I #MoveWithBGDM because I know what it feels like to be isolated, tokenized, and neglected in my creative and professional career as a Black woman in the film industry. I don't want anyone else who looks like me to feel that way when trying to tell their stories and pursue their dream jobs.

BGDM works year round to enrich our community, advocate on behalf of our members, and to shift the homogenous culture and power of the documentary field. Our nourishing community and artist programs enable our members to thrive within a sense of belonging, purpose, and strength. With that kind of confidence in our pockets, there's nothing that can stop us!

BGDM's members are the seeds that will sow greater change in the documentary industry over the next twenty years, ensuring that this "great age of documentary" is diverse, equitable, just, and inclusive. Thank you for your belief and support of our work!

Move with BGDM - A peer-to-peer fundraiser

The future of Brown Girls Doc Mafia (BGDM) depends on the support of our allies, who believe, as we do, that women and nonbinary artists and professionals of color need to be nourished, uplifted, invested in. 

Last year, Black women-led organizations received just 0.05% of the $69 billion made in charitable donations. Shocking, right? In order to secure BGDM’s future and continue moving towards an inclusive documentary film industry, we need your help! 

BGDM is raising $250,000 to sustain our beloved programs. Did you know that:

• Organizing and hosting industry panels and networking events = $5,000/event
• Curating and distributing jobs and opportunities board for members = $12,000/year
• Providing scholarships to help 15-20 members access festivals and industry events = $15,000/year
• Hosting and maintaining our member directory & online community = $19,000/year
• Running a round of holistic multi-week Feedback Loop program that pairs our members with advisors = $30,000/year
• Running our peer-to-peer career incubator Mafia Mastermind = $30,000/year
• Support our two Black Directors and Sustainable Artist Fellows with cash grants = $100,000/year

If you are ready to rally with us, #MoveWithBGDM by making a gift or becoming a fundraiser today! To get you started, here is a How to Guide for setting up and managing your peer-to-peer page. Once you’ve created your page, you’ll receive an outreach toolkit with everything you need to ignite your network.

For help and more info, please email us at giving@browngirlsdocmafia.org. 

Will You Save BGDM's Programs?

This is tough to say but we’ve fallen behind on our #MoveWithBGDM fundraising goal and we're running out of time. Help us meet our goal or we would have to cut our beloved programs!

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