Hiring & Fundraising. We are beginning serious fundraising so we can keep going. If you have any inspired ideas, be it with foundations, donors or the grassroots please let us know. We're also hiring two part-time positions:
•Development Director. A part-time job in Los Angeles with lousy pay. Right now we need someone with experience in grant writing, grant applications and first hand knowledge of the foundations and how they operate.
•Field Producer Coordinator. A part-time job in Los Angeles with no pay at all. A volunteer who can give 20 hours per week with at least a 6 month commitment to coordinate the nascent 1200-strong field producer network. This is straight up online organizing, and you'll get to work with some of the best.
Email jobs
bravenewfoundation.org if you or someone you know is interested. Please don't send Word documents or other attachments as we won't receive them. Resumes should be included in the body of the email.
Future projects. We are in the midst of some ongoing discussions about the subject matter for new stories and have been swamped with terrific smart ideas crying out to be told. Thank you for so many terrific suggestions and understand we don't have the resources to take on all of your ideas but feel free to keep sending them to us all. We love the stimulation and hearing from you.
There are two new projects we are especially excited about right now:
--Distribution revolution. We've been pioneers here, and every day new technologies and companies are springing up to further democratize the production and distribution of video and audio on the internet. We'll be producing and distributing more short videos and podcasts this year to take advantage of the great organizing potential of this new frontier.
--Corruption and the role of corporations. Recently, we all read a great book, The People's Business, that clearly explains the evolution of the corporation in American life (and how it didn't have to happen that way). It's a great follow-up to the Wal-Mart movie, and I highly recommend it.
We are brimming with energy filled with ideas busting out of the gate as '06 is upon us. Looking forward to continued collaborations and a vital and progressive new year.
Robert Greenwald
and everyone at Brave New Films/Foundation, Devin, Jim, Lisa, Lissette, Paris, Rick and Sarah