Media. Arts.
Entertainment.
For Good.

About

The Impact Guild is a professional network for people who create, use, or distribute media, arts, or entertainment for social good or healthy democracy. 
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Our mission is to connect, support and activate our Members and their work to address the toughest issues facing our field and the world at large.  

The Impact Guild consists of 19 Peer Groups, each representing specific fields of impact expertise in the media, arts, and entertainment industry and each establishing criteria for membership in their group. 

Members include hundreds of media executives, independent content creators, academics, artists, campaigners, strategists, funders, influencers, and others who share common set of values and promote them through their work.

• Media Responsibility: We believe that media, arts, and entertainment can and should be forces of good in society.
• Diversity & Inclusion: We embrace the power of diversity and inclusion and we treat and represent all people withdignity and respect.
• Equality: We recognize and are committed to eliminating the inequities and barriers in our industries for women,people of color, LGBTQ people, minority communities of faith, people with disabilities, and other marginalized groups.
• Civic Participation: We seek to educate our audiences about important issues and encourage civic participation through democracies.
• Sustainability: We work to protect our natural environment and mitigate the effects of climate change.
• Accuracy & Authenticity: We fight for accuracy and authenticity in our work product and work places.
• Global Community: We commit to building and supporting a global community focused on these values; and
• Common Good: We are here to use the power of our work to act for the common good.

The Impact Guild is a nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization based in Los Angeles, California.

Activities

The Impact Guild offers programs to its Members and the media they create, use or distribute in four ways:

• Curate. We bring together an interesting, innovative, and a diverse array of experts, influencers, advocates – as well as resources – to educate, empower and inspire Members to address issues facing the field and the world, at large.
• Convene. We create spaces online and offline for Members to meet, share insights and experiences, build relationships, and explore collaborations.
• Connect.  We introduce Members to others who share interests, issues, audiences, strategies, genres, geographies or values.  
• Catalyze.  We develop mechanisms to elevate and amplify both Members – and the media they create, use, or distribute – in order to maximize the social impact of both.

Specific Impact Guild activities include local networking events and dinners, community experience field trips, rapid-response activations, off-the-record information sessions, a Member project showcase, a private online Member community, and the national annual gathering.

Membership

If you have experience using media, arts, or entertainment for social good or healthy democracy, you may be eligible for membership in the Impact Guild. 

To join, you must apply to at least one of the 19 different Peer Groups and meet its criteria, agree to our core values, and pay annual membership dues.

Active Members may participate in all Impact Guild activities including networking events and dinners, community experience field trips, rapid response activations, off-the-record information sessions, Member project showcase, private online Member community, and the national annual gathering.
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Active Members are also entitled to vote on key Impact Guild issues.  

Before you apply, please review the Peer Groups and their membership requirements to determine which most closely aligns with your experience and interests. The application process takes approximately 4-6 weeks, and will open to the public in 2023. In the meantime, please direct inquires here.