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Fundraising help is here! A new DocuMentors Coaching Circle will be starting this month!
Join a small, exclusive group of filmmakers (no more than 6), to get group instruction and support, as well as intensive one-on-one mentoring over the course of 6 months. The course is done online and by phone, and can work for filmmakers living anywhere in the world.
In the Coaching Circle, we'll use the newly created DocuMentors Fundraising System, combining cutting-edge fundraising techniques plus traditional, proven techniques to create a Personalized Plan and Fundraising Strategy to help you get the maximum amount of funding in the shortest amount of time.
DOWNLOAD THE DOCUMENTORS FUNDRAISING MAP NOW ! Check out this newly created "map" of the Fundraising Road, and get a sneak preview of one of the tools we'll be using in the DocuMentors Coaching Circle that will be launching this month.
In this 6 month Coaching program, we'll be covering the following topics in depth:
- Fast Track Fundraising: Ways to raise Short Term Cash
- GrassRoots Fundraising and Building your Support Base
- Finding the right Foundations for you so you can get the big chunks of money you need
- Creating the best Fundraising Tools possible from your project materials
- How to write a winning grant proposal
- How to pitch effectively at Markets, Festivals and Competitions
- How to use Social Media Marketing and the Web effectively to raise money
- How to create fun, lucrative Fundraising Events for your project
- How to get Pre-sales as a method of funding
- How to align with Non-profits for Funding and Outreach
- How to find and secure In-Kind Donations
- and more!
How the Coaching Circle will run:
- Using the DocuMentors Fundraising System, we will map out a specific, detailed plan for you
- You will be given two or more in-depth tutorials each month, plus support materials, giving you specific steps towards fundraising success. You can learn on your own time.
- You will get 30 minutes of private coaching time each month to help implement the knowledge
- There will be one group call each month for 1 hour for Q&A, dialogue and support
Bonuses:
- DocuMentors Membership is included for the 6 months, adding additional support tools to your benefit
- You will have a free pass to the Virtual Fundraising Summit, coming up this Fall and featuring many Fundraising experts.
- You receive 50% off many DocuMentors shop items
- You receive 20% off additional Private Coaching
If you are interested, we strongly recommend that you purchase the Circle as soon as possible. It's first come, first served and we only have a couple of spots available at this time.
If you have questions, please contact us at
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TESTIMONIALS - FUNDRAISING COACHING CLIENTS
"Your agenda for each call systemically covered the tools and information we, as producers, were looking for. I was most impressed that you were right on top of the latest strategies using the internet. Add to the state of the art ideas you covered, you bestowed upon us your knowledge of the traditional fund-raising strategies that you have learned over a long career. In short, the Coaching Circle was everything I hoped it would be, and I thank you for all."
 Megumi Nishikura, Japan, Hafu
"Raising money definitely would not have come as easily without all Jilann's guidance! The social/web marketing techniques are really good and motivating. We've gotten so much support for the film as a result, much more than I ever expected! Being able to share the personal experiences with everyone kept me grounded. It's nice to hear that I'm not the only one scared about this whole process!"
 C. McCandless From Zimbabwe to Santa Fe
"For me, it was all about being part of a group, meeting others, sharing, and having some structure to the madness. Insights and work product from group members were instructive, and your (Jilann's) insights, as usual, were invaluable."
 Aimee Broustra, Santa Fe, The Young Ancestors
"I highly recommend the Coaching Circle whether you are a first-time documentary maker or an experienced professional. There are many webinars and downloads available to guide your documentary making process, every step of the way. The greatest aspect to the Coaching Circle though, is the personal advice and direction you receive from Jilann, along with the encouragement and the exchange of information that happens among the participants"
 Laurie Schur, LA, The Beauty of Aging
"I found the Coaching Circle with Jilann to be very helpful, supportive and full of great information for fundraising. Having the opportunity to participate in both group and individual coaching calls with each of them recorded for later re-listening is fantastic. There were many handouts for reminders during the calls and posted on the Documentors website. In particular, Jilann's great energy and enthusiasm, her caring, expertise and ability to see the bigger picture were tremendously valuable."
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Jilann Spitzmiller is an award-winning Producer and Director with credits including "Shakespeare Behind Bars", "Homeland", "Circle of Stories", "Critical Condition"and "Medical Diary". She is a 3-time recipient of ITVS funding, a 2-time recipient of Sundance Documentary Fund funding, a Roy W. Dean Grant winner and finalist, and an Open Society Institute grantee. She has raised over $850,000 for her last 3 projects, with distribution that has included a theatrical release in over 25 cities, broadcast on BBC, PBS, Sundance Channel, Starz/Encore, Aljazeera, and in many other countries around the world. She feels that documentary filmmaking is critical to the survival of our democracy and even to life itself, and deeply enjoys sharing her knowledge with the filmmakers of today and tomorrow who are actively engaged in making this world a better place.
REGISTER NOW FOR THE Q&A CALL! (if you didn't already above) |
