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Strategies and Next Steps:
Crafting High Impact Environmental Media
On November 5 at eTown Hall in Boulder, Colorado, Media Impact Funders (MIF) and Vulcan Productions joined forces to assemble top documentarians, journalism outlets and funders focused on climate change.
The day's speakers honed in on the question of how to assess whether productions are moving audiences and policymakers to action, and how best to collaborate, especially given the recent COP21 talks in Paris. See our comprehensive wrap-up for details on this important conversation -- including background on the unprecedented global premiere of the documentary Racing Extinction on the Discovery Channel -- and discover why MIF Executive Director Vince Stehle and others are convinced that environmental nonprofits and grant makers need "to step up their support and engagement with media makers who are leading the call for global action to reverse climate change."
Tapping Data to Spur Reform
A guest post from Elizabeth Christopherson, the president and CEO of the Rita Allen Foundation and the vice chair of MIF's board, offers insight into how the Center for Public Iintegrity's State Integrity Investigation has combined storytelling, information visualization, and data journalism to motivate states to be more accountable.
Media Strategies That Accelerate Policy Change
On November 19, MIF partnered with Grantmakers in Health in presenting the first day of the GIH Fall Forum, examining effective communications approaches. Tune in to the day's conversation on Storify.
UPCOMING EVENTS
From Black Panthers to Black Lives Matter
February 17, 2016
Prince Theater, Philadelphia
Documenting Impact featuring Chasing Ice
Through a partnership with OVEE, an online cinematic social visual experience created by ITVS, MIF is hosting a series of online screenings and live chats featuring films selected for our Media Impact Festival. Chasing Ice is the story of one man's mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of our changing planet. Register now to join the film's subject -- acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog -- and director Jeff Orlowski for this conversation and live chat.
Join funders and communications experts at this annual gathering for people who use strategic communications to drive social change. This event includes great talks by strategists, storytellers and scientists as well as casual opportunities to connect with other sophisticated communicators over coffee or cocktails. Contact Media Impact Funders before January 22 to obtain your invitation to this event and receive a promotional rate of 20 percent off as a member of the Media Impact Funders community.
MIF's Annual Media
Impact Forum
June 28, 2016
Civic Hall, New York
Each year, our Media Impact Forum brings funders from across the country together with pathbreaking media makers and analysts to share insights about the field's most influential projects and trends. Join us for fast-paced presentations and dialogue, moving media presentations, and the chance to network with your peers to deepen learning and spark collaboration. Register today for this funders-only event.
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MEDIA IMPACT NEWS
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Insights from an Impact Conversation Gone Global
A roundup of three November events reveals the latest impact methods, tools, and leaders from around the world in our AIM Analysis section.
Recent resources:
In our AIM Tools section, learn about The Feedback Commons, which helps users listen and respond to those they seek to help while gaining insight from other organizations doing similar work.
Our AIM Articles section offers guidelines for successful funder collaborations from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, funder takeaways from Knight Foundation-funded design thinking workshops, NPR's plans for an empathic analytics bot, and more.
In our AIM Research section, explore The Tow Center for Digital Journalism's new report on crowdsourcing strategies, MIT's Mapping the Intersection of Interactive Documentaries and Digital Journalism, and the Citizen Engagement Lab's guide for nonprofits using documentary film to advance their causes.
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STORIES FROM THE FIELD
To Strengthen Democracy in America, Think Tech
TechSoup is Officially Global TechSoup is now truly worldwide, with operations in 240 countries. Its new, state-of-the-art platform will be made available in all of these countries -- "so that others can build upon our investment to create network effect and maximize social impact."
Classical Music Rising
New Frontiers for FRONTLINE
A new grant from the Knight Foundation will allow the award-winning investigative series to partner with pioneering startup Emblematic Group to create best practices for editorial, ethical and technical principles when crafting virtual reality journalism.
Share Your Grants Today: Become an E-Grant Reporter
The accuracy and completeness of our media funding map depends on you sharing your grants data with the Foundation Center through the Electronic Reporting Program. It's a simple two-step process which includes emailing a complete list of your grants for fiscal years 2012-2014 in Excel to: egrants@foundationcenter.org.
Check to see if your grants management system provides an easy export. Questions? Email the address above and someone from Foundation Center will be happy to work with you.
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Subscribe to The Local Fix for the latest developments in community news innovation, curated by Josh Stearns, Director of Journalism and Sustainability at the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. Common Cause Media Reform Listserv provides timely information on issues relating to media and democracy. See www.commoncause.org for more information.
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