Past Events
Save the date: Our Media Impact Forum is June 14, 2017, in Washington, D.C.
When: June 14, 2017 Where: The Barbara Jordan Conference Center at the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Documenting Impact: Meet two of our 2016 Media Impact Festival honorees—Across The Line and Do Not Track
When: Wednesday, May. 31 | Noon-1 p.m. EST Join us for an online broadcast featuring conversations with two of our five 2016 Media Impact Festival honorees: Across The Line and Do Not Track.
Join us for a special screening/discussion of a Sundance award-winning documentary
When: Thursday, March 9 | 4:30-7 p.m. Where: The offices of Philanthropy New York | 1500 Broadway, 7th Floor, NYC Cost: Free for Philanthropy New York/Media Impact Funders/Environmental Grantmakers Association members
Documenting impact: OVEE discussion featuring 2016 Media Impact Festival winners The Counted, Hollow & Question Bridge
When: Thursday, Sept. 22 | Noon-1 p.m. EST Join us for an online OVEE broadcast featuring conversations with three of our five 2016 Media Impact Festival honorees: The Counted, Hollow and Question Bridge.
Documenting impact: OVEE screening & chat featuring "The Look of Silence"
When: Thursday, July 21 | noon-1 p.m. EST We invite you to join us from noon-1 p.m. EST on July 21 for an online OVEE screening featuring clips and conversation from the Academy Award-nominated documentary The Look of Silence.
Save the Date: Our Media Impact Forum is June 28 in New York
When: June 28, 2016 Where: Civic Hall, New York Please save the date for our annual Media Impact Forum, which will be held on June 28, 2016, at Civic Hall in New York.
Documenting impact: OVEE screening & chat featuring "Girl Rising"
When: April 21 | noon-1 p.m. EST Join us from noon-1 p.m. EST on April 21 for an OVEE screening featuring clips and conversation from Girl Rising, one of five powerful films selected for our Media Impact Festival.
"If You Build It": A screening & conversation about building better communities
When: March 13, 2016 | 7-9:30 p.m. EST Where: Sofitel Hotel | 120 S. 17th St. | Philadelphia, PA 19103 Please join us from 7-9:30 p.m. on March 13 at the Sofitel Hotel in Philadelphia for a screening of the documentary film If You Build It, followed by a conversation with filmmakers Christine O’Malley (Wordplay; I.O.U.S.A.) and Neal […]
Join us at frank2016 for a discussion on the science of storytelling
How do we more effectively communicate issues that matter to the public interest? Join Media Impact Funders at the frank conference—the annual gathering for people who use communications to drive social change—in Gainesville, Fla., on Feb. 24 for an invitation-only preview of intriguing ideas and an opportunity to have a more intimate dialogue with key […]
Highlights from "Black Panthers to Black Lives Matter: A conversation with Stanley Nelson"
When: Feb. 17, 2016 | 5-7:30 p.m. Where: The Prince Theater, Philadelphia, PA Stanley Nelson may have spent eight years making his latest film, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, but it took only two hours to capture the attention of millions around the globe. Premiering Tuesday night on PBS’ Independent Lens, the documentary sparked the […]