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.
Active Voice Library
Active Voice Lab
Discussion guides and toolkits from Active Voice's campaign
Topic: Strategic Planning
Discussion Guide
PDF
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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
Tool
PDF
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JustFilms
Ford Foundation
JustFilms funds social justice storytelling and the 21st-century arts infrastructure that supports it
Topic: Funding
Funding Opportunity
Website
Equity
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Virunga/Case Study
Doc Society
Africa’s oldest national park is under threat from war and mining
Topic: Examples of Impact
Case Study
PDF
War
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Impact Funders List
Peace is Loud
Comprehensive, though not all-inclusive, list of funders who have previously supported impact campaigns
Topic: Funding
List/Database
PDF
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Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival
100Reporters
Impact-friendly film festival
Topic: Festivals
Festival
Website
Journalism
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Firelight Fund
Firelight Media
Support for Black, Brown, and Indigenous stories from development through distribution, with a focus on those who are telling urgent stories and usin…
Topic: Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
Funding Opportunity
Website
BIPOC
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Yelo Guide: Funding Guide for Arab Filmmakers and Producers
Aflamuna
International film funds and industry events to which Arab filmmakers can submit your film project
Topic: Funding
List/Database
Website
Visit
Collective Lens: Impact and Distribution
Peace is Loud
Equipping filmmakers for making distribution decisions with impact in mind
Topic: Distribution
Tool
PDF
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Doc Edge Festival
Doc Edge Festival
Impact-friendly documentary film festival
Topic: Festivals
Festival
Website
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Thank You For The Rain/Case Study
Doc Society
The damages of climate change in Kenya
Topic: Examples of Impact
Case Study
Video
Climate Change
Watch
impACT Cannes
Marché du film Cannes
Initiative designed to spark essential conversations that pave the way for a more inclusive, responsible and forward-thinking film industry
Topic: career sustainability
Gathering
Website
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