Association of Small Foundations National Conference
ASF’s conference is currently sold out, though there is a waiting list. For funders already registered Media Impact Funders is presenting several film-related programs during the conference. Add your name to the registration wait list by contacting Akilah Massey at akilah@smallfoundations.org or (888) 212-9922. Registration will open to individuals from the wait list as spots become available. Priority will go to ASF members.
Sunday, October 7 @ 3:30 - 5 pm in the Mason Room
Bully: Using Film to Move Mission
Join us for a discussion of how to use film to move your mission in and beyond the movie theater. We’ll watch clips from the critically acclaimed film Bully, a documentary that follows the lives of students who face bullying on a daily basis. The film premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Engage in a thought-provoking discussion with the film’s director and an educator in the field. Session designer: Media Impact Funders
- Vince Stehle, moderator
- Lee Hirsch, director
- Jack Weinstein, Facing History & Ourselves
Plus - Special Funder Meeting with Lee Hirsch Sunday, October 7 @ 6:00 - 7:30 pm in the Mason Room
Meet Lee Hirsch, director of the film, Bully, for an informal conversation with funders. Learn more about the film's success; its robust outreach campaign The Bully Project, which highlights solutions to immediate bullying issues and works on systemic change; and how Lee is partnering with Facing History and Ourselves and the Einhorn Family Charitable Trust to transform the story into a massive movement for change.
This will be a chance to sit down and talk with one of the brightest directors in the documentary field and learn about Lee's work to ensure the film makes an impact in the lives of our children.
San Francisco and Oakland have been taking the film's message seriously. San Francisco recently hosted a two-day anti-bullying summit with Mayor Ed Lee and Superintendent of Schools Richard Carranza, complete with a screening of Bully. In addition nearly all of Oakland's middle and high school students have been taken to see the film, so they can begin the work of ending bullying among students.
Funders interested in education, youth, social change and social justice are encouraged to join the conversation to add their perspectives, and hear about ways to use media projects like Bully to move their mission.
Monday, October 8 @ 3:30 - 5 pm in the Mason Room
The Interrupters: Using Film to Move Mission
Join us for a discussion of how to use film to move your mission in and beyond the movie theater. We’ll watch clips from the critically acclaimed film “The Interrupters,” a documentary that tells the story of violence interrupters who try to protect their communities from the violence they once employed. Engage in a thought-provoking discussion with the film’s director (who also made “Hoop Dreams”) and an outreach director in the field. Session designer: Media Impact Funders
- Vince Stehle, moderator
- Steve James, director
- Sonia Childress, outreach director
Dessert & Film Screening: The Interrupters @ 8:30 pm in Continental 1/2
The Interrupters, a MacArthur Foundation-supported film by Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz made with Kartemquin Films, is a powerful documentary from the creators of Hoop Dreams. Presenting a raw and unflinching portrait of CeaseFire (now known as CureViolence), the film follows three "interrupters" as they courageously struggle to personally interrupt the cycle of violence in the streets of Chicago.
This event is open to all funders, regardless of their registration at the Association of Small Foundation's conference.
Funders focusing on urban areas, violence, gun-control, conflict resolution, youth, and film and media will benefit from this screening and lively discussion over dessert.
Please RSVP to Lyn Church.
Special Funder Meeting with filmmaker Steve James and author Raj Patel
Discussing their upcoming transmedia project, Generation Food
October 9, 2012 @ 2:30 - 4:30 pm @ ITVS 651 Brannan Street, Suite 410
Join award-winning filmmaker Steve James (Hoops Dreams, The Interrupters) and author and activist Raj Patel (Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System and The Value of Nothing) to learn about their upcoming transmedia project Generation Food.
Focusing on building better ways to eat today so that all of us can eat well tomorrow, Generation Food explores the urgent need to change our food system, and how we can, and must, be better and smarter about growing food to feed 9 billion.
Steve and Raj will be speaking about their documentary, book and multi-media project in the early stages of development, and how they approach storytelling on such a complex issue with their audiences -- and outreach campaign -- in mind. Watch the video.
More on the conference:
Pride in ownership
With the largest number of small foundation leaders and the broadest range of learning opportunities, the ASF 2012 National Conference is built for you, with you, and by you. Through an enthusiastic response to a “Call for Ideas,” you helped to design the program, with recommendations for sessions, speakers, and activities worth exploring.
Diverse opportunities to learn
We’ve covered the philanthropic landscape with more than 40 concurrent sessions, 9 learning labs, 3 site sessions, and a multitude of informal learning opportunities that build and strengthen core skills, examine advanced topics, and explore leadership and personal fulfillment.
Connections you can use
There are networking opportunities at every turn, from topical grantmaking discussions to social events, a buzzing exhibit hall to outdoor activities. Connect with colleagues and resources that will improve your conference experience and your work long after.
All the Bay Area has to offer
With its dynamic arts community, cutting-edge technology sector, and philanthropic diversity, the San Francisco Bay Area is the perfect backdrop to reenergize and inspire us all.
