Our in-person and online events gather leaders to advance knowledge about issues that are critical to the public interest.

Media Impact Funders and the Chronicle of Philanthropy invites you to a program exploring the critical role of storytelling in philanthropy.

This event has sold-out! To be added to the waitlist please email shannon@mediafunders.org. You will be notified by Monday, July 29 should space open up. Media Impact Funders is thrilled to be hosting a film funder gathering ahead of the BlackStar Film Festival, which celebrates the visual and storytelling traditions of Black, Brown and Indigenous people […]

Media Impact Funders, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) and New_Public invite you to a collaborative program to explore the critical need for a reinvented local forum and its role in strengthening civic engagement and democracy. Facebook is 20, and not coincidentally, these last two decades have been some of the worst years ever for […]

Join us for an enlightening session hosted in collaboration with the Journalism Funders Forum, a peer-learning community of Philea. We are excited to welcome Katie Donnelly, a research consultant with Dot Connector Studio, who will present the findings from the Media Impact Funders’ latest research. This comprehensive study offers a detailed snapshot of the global […]

From July 15-17, join United Philanthropy Forum in St. Louis for their annual conference that sparks and strengthens new PSO connections and partnerships, shares and explores new ideas for our field, and builds our personal skills as effective PSO leaders. #ForumCon24 is the one and ONLY conference that brings together Forum colleagues to delve into […]

JFunder Network Calls are an opportunity 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 present an update on your work or want to bounce an idea off your colleagues, let us know. Email MIF Manager of […]

This program is organized in collaboration with Philanthropy New York, Brave New Films, Galaxy Gives, and the Justice Reform Working Group. The United States incarcerates more people than any other country in the world, with over 2.3 million people behind bars. The impact of America’s mass incarceration reverberates across children, families, and communities. ‘BEYOND BARS’ […]

JFunder Network Calls are an opportunity 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 present an update on your work or want to bounce an idea off your colleagues, let us know. Email MIF Manager of […]

Please join us May 21-22 for the 2024 Media Impact Forum, a special two-day gathering that centers the most pressing issues and exciting solutions in media philanthropy today. On the first day, funders will experience a showcase of some of the field’s most innovative and impactful projects, and will have ample networking time to reconnect […]

JFunder Network Calls are an opportunity 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 present an update on your work or want to bounce an idea off your colleagues, let us know. Email MIF Manager of […]