Visit our recently updated YouTube Channel now featuring Q&As with notable documentary filmmakers, curated playlists as well as video of past Doc Us and workshops. This month we feature Doc U: Focus on Funding, a rare opportunity to actually hear from those elusive funders! A panel of experts, including Morrie Warshawski and Tamir Muhammad from Tribeca give you the inside scoop on best practices when applying for grants and pitching your film to potential funders.

We know how important it is for you to get funds into your account as quickly as possible. To ensure that things run smoothly for everyone, we ask that you plan ahead and keep in mind it takes about one week to process a donation and complete a funds request. You can find the balance and disbursement request forms on the main fiscal sponsorship webpage.

The FSP Handbook is finally here! Use it to find answers about program guidelines, management fees and fundraising/grant information. Please take a moment to download the PDF or bookmark it as (your most favorite) webpage so it's at your fingertips whenever you have a question about the workings of the program. You can find the handbook, along with many other new and useful forms, on the main FSP webpage.

IDA is pleased to announce our partnership with the well-known crowd funding platform IndieGoGo! With IndieGoGo you can create a funding campaign to raise money quickly and securely for your documentary film. The partnership offers exclusive discounts on fees. IndieGoGo is unique in that all the funds you raise go straight to your project, whether you hit your goal or not. Contact Lisa Hasko at lisa.h@documentary.org if you are interested in learning more about setting up a campaign on IndieGoGo.