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.
Impact Application Checklist and Guidelines
Sundance Institute, Global Impact Producers Alliance
Template designed to standardize application questions for impact funding
Topic: Funding
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Framework for Evaluating Disability Representation in Film and Media 2025
FWD-Doc
Detailed checklist of questions that evaluate disabled representation
Topic: Participants
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Accessibility
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Risk Assessment for Social Film Screening
Freedom Film Network
Risk-assessment tool
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Holding Ourselves Accountable: A Consent Calendar Resource
Peace is Loud
Model for establishing informed, active consent throughout the filmmaking process (available in English and Spanish)
Topic: Participants
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Collective Lens: Impact and Distribution
Peace is Loud
Equipping filmmakers for making distribution decisions with impact in mind
Topic: Distribution
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Midwest Academy Strategy Chart
Midwest Academy
Tool for developing a strategy
Topic: Strategic Planning
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Impact campaign budget template
Impact Social Club
Guidance in developing a campaign budget
Topic: Budgets
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Impact Campaign Budget Example 2: Full campaign
Peace is Loud
Budget template for robust campaign that included screenings, digital outreach, partnership work, and original resources
Topic: Budgets
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Screenings Request Log Template
Peace is Loud
Support for facilitating community screenings
Topic: Distribution
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Early Bird Guide to the Nonfiction Core Application
Early Bird Films
Resource with advice for each section of the application
Topic: Funding
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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
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Impact Dynamics Chart
Doc Society
The Doc Society has identified five “impact dynamics,” broad categories of the types of change to which you can expect to contribute.
Topic: Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
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