The Doc Society's Impact Field Guide database is a collection of tools, organizations, trainings, case studies, templates, funding opportunities, and more to support your efforts to have an impact.
Methodology Workbooks
Taturana Cinema and Social Impact
Virtual space for consultation about Latin American social impact film distribution
Topic: Distribution
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Film Campaign Partner Survey Example
Peace is Loud
Help for evaluating your partnership work within an impact campaign
Topic: Partnerships
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Impact Roadmap Worksheet
Peace is Loud
Interactive document that walks a filmmaker through the three main steps of Peace is Loud’s impact strategy development process
Topic: Strategic Planning
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Early Bird Guide to the Nonfiction Core Application
Early Bird Films
Resource with advice for each section of the application
Topic: Funding
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Budget Checklist
Doc Society
While budget line items will differ based on your campaign activities, the Doc Society has created a checklist of possibilities.
Topic: Budgets
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FilmPact Impact Plan Template
FilmPact
Guidance for developing an impact plan
Topic: Strategic Planning
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Impact Campaign Builder
Engage Media
What is your film project trying to change?
Topic: Strategic Planning
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In the Spotlight: Crucial Questions for Documentary Participants
Peace is Loud
Tool to help filmmakers and participants create healthy dialogues about consent, compensation, creative rights, and other pressing issues (available…
Topic: Participants
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Indicator Toolbox
Doc Society
How do you know if you have moved the needle? The Doc Society provides sample indicators for each of the five impact dynamics to support your assessm…
Topic: Measurement
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Reimagine Framework
Emergence Media
Framework for community-accountable mediamaking, developed in cahoots with social justice values-aligned lawyers with film and media expertise
Topic: Production
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Shared Document
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Evaluation Plan Worksheet
Doc Society
Use this worksheet to lay out the information you need to be able to develop your evaluation plan.
Topic: Measurement
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Fresh 2025 Introduction to Documentary Budgeting and Scheduling (With New Templates!)
International Documentary Association
"a versatile tool that can be adapted for as many uses as possible"
Topic: Budgets
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