A Guide

For Charities

A Guide for Charitable Organisations outlines how to integrate documentary tools into existing charitable and non-profit organisations and programs to enhance their causes. This guide highlights documentary ideas suitable for partnerships with charities working in the non-profit sector and provides examples of collaborations between charities and filmmakers. It also outlines the potential for joint proposals between charities and filmmakers when seeking grants.

"The best way for a non profit [organisation] to collaborate with filmmakers is for everyone to be at the same table from the beginning of the project. If everyone has a vested interest in the documentary and has had a hand in shaping it, the chances of a documentary seeing the light of day increase exponentially. A non profit organisation should be able to broker connections to some of its funding partners like community, family or private foundations. Once the documentary is done, the non profit should become the primary outreach partner to make sure that the documentary has a full and deep life beyond broadcast. Finally, once the project is completed, the non profit should become a real cheerleader for the filmmaker. This is how long-lasting relationships are built." - Joy Moore, Annie E Casey Foundation, USA