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Funding Media: Using Film and Electronic Media to Move Your Mission

GFEM and the Association of Small Foundations are very pleased to offer a new and timely resource to the field of philanthropy: Funding Media: Using Film and Electronic Media to Move Your Mission

Knight Report Released - "Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age"

The Knight Commission released its report Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age on Friday, October 2, 2009 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Commission co-chairs, Marissa ...
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Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program Announces New Grants

Today, the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program announced documentary film projects to receive grant awards and creative support from the Sundance Documentary Fund.

New Interactive Media for Progressive Change Initiative

Instructional Telecommunications Foundation (ITF) promotes the use of online and mobile technology for progressive social change, especially in support of the human right to freedom of speech in ...

Cinereach and Sundance Unveil Three-Year Grant Program

[Source: IndieWire.com] by Brian Brooks (July 6, 2009) The Sundance Institute and Cinereach unveiled a $1.5 million three-year grant for a new project dubbed, “The Cinereach Project at ...

Skoll and Redford Team Up to Produce 'Stories of Change'

[Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy]  July 16, 2009 - Successful social entrepreneurs will be spotlighted in a documentary film series set up by former eBay executive Jeff Skoll’s foundation and ...

Helping Philanthropists Navigate the Down Economy: New Online Tool Helps Funders Connect with Media for Maximum Impact

June 1, 2009 – Today Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media (GFEM.org) announced the launch of the GFEM Media Database at http://media.gfem.org/, the first website to help philanthropists across ...

Games for Change Announces the Finalists for the First Annual Knight News Game Awards

Annual festival to honor the most innovative games addressing critical social issues[Source: Games for Change, posted by Mark Smith, May 22, 2009]

LEF Foundation Awards $200,000 to New England Independent Documentary Filmmakers

The LEF Foundation Moving Image Fund has announced its ninth annual round of grants to independent documentary filmmakers in New England. This year, the fund made 16 grants totaling $200,000 ...

Fetzer Institute President Announces Retirement in 2011

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, April 22, 2009—Thomas F. Beech, president of the Fetzer Institute, announced today that he will retire in June 2011, after eight years of service.