the beatles if i needed someone on both the vh1 special and the album . the rosa and raymond parks institute edit produced a tribute to mrs. rosa parks 6 a compilation album project honoring rosa parks and commemorating the 40th anniversary of the montgomery bus boycott . the album was inspired by themes from parks book quiet strength and included award winning gospel acts such as yolanda adams shirley caesar and fred hammond & radical for christ to revive public interest in freedom . mrs. rosa parks reads extracts from quiet strength on the album and also appears in the promotional video of the lead track something inside so strong . the sales from the album raised more than 300 000 for the rosa and raymond parks institute for self development environmental defense fund edit brokered a relationship between the environmental defense fund and gibson . an initial collaboration took place at the country music association festival in nashville where gibson hosted a tent on global warming . alongside visual depictions of the impacts of climate change gibson displayed its custom environmental defense fund themed guitar . 7 commit media also produced the film discovering hetch hetchy for the edf about america s first conservation battle which resulted in the loss of a valley in yosemite national park . 8 directed by david vassar and narrated by harrison ford the film and its psa won a silver and gold medal respectively for public service video at the summit awards an organization that recognizes and celebrates the creative accomplishments of small and medium sized advertising agencies and other creative groups with annual billings of 25 million or less . the film also won best short at the 2006 wild and scenic environmental film festival 9 and was a finalist in the 2007 jackson hole wildlife film festival awards . 10 selected current projects edit rotary international edit commit media has conducted worldwide entertainment strategy for the end polio now marketing and communications campaign 11 including celebrity spokespersons for psas media outreach concert and event production . commit also executive produced the concert to end polio with the new york philharmonic and polio survivor and violinist itzhak perlman which took place in december 2009 and raised six figures for the cause . 12 in 2011 commit once again executive produced the second concert to end polio 13 with the chicago symphony orchestra itzhak perlman and polio survivor and conductor james depriest . best friends animal society edit commit collaborated with best friends on marketing the puppies aren t products campaign . 14 the company organized and produced the psa associated with the campaign which featured actress rachelle lefevre and has earned over 7.5 million of card rate air time on tv and radio and over 495 million impressions . rachelle continued her work with best friends by appearing at oprah s live your best life walk in may 2009 walking alongside other best friends supporters neko case emmylou harris and maggie q. selected celebrity involvement edit client project celebrity involvement american dental association give kids a smile albert pujols tj martell foundation between the covers album eric clapton kevin bacon madonna alicia keys sheryl crow lenny kravitz norah jones mick jagger and david bowie the dixie chicks and sarah mclachlan the rosa and raymond parks institute for self development a tribute to mrs. rosa parks album rosa parks yolanda adams shirley caesar fred hammond & radical for christ john p. kee sounds of blackness oleta adams and richard smallwood & the smallwood singers environmental defense fund discover hetch hetchy harrison ford american diabetes association i decide to fight campaign patti labelle sherri shepherd maria menounos donna richardson joyner mama love and donnie mcclurken rotary international end polio now nobel peace prize laureate desmond tutu violinist itzhak perlman actress archie panjabi composer a.r. rahman golfer jack nicklaus environmentalist dr. jane goodall bollywood actors amitabh bachchan and mallika sherawat queen noor actor jackie chan and musicians angelique kidjo ziggy marley mallika sherawat zeynab abib dan maraya jos & kanu best friends animal society no more homeless pets rachelle lefevre references edit http www.ada.org givekidsasmile.aspx http www.ada.org 1139 . aspx http www.powerpact.com case case ada.php http feature.legacyrecordings.com betweenthecovers http www.vh1.com shows between the covers series.jhtml http www.amazon.com tribute rosa parks various artists dp b00000058t http www.gibson.com en us lifestyle gibsonfoundation news eco salon http www.edf.org page.cfm tagid 152 http www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org films award winners http www.jhfestival.org videoclips filmcomp.htm http www.rotary.org en mediaandnews news pages 101022 news thisclose.aspx http www.rotary.org en mediaandnews news pages 091216 news concertgallery.aspx http www.rotary.org en mediaandnews news pages 110309 news concert.aspx http network.bestfriends.org 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