Independence Public Media Foundation

Sherella Williams recently wrote a great article for Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia describing Independence Public Media Foundation's grants management system selection process. The article is a great resource for any grantmaker looking for a GMS. There are two elements to system selection highlighted by the article that I found particularly insightful and are not frequently discussed: 1. A good grants management system doesn't just help automate processes but also helps infuse a foundation's values into its grantmaking operations. 2. Looks matter. If the GMS you are using isn’t aesthetically pleasing and intuitive to use, your team won’t like it—and more importantly, may barely use it! You can read the full article in the link below. #grantsmanagement #philanthropy #grantsmanagementsystem

Scenes from our funder gathering ahead of the 2024 BlackStar Film Festival 🎬 It was an honor to hear the origin story of #BlackStar from Founder and Chief Executive & Artistic Officer Maori Holmes. During her conversation with MIF board member Lauren Pabst, Maori detailed the extraordinary growth of the festival since its start in 2012. We also heard from Nuala Cabral, program officer at Independence Public Media Foundation, who spoke about what it means to be a community-led grantmaker with our own Nina Sachdev. Plus, our members shared their organization's 2024 priorities, and more. Stay tuned for the full event recap 📽️ We hope to see some familiar faces around the festival this weekend! Grab your tickets to #BlackStar: https://lnkd.in/grc332Nm

**NEW DEADLINE** We're excited about the feedback and interest the Board Search Open Call has received! We also heard from folks who are interested in applying but need more time. To give folks an extended opportunity to join our board and help us live out our vision, the IPMF Board Open Call deadline is pushed to Wednesday, June 26, 5pm (EST). Click here to apply 👉https://lnkd.in/d4gmtXSu

ICYMI: We're looking to add 4-6 new board members to join our board starting in 2025. If you live in the Greater Philadelphia region (including northern Delaware, southern Jersey) and share our vision for community-owned media and internet, click below to for more info and to apply (deadline is June 14)👇 https://lnkd.in/d4gmtXSu

🚨Deadline alert - Our Open Call on Closing Local Coverage Gaps closes Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. ET / 8:59 p.m. PT! With this open call, about 100 small news outlets will receive close to $100K in funding. Before you turn in your application: Check out the evaluation rubric reviewers will be using, which we recently posted on our website: https://bit.ly/3VwLvqp Watch the recording of our information session: https://bit.ly/3RgCVcH Check out our FAQ for any last minute questions: https://bit.ly/3UtXRxN ✏️ Remember, it can take up to 48 hours to have your registration approved on our application platform, so be sure to do that with plenty of time before the deadline. Apply now: pressforward.news/opencall

 “Like any other art form, #drag practitioners who are doing this as a career have to deal with many intersecting issues and spheres of being in society. Race, class, economics, politics, religion, spirituality, education…all of these issues are very much present and alive both in works of drag and in the lives of the artists who make and do drag” — Wilfredo Hernandez on how the Drag Arts Oral History project explores the intersections of drag as #art, #activism, and cultivator of queer community. Click here to read the full conversation 👉https://lnkd.in/eenXNr62