Disclaimer/Non-Solicitation Policy: Media Impact Funders convenes funders of public interest media and journalism to facilitate peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and open exchange. To support this purpose, MIF convenings are no-solicitation spaces. We encourage relationship building and discussion of current projects. Please keep in mind that a colleague’s enthusiasm for their work is not a solicitation.
Storytelling can make injustice more visible and more visceral, and can create pathways for deeper understanding and empathy. It can also uplift communities and mobilize and empower them to take action. There are many new and innovative ways for funders, journalists and media makers to support, create and disseminate stories reflective of the communities most […]
This event is postponed. We will communicate a new date and time as soon as possible. Over a series of sessions hosted in 2020 and 2021, Perspective Fund gathered its current and recent grantees whose work serves as the backbone of the documentary impact field. These grantees, all focused on strengthening and innovating different aspects […]
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 […]
A new report by Report for America takes an in-depth look at special funds being formed between foundations and local newsrooms that result in more donors and more dollars for local news. A game-changing tool for local leaders, Community News Funds provide longer-term, more sustainable relationships between local foundations and newsrooms. Join us to hear […]
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 […]
Please join Mission Investors Exchange for an advanced investor conversation on Friday, April 1, at 2-3:30 p.m. ET for an open-mic discussion on the current conflict in Ukraine. During this action-oriented, interactive conversation, we will continue discussing topics from MIE’s Open Mic on Ukraine of March 18 with a focus on responding to the crisis with specific urgent […]
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.
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 […]
Our next network meeting will be on Monday, March 7, from 1-2 p.m. EST. As the pandemic drags on, we’ve heard from some of you that you’d like to gain a better understanding of how funders are successfully convening grantees in an online environment. Are you hosting grantee meetings? Do you have lessons to share with […]
This webinar is hosted by Trust-based Philanthropy Project in partnership with Color Congress, a national collective of majority people of color and POC-led organization aimed at centering and strengthening nonfiction storytelling by, for and about people of color. This event is offered in association with Grantmakers in the Arts and Media Impact Funders. The webinar […]