Resources & Case Studies

Resources & Case Studies

The Field Guide has drawn extensively from impact case studies and we highly recommend you also get inspired and empowered. Stand on the shoulders of others! Of course we also recommend that you watch as many of the full films as possible so you can put together the creative potential with the impact strategy. We are also always looking to include great new examples so please email us your suggestions.

Impact Funders List

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Funding

comprehensive, though not all-inclusive, list of funders who have previously supported impact campaigns

Impact Funders List

Budget Checklist

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Budgets

While budget line items will differ based on your campaign activities, the Doc Society has created a checklist of possibilities.

Budget Checklist

Impact Roadmap Worksheet

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Strategic Planning

interactive document that walks a filmmaker through the three main steps of Peace is Loud’s impact strategy development process

Impact Roadmap Worksheet

Story Environment Quadrant

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

Understanding whether an issue is relatively known or unknown and whether there is strong and organised opposition or minimal resistance could inform…

Story Environment Quadrant

DOK Leipzig

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Festivals

impact-friendly documentary film festival

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Issue Areas

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

research on how people think about different social issues

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Risk Assessment for Social Film Screening

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risk-assessment tool

Risk Assessment for Social Film Screening

Color Congress

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

ecosystem-builder that supports, resources, connects and champions organizations led by people of color that serve nonfiction filmmakers, leaders, an…

Color Congress

Peace is Loud

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

Peace is Loud harnesses the power of storytelling by women, trans, and nonbinary change makers to mobilize strategic collective action grounded in eq…

Peace is Loud

Festival de Cannes

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Festivals

impact-friendly film festival

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Thank You For The Rain/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

the damages of climate change in Kenya

Thank You For The Rain/Case Study

IN-DOCS

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Independent Media

organization committed to cultivating a culture of openness through documentary films

IN-DOCS