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.

United States of America
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
Tool PDF
In the Spotlight: Crucial Questions for Documentary Participants
United States of America
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
Social Change Ecosystem Map
United States of America
Audience Funnel
Aggregate/Doc Society
You must understand where your audience is to be able to bring them to where you need them to be. How do they feel about your issue? What do they kno…
Topic: Audiences
Tool PDF
Audience Funnel
Malaysia
Risk Assessment for Social Film Screening
Freedom Film Network
Risk-assessment tool
Tool PDF
Risk Assessment for Social Film Screening
United States of America
Film Campaign Screening Host Survey Sample
Peace is Loud
Help to evaluate community screenings work within an impact campaign
Topic: Distribution
Tool Survey
Film Campaign Screening Host Survey Sample
United States of America
Partnership Tracker Template
Peace is Loud
Support for relationship management
Topic: Partnerships
Tool Spreadsheet
Partnership Tracker Template
United Kingdom
Campaign Environment Quadrant
Doc Society
Understanding whether an issue is relatively known or unknown and whether there is strong and organised opposition or minimal resistance could inform…
Topic: Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
Tool PDF
Campaign Environment Quadrant
United Kingdom
The Whole Picture Toolkit
Film & TV Charity
Helps you create mentally healthy TV and film productions for your crew and production team
Topic: career sustainability
Tool Website
The Whole Picture Toolkit
United States of America
Narrative Observatory
Harmony Labs
Data-driven help for strategists and creative practitioners to identify story opportunities and challenges across a range of social issues
Topic: Strategic Planning
Tool Website
United States of America
Film Campaign Partner Survey Example
Peace is Loud
Help for evaluating your partnership work within an impact campaign
Topic: Partnerships
Tool Survey
Film Campaign Partner Survey Example
France
Impact campaign budget template
Impact Social Club
Guidance in developing a campaign budget
Topic: Budgets
Tool Spreadsheet
Impact campaign budget template
United States of America
ACTivate
Active Voice
Tool to understand who is working on an issue, how audiences feel about the issue, and how a story could impact an issue
Topic: Strategic Planning
Tool Website
ACTivate