Our First Year, and an Invitation Forward

Dear Friends,

As 2025 comes to a close, I want to take a moment to speak directly to you. If you have listened to the music, shared a song, attended a gathering, or followed this work from afar, you are already part of the story. Bring Forth exists because people like you believe that creativity is not a luxury. It is one of the ways human beings stay awake to their own souls.

When we launched this summer, we named our mission with clarity: Bring Forth cultivates and amplifies human-made, heart-centered creativity as a pathway to healing, emotional well-being, and cultural renewal.In a world marked by rapid technological change, rising disconnection, and a cultural hunger for meaning, heart-centered creativity is becoming more essential, not less. It is one of the practices that keeps us human.

Support Bring Forth with an end-of-year gift

This year, we have already seen what happens when people are given permission to listen inward and create from that place. We have witnessed songwriters reconnect with their intuition. We have supported artists releasing music shaped by emotional honesty rather than commercial pressure. We also released two full-length albums that are already making a tremendous impact in our communities and rippling outward. We have gathered people in rooms where strangers become community through shared singing and presence. And we have begun the slow and steady work of building a home for those who want to explore creativity as a path toward healing and transformation.

As we look toward 2026, the work is expanding. In the new year we will:

Launch our first community songwriting journey, The Song Within, making intention-based songwriting accessible to anyone who wants to learn how to listen, respond, and grow through creative practice.
Produce and release a series of heart-centered music projects, including full albums and singles from our artists.
Offer more transformational coaching so individuals can use songwriting and creativity as tools for healing, clarity, and self-understanding.
Host guided concerts, gatherings, and regional events that create space for connection and renewal.
Continue building a culture where creativity is understood as a birthright, not a privilege.

With your support, we can deepen this work in essential ways. Your gift will help us:

Amplify the music we are releasing through PR, storytelling, and content that helps these songs reach the people who need them.
Develop new teaching resources, including the Bring Forth Songbook and online learning initiatives
Strengthen production, mixing, and mastering by working with additional engineers and artists.
Provide production, distribution, and promotional support to heart-centered artists who cannot afford industry rates.
Provide coaching scholarships that remove financial barriers and make creative growth accessible to anyone, whether they are emerging artists, returning creators, or stepping into creativity for the first time.
Extend outreach to under-resourced and marginalized communities where access to creative tools has been limited.

If you resonate with this vision of a world where people create from aligned authenticity, where creative practice is accessible to all, and where music becomes a force for connection and healing, I invite you to make an end-of-year gift today. A one-time contribution makes a real difference as we grow this work. A recurring monthly gift creates dependable support that helps us plan with confidence, extend more coaching opportunities, expand our community gatherings, and sustainably amplify the voices and songs emerging from this growing circle.

Your generosity helps us continue this work with integrity and care. It allows us to invest in the resources needed to share these stories and songs with more people and to nurture a culture rooted in presence, intuition, and creative empowerment at a moment when the world needs it most.

With gratitude for your presence in this circle,

Make a one time gift or support Bring Forth monthly

Benjamin Jay Thomas
Founder, Bring Forth
PO Box 382
Leavenworth WA 98826
bringforth.org

Bring Forth is an IRS recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

2025 Milestones:
Snapshots the First Season from the Bring Forth Team

• Our Bring Forth launch gathering with a packed room, lots of songs and a triple rainbow for our team!
• Receiving a speedier than expected approval for our 501(c)(3) status, and watching Ben's jaw drop
• Nora B. Heath's Listening Ceremony, previewing her album in a stunning and oh-SO-Nora way
• The production and release of "Flower's Will Grow", Nora's debut album, along with a memorable release show at Tierra Yurt (Stream and download it here!)
• The production and release of Hernán’s Savastano's debut album, "Mi Cancion", chronicling his life journey of healing from childhood through adulthood (Stream and download this one too!)
• Hernán’s release concert at Snowgrass Lodge with album donations supporting Bring Forth and raising over $300 for the Yawanawá tribe! 🙌
• Making the front page of the Leavenworth Echo (we're local famous! 🤗)
• Sharing music meeting beautiful people at regional festivals like Singing Alive, Imagine Festival, Conscious Growth Convergence and more
• Providing one-on-one Intuitive Song Coaching to over a dozen clients in 2025
• And finally... coming in just a few days... Our 2025 Illuminate the Night Solstice Gathering, with an expanded lineup or artists and an ecstatic dance set, as a way to cap of a beautiful year (register here if you haven't gotten tickets... they are going quickly!)