Giving Compass' Take:

• Pearl Jam and lead singer Eddie Vedder have a long history of introducing activism into their concerts. When music royalty calls out injustices in the world and take action to end extreme poverty, people listen.

• Pearl Jam incorporated a community element into their Home Shows in Seattle. How can more musicians include donors in their efforts?

• Here's another example of a famous singer championing social change. 

"Music is at its best when it has a purpose."

These are the words of Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, who, alongside being one of the most influential figures of the rock and roll grunge movement, is also a well-noted philanthropist and dedicated activist.

Vedder is now bringing his critically acclaimed classic rock tunes and activism to the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100, presented and hosted by the Motsepe Foundation, in Johannesburg on Dec. 2, alongside artists such as Beyoncé, JAY-Z, Cassper Nyovest, Ed Sheeran, Kacey Musgraves, Pharrell Williams, Chris Martin, Sho Madjozi, and Usher.

The Seattle-raised star is no stranger to Global Citizen’s mission to end extreme poverty. In 2015, Vedder and Pearl Jam headlined the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park and joined 60,000 people in calling for the success of the Sustainable Development Goals. Vedder was then joined on stage by Beyoncé for a cover of Bob Marley’s "Redemption Song," while Nelson Mandela's “Make Poverty History” speech was projected on screens behind them.

Read the full article on ending global poverty by Madeleine Keck at Global Citizen