Programs

  • Storytelling Program for Impacted Leaders

    THE TWO KEY COMPONENTS OF OUR ORIGINAL STORYTELLING PROGRAM ARE: 1) THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, A 12-MONTH FELLOWSHIP THAT INVESTS DEEPLY IN BUILDING THE PERSONAL STORYTELLING SKILLS AND ADVOCACY OF SYSTEM-IMPACTED LEADERS; AND 2) A COMMUNITY STORYTELLING INITIATIVE THAT BUILDS CAPACITY FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHO DESIRE TO USE STORYTELLING AS A TOOL TO DISRUPT HARMFUL NARRATIVES AND ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE. TO DATE, 30 FORMERLY INCARCERATED MOVEMENT LEADERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED THROUGH THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, AND SUPPORTED TO PRODUCE THEIR OWN SHORT FILMS, WITH 250,000 UNIQUE ONLINE VIEWS OF THEIR CONTENT. AMBASSADORS' FILMS AND ALIGNED ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS HAVE ADDRESSED ISSUES RANGING FROM THE POWER OF COMMUTATIONS IN LOUISIANA TO FELONY DISENFRANCHISEMENT IN GEORGIA AND THE NEED FOR A FULLY FUNDED DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN CALIFORNIA.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.3M

  • Films & Series Impact Campaign

    OUR FILMS & SERIES PROGRAM PROVIDES PRO-BONO IMPACT CAMPAIGN PARTNERSHIP FOR PROJECTS WITH SYSTEM-IMPACTED FILMMAKERS AT THE HELM. EACH YEAR, WE IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT NATIONAL CAMPAIGNS FOR FILMS THAT ARE HELMED BY FORMERLY INCARCERATED STORYTELLERS. THIS GIVES THE STORYTELLERS ACCESS TO CRITICAL RESOURCES, STRATEGY, AND SUPPORT TO MOBILIZE AUDIENCES IN WAYS THAT FURTHER THEIR WORK AND CREATES PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER MOVEMENT LEADERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. TO DATE, WE HAVE LED SEVEN (7) NATIONAL IMPACT CAMPAIGNS FOR FEATURE FILMS THAT ADDRESS MASS INCARCERATION ISSUES. CUMULATIVELY WE HAVE COORDINATED 1,000+ SCREENINGS AND COMMUNITY DIALOGUES WITH 700 UNIQUE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 48 STATES, REACHING MORE THAN 90,000 SCREENING ATTENDEES. THESE CAMPAIGNS ARE AMPLIFIED TO OUR 180,00 INDIVIDUAL ONLINE SUPPORTERS, ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAIL, WITH OVER 542,000 ALIGNED ONLINE CAMPAIGN ACTIONS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $566.2K

  • Justice for Lakeith Smith Campaign

    THE ADVOCACY & PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON THE JUSTICE FOR LAKEITH SMITH SUB-PROGRAM. THE JUSTICE FOR LAKEITH SMITH CAMPAIGN IS A COALITION OF CONCERNED ALABAMA RESIDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO IDENTIFY AND CULTIVATE POTENTIAL CHAMPIONS AMONG LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP HIGHLIGHT AND AMPLIFY THE CASE OF LAKEITH SMITH, A MAN WHO WAS SENTENCED TO 65 YEARS IN PRISON FOR A CRIME HE NEVER COMMITTED. THROUGH ADVOCACY EVENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH KEY INDIVIDUALS, LAKEITH SMITH'S STORY HAS GAINED NATIONAL ATTENTION, WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS CALLING FOR JUSTICE.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $234.4K