SEE HOW NONPROFIT PEERS ARE USING FILM
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VIP Invitation Only / 30 Seats Available: REGISTRATION
LOCATION: Gaylord Opryland, davidson breakout 3
DATE: February 20
TIME: 10:15 AM – 2:00 PM
What To Expect
This invitation-only gathering is designed as an immersive opportunity to share with and learn from peers on how strategic, story-driven film can elevate your mission, inspire action, and spark sustainable growth . Hosts Ian Reid, Allen Thornburgh, and Bobby Downes will tee up some talking points and share ways they’ve seen success—but in this session, we want YOU to take the stage for 20 minutes, showcasing your best film piece and leading the conversation on lessons learned, big wins, and what’s next.
Don’t want to showcase a film project? Your insights and questions as a nonprofit leader exploring film are also essential to making this time valuable for all. With a room full of veteran visionaries, creatives, and experts, you’ll leave with inspiration and actionable next steps to using narrative to grow new fanbases and charter new territory for your mission!
HOSTS
In a noisy world, film breaks through.
Not all video is created equal. This experience is designed to showcase the kind of cinematic storytelling that moves hearts and drives results, boosting donor engagement, expanding audience reach, defining brands, and building long-term affinity.
Whether you’re leading development strategy, marketing and communications, online learning, or digital philanthropy, this experience is designed for decision-makers who are ready to think bigger about their story.
Who Should attend
- Executives: CEOs, CSOs, and other C-suite roles focused on institutional growth
- Marketers & Fundraisers: Professionals who work in brand strategy and income growth
- Creatives: Pros who develop brand campaigns to deploy through strategic media
- Online Educators: Senior developing and managing online academic programming
Host & Founder of Distant Moon
Ian Reid
I have the privilege of leading the most exciting film production company in the world: Distant Moon. Our purpose is to inspire Human Flourishing through film and storytelling.
We’re on a mission to become the most impactful film and media company of the 21st Century by helping audiences to grapple with life’s essential questions, deepen their understanding of the world around them, and to come in contact with the Creator who made that world. Critical to that mission is helping others scale impact and bring flourishing to the world in their areas of focus. That’s the purpose of this summit: to help you reach your audiences with messages and stories that change the world.
The Schedule
(Tentative)
- 10:15 am: Welcome and introductions
- 10:30 am: Screenings / Q&A
- 12:00 pm: Break
- 12:30 pm: Screenings / Q&A
- 2:00 pm: Conclude
Reserve Your Spot Today.
Join peer leaders for an intimate discussion on how to charter new ground in the nonprofit space and break through the norms using story-driven film to build your fanbase and generate funds.