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.
Impact Guide
Peace is Loud
Non-best-practices set of practices for film impact campaigns
Topic: Strategic Planning
How-To
PDF
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Filmmaker-Participant Relationship Unpacked
ITVS
Large-scale study exploring the relationship between documentary filmmakers and participants
Topic: Participants
Report
PDF
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The Act of Killing/Case Study
Doc Society
Genocide revisited in Indonesia
Topic: Examples of Impact
Case Study
PDF
Human Rights
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Social Change Ecosystem Map
Building Movement Project
Tool to understand the ten roles that people and organizations often show up in when they are participating in social change efforts
Topic: Team Building
Tool
Video
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Global Impact Producers Alliance
Global Impact Producers Alliance
Community-led network of impact producers
Topic: Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
Organization
Website
Visit
Tools
Unquiet
Collection of impact-related tools
Topic: Strategic Planning
List/Database
Website
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GIPA's Impact Fundamentals 101
Global Impact Producers Alliance
What it means to create a campaign for your film and the role of an impact producer
Topic: Strategic Planning
Online Training
Video
Watch
American Promise/Case Study
Doc Society
Changing the future for young black men in the US education system
Topic: Examples of Impact
Case Study
PDF
Education
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FilmPact Impact Plan Template
FilmPact
Guidance for developing an impact plan
Topic: Strategic Planning
Tool
Spreadsheet
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Impact Campaign Budget Example 2: Full campaign
Peace is Loud
Budget template for robust campaign that included screenings, digital outreach, partnership work, and original resources
Topic: Budgets
Tool
Spreadsheet
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No Impact Man/Case Study
Doc Society
Family attempts to make net environmental impact
Topic: Examples of Impact
Case Study
Video
Climate Change
Watch
We Set Out to Make a Film About Struggle: Distribution Case Study of Amazon Labor Documentary ‘UNION’
Distribution Advocates
Reveals key dates, budget actuals and strategy following legacy distributor rejections
Topic: Distribution
Case Study
Website
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