Impact Campaigns
Third Stage Consulting is dedicated to building on the inspiration and urgency that documentary film brings to social justice concerns. Creative programming wrapped around a story, inspires those in the trenches grappling with ways to bring public awareness and empathy to those concerns. Through these efforts, Third Stage Consulting ensures that social justice documentaries create impact far beyond festivals, public audience engagement and broadcasts activity.
Third Stage Consulting provides strategic planning, designed to build the capacity of the nonprofit sector through partnerships with documentary filmmakers. Building on the filmmaker’s vision, we develop impactful and strategic calls to action – operationalized through targeted and measurable goals and objectives.
Services
Written strategic plan with defined goals, objectives, action steps and timeline. Includes frequent meetings with campaign team, partners and funders.
Research, identify, initiate and preserve ongoing important NGO relationships.
Vetting and identifying political context.
Fundraising research and grant development support
Managing contracts/contractors, overseeing campaign coordinators or assistants.
Includes leveraged relationships with distributors, theatrical agents and broadcasters.
Current Campaigns
Greener Pastures (2023), Dir. Sam Mirpoorian
Third Stage is currently designing the impact strategy with the goal of increased mental health services to rural communities.
Rowdy Girl (2023), Dir. Jason Goldman
Campaign seeks opportunities to strengthen communities around a shared mission of animal advocacy. Through making the film and educational/advocacy material available to all youth groups and educators, the campaign objective is to reach 3,000-4,000 people through an estimated 40-50 screenings (virtual, hybrid, and in-person).
Not That Kind of Guy (2022), Dir. Signe Rosenlund-Hauglid
Secure over 50 screening commitments in universities to support educators in their efforts to nurture civil dialogue around those attitudes, attributions (presence of alcohol use, social isolation, relationship intimacy, and less effective responses from the woman), and heterosexual beliefs among students.