MIF convenes funders to exchange ideas, explore emerging challenges, and build relationships that support more effective media funding.
Our events range from large flagship gatherings to smaller, focused conversations designed for peer learning and coordination. Check out our complete listing of upcoming MIF events, including public convenings and member-only gatherings. Event listings include registration details and access information.
Events Calendar
May
28-29
The 2026 Media Impact Forum
The 2026 Media Impact Forum, happening May 28-29 at KQED Headquarters in San Francisco, brings together philanthropic funders who use media as a strategy to advance public interest goals. Participants step out of day-to-day grantmaking to engage peers across issue areas, examine the pressures reshaping the field, and consider…
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May
11
MIF Network Call – May
All funders and MIF members are invited to join MIF’s monthly Network Calls — a regular space for media funders to connect, learn, and share. These informal gatherings feature timely presentations, highlights of new research, introductions to new members, and open discussion time. Each call is designed to spark conversation,…
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April
20
Public Media Briefing on Children’s Media
For more than 50 years, PBS Kids has offered free, research-based programming that supports children’s learning and development, with particular emphasis on families and communities historically underserved by the market. But the decision to defund the federal Ready to Learn grants, alongside broader public media rescission cuts, has…
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April
17
Funder Breakfast at the 2026 International Journalism Festival
We’re excited to host our annual breakfast gathering for funders attending the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy. Join us from 8-10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 17, at the Hotel Brufani (SINA Brufani) in the Sala del Cambio 🇮🇹 At a moment of significant change across…
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May
28-29
The 2026 Media Impact Forum
The 2026 Media Impact Forum, happening May 28-29 at KQED Headquarters in San Francisco, brings together philanthropic funders who use media as a strategy to advance public interest goals. Participants step out of day-to-day grantmaking to engage peers across issue areas, examine the pressures reshaping the field, and consider…
Read More
May
11
MIF Network Call – May
All funders and MIF members are invited to join MIF’s monthly Network Calls — a regular space for media funders to connect, learn, and share. These informal gatherings feature timely presentations, highlights of new research, introductions to new members, and open discussion time. Each call is designed to spark conversation,…
Read More
April
20
Public Media Briefing on Children’s Media
For more than 50 years, PBS Kids has offered free, research-based programming that supports children’s learning and development, with particular emphasis on families and communities historically underserved by the market. But the decision to defund the federal Ready to Learn grants, alongside broader public media rescission cuts, has…
Read More
April
17
Funder Breakfast at the 2026 International Journalism Festival
We’re excited to host our annual breakfast gathering for funders attending the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy. Join us from 8-10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 17, at the Hotel Brufani (SINA Brufani) in the Sala del Cambio 🇮🇹 At a moment of significant change across…
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