Case Study
Mastering the Art of Fundraising as an Independent Filmmaker
Meridian Hill Pictures, a community-based documentary production company, leveraged one film’s outreach infrastructure to launch another fundraising campaign faster than traditional means. Using NationBuilder, the production company identified potential supporters and kept track of communication throughout the campaign. The results: 2 Weeks to build and fundraise $ 18,686 Raised, more than goal 42 % Overall portion of list who donated The Kramer brothers, co-founders of Meridian Hill Pictures, had been working on two independent film projects for about five years. The first was City of Trees, a feature film following three men affected by a stimulus-funded green-job training program. The other, Kramer & Sons, tells the story of their own family's immigration to the United Stat