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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Food Inc/Case Study
Doc Society
Health, labor, and environmental effects of corporate farming
Topic: Examples of Impact
Case Study
Video
Farming
Watch
Ethic Resource Library
Documentary Producers Alliance
Searchable library for ethical inquiry
Topic: Ethics
List/Database
Website
Visit
Real People, Real Stories: Ensuring the Well-Being of Documentary Participants
Peace is Loud
Findings of worldwide film participant focus group
Topic: Participants
Report
PDF
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The Ghosts in Our Machine/Case Study
Ghosts Media
Are non-human animals property to be owned and used, or are they sentient beings deserving of rights?
Topic: Examples of Impact
Case Study
Website
Animal Rights
Visit
Media Impact Project
Norman Lear Center, USC Annenberg
Hub for collecting, developing and sharing approaches for measuring the impact of media
Topic: Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
Research
Website
Visit
Working with Cultural Influencers
The Opportunity Agenda
Tips for working with cultural influencers for impact
How-To
Website
Visit
International Documentary Film Festival/IDFA
IDFA
Impact-friendly documentary film festival
Topic: Festivals
Festival
Website
Visit
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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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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Fresh 2025 Introduction to Documentary Budgeting and Scheduling (With New Templates!)
International Documentary Association
"a versatile tool that can be adapted for as many uses as possible"
Topic: Budgets
Tool
Website
Visit
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
Visit