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Summary
Learn how to tap into over $250 Billion in investment funds to help finance your film!
"I couldn't be more excited to share my expertise in this niche sector of financing with the Stage 32 community and help producers and filmmakers find the funds they need to get their projects funded."
-Your Stage 32 Educator, Rick Davis
What You'll Learn
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Defining Key Terms:
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Social Impact Entertainment (“SIE”)?
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Donor-Advised Fund (“DAF”)?
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Private Foundation?
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Recoverable GrantsFiscal Sponsor Program (“FSP”),
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Understanding How DAFs and Foundations Operate:
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How much funding is available through DAFs and foundations?
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How can DAFs and foundations become investors in your production?
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What, if any, allocation requirements do DAFs and foundations have?
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What types of foundations may have entertainment support interests?
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In addition to cash, what types of assets can be donated directly in support?
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Utilizing Philanthropic Funding in Entertainment:
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The strategic uses for philanthropic production financing
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It de-risks the production and attracts other investors
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Limitations and Enticements for Donors and Grantors:
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The geographic limitations
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The limitation of particular types of media productions
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What you can offer parties who financially participate in this manner
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Who to Approach and How to Find Them:
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The types of parties you should approach How to identify parties with DAFs or private foundations?
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The difference between charitable funds already set aside and those yet to be donated
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The questions you should ask potential supporters
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Q&A with Rick
Who Should Attend
Producers of any level who want to learn how to tap into alternative funding to get their project made
Filmmakers of any level who are interested in getting their project funded with alternative funding.
Screenwriters of any level who want to be able to contribute to getting funding for their script to be produced.
Executive
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With extensive experience in the environmental and social impact sectors serving in strategy, business development, company funding, and project financing roles, Rick’s professional career spans legal, technology, financial, and entrepreneurial pursuits, with leadership roles in venture-backed and publicly traded companies advising CEO’s, developers, and governments around the world.
As Managing Partner of LOHAS, Rick provides capital activation solutions to impact investors, fund managers, company leaders, social impact entertainment producers, and grantmakers, delivering structures and strategies that help convert philanthropic contributions into tax-advantaged impact investments.
Testimonials
"I couldn't be more excited to share my expertise in this niche sector of financing with the Stage 32 community and help producers and filmmakers find the funds they need to get their projects funded."
-Your Stage 32 Educator, Rick Davis