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.
How to Throw the Perfect Film Screening Event
Kinema
"what makes a successful partnership, the importance of understanding your target audience, and how to create memorable events that foster genuine co…
Topic: Partnerships
How-To
Video
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Bag It/Case Study
Doc Society
Effects of plastic consumer merchandise
Topic: Examples of Impact
Case Study
PDF
Climate Change
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DocA
DocA
Pan-African initiative that aims to cultivate and nourish a self-sustaining documentary film ecosystem in Africa
Topic: Independent Media
Organization
Website
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Blu Guide: A listing of organizations that filmmakers can ally with to create social and environmental impact
Aflamuna
Directory of Lebanese entities or entities that operate out of Lebanon
Topic: Partnerships
List/Database
Website
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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
Tool
PDF
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Methodology Workbooks
Taturana Cinema and Social Impact
Virtual space for consultation about Latin American social impact film distribution
Topic: Distribution
Tool
Website
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HER Docs Forum
HER Docs Foundation
Gathering for women active in the world of documentary film
Gathering
Website
Women
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Sunshine Cinema
Sunshine Cinema
Youth-led grassroots film screening tool
Topic: Distribution
Organization
Website
Visit
International Documentary Film Festival/IDFA
IDFA
Impact-friendly documentary film festival
Topic: Festivals
Festival
Website
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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
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Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country/Case Study
Doc Society
The brave video journalists of Burma who covered the Saffron Revolution
Topic: Examples of Impact
Case Study
PDF
Independent Media
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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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