The Field of Media Funding

The term “media” now means so much more than just journalism and newspapers. Learn more about the importance of media funding and its role in preserving civil society, the scope of media funding, the history of the field and examples of foundations and their myriad initiatives to support effective media.

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Upcoming Events

As an event-driven organization, we’re constantly bringing changemakers together, whether in-person or online, to make strategic connections with like-minded professionals.

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JFunder Network Meeting – March

These conversations are meant to serve as an opportunity for you to share what your organization is doing, learn about collaborative efforts from your peers, and stay connected to what’s happening in the field. If you’d like to share an update on your work or want to bounce an idea off your colleagues, let us […]

Science Communications Funders Network Meeting

Our next network session is Tuesday, March 22 from 2:15-3:15 p.m. ET. We’re eager to share a few new projects and ideas in the first part of the meeting, and then we’ll make space for you to share what’s on your mind.

Mapping the Field of Media and Philanthropy: The Latest Data, Networks and Trends

Developed in partnership with Candid (formerly Foundation Center), our media grants data map is a free, interactive mapping and research tool that shows the full scope of philanthropically-funded media projects worldwide since 2009. This tool enables users to see, understand and dig deep into the numbers, networks and trends surrounding media and philanthropy.

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Shifting Power. How can we accountably re-distribute it in our doc field? Honored to be the keynote speaker @cphdox Looking forward to sharing lessons learned as a filmmaker, commissioner & fmr funds director @idaorg
See you in Copenhagen & virtual #cphdox https://cphdox.dk/industry_event/shifting-power/

Our friends at @MediaGFMD put together a comprehensive list of orgs providing emergency funding to media/journalism in #Ukraine: https://bit.ly/3u4PVFX

Any funders who want more info or who want to join future meetings hosted by GFMD? Let us know.

I'm so excited to be announcing our inaugural Black Media Product Strategy cohort on the 195th anniversary of the Black press! Grateful to @CCMNewmarkJ & @NewmarkJPlus for helping to realize this moment.

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