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The problem with messaging grants

You funded the messengers. Most of them don't have a video team.

Trusted-messenger, navigator and prevention rounds spread small grants across dozens of community organizations. Each one is asked to reach people on social media and at events, and almost none of them can afford production on their own.

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Dozens of grantees, no video staff

Your cohort runs on coordinators and volunteers. Nobody has time to film, edit and caption.

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One message, said fifty ways

Every grantee improvises its own version, so the facts drift and the reach stays small.

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Proof stuck in a report

Your board sees a spreadsheet. The community never sees a single face.

SD

“...they all are like dying for your number because they all sit on multiple nonprofit boards, and so they were like, sign me up.”

Suzanne D'Amico, WNY Women's Foundation
RM

“I think now we have a series, a slew of videos that we can send to funders...”

Randi Mitev, COO, The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
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In their words

Funders and the teams they back, in their own words.

Suzanne's board at the Western New York Women's Foundation asked for our number after we filmed their summit. Randi at The Center for Mind-Body Medicine now has a library of videos to send to funders. Erin at Worldreader heard the difference at her board meeting.

5locations covered in one day for WNY Women's Foundation

Read the WNY Women's Foundation case study

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Grantee Storytelling Session. Free.

One grantee, one Zoom call, three finished videos. Here is exactly what you get.

FREE
Your cost
$0

What you get

  • 1
    A 45-minute Zoom recordingOne grantee in your cohort, wherever they work. A Happy producer guides every answer, so nobody needs camera experience.
  • 2
    3 finished videosEdited, captioned and ready for social, email and your round report.
  • 3
    Yours to keepThe videos and the raw recording, for you and your grantee. No contract, no card, no catch.
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Love the videos? We'll show you how one production can equip the whole round. Don't? Keep them anyway.

Video 1
Video 2
Video 3

Three ways to start

One production, every grantee equipped

Start free. Scale to the whole round when you're ready, quoted up front.

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Grantee Storytelling Session

We record one grantee in your cohort over Zoom and our editors turn it into 3 finished videos.

  • 45-minute producer-guided Zoom recording
  • 3 finished, captioned videos
  • Any grantee in the round
  • Yours to keep, files and raw footage
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Community dinner filmed for Search for Common Ground in OrlandoMost requested

Cohort Messaging Kit

Master explainers approved once, then a ready-to-post version for every grantee in the round.

  • 3 master explainers
  • Each grantee's logo, language and contact
  • Social, waiting-room and event formats
  • A shared library grantees download from
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Crew filming a volunteer delivering groceriesFor your board

Grantee Story Series

We film with several grantees where the work happens and cut one round-level film for your board.

  • Filming with multiple grantees
  • Short profile clip per grantee
  • 1 round-level story film
  • Stills for your report
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In every kit

Same facts. Every grantee's name and number.

Vertical and horizontal

For social, websites, waiting-room screens, council meetings and events.

Burned-in captions

Every video works with the sound off.

Language versions

In the languages your community speaks.

Their name on the end card

Each grantee's logo, phone line and next step on its own version.

You own everything

You own the finished files and all the raw footage.

Scripts you approve

Plain-language scripts you sign off before anything is filmed.

Beyond video

The rest of your outreach, handled too

Most messaging requirements ask for more than one format. We deliver the whole package around the same approved script, so every piece says the same thing.

Dinner gathering filmed for Search for Common Ground in Washington DC
Filming at convenings, dinners and gatherings

Social graphics + a ready-to-post content calendar

Lions club community night in Portugal Cove, Newfoundland
Filming at the events your grantees already run

Print-ready flyers and handouts that match the videos

A delivery summary for your grant report

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How it works

From grant round to ready-to-post

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Share the round

Send the grantee list and what every grantee must communicate.

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FREE

Start with the free session

We record one grantee over Zoom and deliver 3 finished videos, free.

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We produce and localize

Master videos approved once, then a version for every grantee.

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Grantees post

Each grantee posts its own version. You get one summary for your report.

Women networking at the WNY Leadership Summit
Leadership summit, Buffalo
Breakout panel at the WNY Leadership Summit
Breakout panel
Child care advocates holding signs in Buffalo
Advocacy, Buffalo

Public proof

WNY Women's Foundation: five locations, one day

A six-person foundation running five concurrent pathways at its leadership summit, with no in-house video expertise. We moved from funding to shoot day in about two weeks and planned the interview list up front. One crew member covered five locations in a single day, capturing emerging leaders and male allies who were never on the original shot list, while the team ran their event.

5 locations, 1 day2 weeks to shoot day1 crew memberZero time managing us

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Real client videos

Stories made for funders and networks

A few of the organizations we film for, from foundations and public commissions to national networks.

5Locations in one dayWNY Women's Foundation
300%Growth in 30 daysLions Clubs International
Year 2Renewed for 12 more monthsWorldreader

Who we work with

Built for funders who pay for public messaging

Health foundationsFunding Medicaid, SNAP and coverage outreach
Community foundationsRunning rapid-response or outreach rounds
State agenciesFunding navigators, prevention councils and partners
United Ways and intermediariesManaging grantee cohorts
Technical assistance providersSupporting prevention and outreach networks

Questions

Questions funders ask us

Tap a question. Each answer comes with a 20-second video.

Is the free session really free?+

Yes. The Zoom session and the three videos our editors cut from it cost nothing. No contract, no card, and you keep every file with no obligation to buy anything afterwards. Book your free session and see your story on screen.

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What happens on the free session?+

You pick one person close to your work, and our producer interviews them live over Zoom for forty-five minutes while we record. Our editors then turn that conversation into three finished, captioned videos for your website, your social channels and your next appeal. All you have to do is show up, so book your free session.

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Does each grantee get its own version?+

Yes. We produce one strong master, then deliver a version for every grantee, chapter, town or campus with its own name, logo, language and call to action. The core message stays consistent, and your free session is where we map out every version.

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Who in our cohort can we put on camera?+

Anyone whose story moves people: your director, a program lead, a volunteer, someone your program served, or a grantee overseas joining from a phone. Our producer guides every answer, so nobody needs camera experience or a script. Bring your people to a free session and we'll handle the rest.

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Our grantees are spread out. Do you fly a crew to each one?+

Usually not. We hire vetted local crews from our network of more than 20,000 creators in over 130 countries, and our producer directs them live on the day. Your story is filmed by people who know the language and the place, and your free session is where we plan it.

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Can this fit a grant budget line or public procurement?+

We make it simple. We write the scope and invoice to line up with your grant's budget line, and public agencies buy through their usual quote, bid or cooperative contract process. Bring your award terms to your free session and we'll match the scope to them.

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Who owns the videos?+

You do. Your organization owns the finished videos and all of the raw footage, including everything we record on your free session. Use them on any channel, in any report, for as long as you like.

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How long until we get the videos?+

Your three free videos land in your inbox within two weeks of your session, with a simple review link if you want a change. For bigger shoots, we plan backwards from your gala, board meeting or appeal date. Tell us the date on your free session.

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What does it cost after the free session?+

Whatever comes next is scoped to exactly what you need, from a single film to a steady stream of videos for every program, and you get the price in writing before any work starts. No surprise change orders and no pressure. Your free session shows you what that scope should be.

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