Live chat discussions are scheduled at Eastern Time.

Veteran consultant, facilitator and writer Morrie Warshawski, and his daughter, Leah, a filmmaker, will answer questions about raising funds for film and video projects. This event will be a live, text-based, online chat at GrantSpace.

Learn about how to prepare yourself for fundraising, developing fundraising trailers for your film, the ins and outs of crowdfunding with sites like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo, fundraising house parties, and more. Join our live Q&A, tap the expertise of our featured panelists, and share your own expertise. We devote most of the hour to your questions and comments!

Panelists:

Morrie Warshawski works with nonprofits and filmmakers that are having difficulty realizing their full potential. He helps them create roadmaps to a better future through strategic planning. His work is characterized by a commitment to the core values of tolerance, thoughtfulness, transparency, and creativity. Warshawski has worked in the field for more than 30 years as an administrator, consultant, facilitator, teacher and writer. He was the Executive Director of two media arts centers (Bay Area Video Coalition and The Media Project). He has served on numerous grant panels, and consulted with dozens of independent filmmakers on career and fundraising issues. Warshawski is the author of many articles and two books on fundraising, Shaking The Money Tree: The Art of Getting Grants And Donations For Film And Video- 3^rd Edition (Wiese Books, LA), and The Fundraising Houseparty: How to Party With a Purpose and Raise Money for Your Cause -2^nd Edition. You can find him in cyberspace at www.warshawski.com.

Executive producer and co-director Leah Warshawski is a graduate of the University of Hawaii with a BA in Japanese language. She began her film career 10 years ago in Hawaii, managing the marine department for major motion pictures. Since then, Leah has been involved with a variety of film, television, corporate, and commercial projects around the world. She has produced short documentary-style "case study" videos in over 35 countries for Microsoft, BBC, Starbucks, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and every major network on television. She is currently in post-production for a feature documentary called "Film Festival: Rwanda" about a new generation of storytellers in Rwanda. Other recent projects include “Lost”, “Survivor” and a documentary web series about everyday heroes. See more at her website, http://inflatablefilm.com.

How It Works:

This live, text-based online chat will happen entirely at GrantSpace. The chat window will become live on the day of the chat, and you can submit questions and comments, interact with presenters, and follow the conversation as it happens. Don't miss it!

If you plan to Tweet during the event, please use the hashtag #GrantSpaceChat.

Email your questions in advance to livechat@foundationcenter.org.

See also our Knowledge Base Article for more resources: Where can I find grants for film or videomakers?