Using Film to Reach Beyond the Choir

19 Sep 2013 by Ellen Schneider

How many communications efforts focused on advancing change fail because we only talk to people who agree with us? Savvy...

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One Size Does Not Fit All: Different Stories Foster Different Types of Engagement

3 May 2013 by Sahar Driver

It doesn’t matter how well-made those high-heeled shoes are—they’re probably not the best choice if you’re hoping to go on...

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The Little Film That Could: What Impact Really Looks Like

18 Apr 2013 by Shaady Salehi

On a chilly spring day in 2006, a group of congressional staffers convened at the National Press Club to watch a documentary called A Doula Story

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Can Film and Dialogue Change The World?

6 Oct 2012 by Shaady Salehi

As another presidential election lingers on the horizon, we’re once again reminded of the seemingly irreparable divide that plagues our...

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Money and Power are Overrated: Why True Love for Your Subject Conquers All

14 Sep 2009 by Alyce Myatt

Alyce Myatt is the executive director of Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media (GFEM), a membership organization of funders. She...

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