Resources

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.

Kenya
Docubox
Docubox
Organization supporting independent storytellers on the African continent
Topic: Independent Media
Organization Website
Docubox
United States of America
Mezcla Media Collective
Mezcla Media Collective
Community for Women & Non-Binary Filmmakers of Color (Chicago-based)
Topic: Independent Media
Organization Website BIPOC
Mezcla Media Collective
United States of America
International Documentary Association
International Documentary Association
International Documentary Association (IDA) supports the vital work of documentary storytellers and champions a thriving and inclusive documentary cu…
Topic: Independent Media
Organization Website
Canada
Story Money Impact
Story Money Impact
Maximizing the social impact of select Canadian documentary films
Topic: Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
Organization Website
Peace is Loud
Peace is Loud
Peace is Loud harnesses the power of storytelling by women, trans, and nonbinary change makers to mobilize strategic collective action grounded in eq…
Topic: Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
Organization Website
Peace is Loud
Lebanon
Aflamuna
Aflamuna
Working to harness the power of independent Arab cinema to elevate the most pressing social, political, and cultural movements of our time
Topic: Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
Organization Website
Aflamuna
Indonesia
IN-DOCS
IN-DOCS
Organization committed to cultivating a culture of openness through documentary films
Topic: Independent Media
Organization Website
IN-DOCS
United States of America
Asian American Documentary Network
Asian American Documentary Network
US-based national network that works to increase the visibility and support of Asian Americans in the documentary field
Topic: Independent Media
Organization Website
Asian American Documentary Network
Central African Republic
DocA
DocA
Pan-African initiative that aims to cultivate and nourish a self-sustaining documentary film ecosystem in Africa
Topic: Independent Media
Organization Website
DocA
United States of America
Indigenous Impact Alliance
Indigenous Impact Alliance
Collaborative effort to share five films made by Indigenous filmmakers and to share meaningful actions
Topic: Examples of Impact
Organization Website Indigeneous
Indigenous Impact Alliance
United States of America
Color Congress
Color Congress
Ecosystem-builder that supports, resources, connects and champions organizations led by people of color that serve nonfiction filmmakers, leaders, an…
Topic: Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
Organization Website BIPOC
Color Congress
Colombia
Nodo Sur
Nodo Sur
Organization supporting cultural change through art
Topic: Festivals
Organization Website
Nodo Sur