Plan a Film Event
The Campus Progress Events Team helps bring films and their creators to campuses and communities across the nation. To plan a film event, or for more information, contact the Campus Progress events team at speakers@americanprogress.org
Brainstorm
Every great event starts with a great idea. What are you trying to accomplish with this event? Are you raising awareness, planning an entertaining evening, trying to recruit new film makers, or trying to get young people to take action on your cause? Check out our Events Page and Film Library to get an idea for an event. Once you have an idea, submit an event request form. If we choose to help you with your event, we will ask that you fill out our co-sponsorship form. Take a look at it so you know what we expect from you.
Plan
Select a few possible dates and times to hold the event, and be sure that they don’t overlap with any important campus or community events. Make sure to pick a suitable venue, that is, one with a projector/laptop and screen and a good speaker system that is easy to use. You never know how many people will attend, so a smaller room is probably best. It’s better to have too many people in a small room than have too few people in a big room. Be smart and strategic.
Get the Film
Our film library includes over two dozen progressive films that we can to send to you free of charge. We will cosponsor a screening of a film that is not in our library, but we cannot help pay for the rights to screen the film. Our films must be returned no later than 10 days after the film screening.
Co-Sponsors
You’ll decrease your burden and workload if you reach out to other organizations about the possibility of co-sponsoring. This can increase your audience size and help you spread the word. If you are a partisan organization (i.e.: College Democrats, Green Party, etc.) we ask that you co-host the event with another organization. Ask if there is a Campus Progress Chapter or Publication on your campus to work with. If you have any questions about this, feel free to ask!
Outreach
This is probably the most important part of hosting the event. Be sure to include all relevant information on your outreach materials and we highly encouraging using Facebook and other websites. Campus Progress will generally reimburse up to $200 for outreach costs. We require that you put our logo on all your outreach materials. For more information on receiving Campus Progress funds, please review our co-sponsorship agreement form.
Refreshments
As we all know, free food brings students. Campus Progress will generally reimburse up to $200 refreshments.
Speaker Logistics
If you’re planning on inviting a speaker to your event, we will ask you to write an invite letter. We will then ask the speaker if he/she is available, but we cannot guarantee this. Be sure to have some backup speakers just in case. If you are unsure of who to invite, we will work with you to find speakers that are right for your event. If someone aggresses to come, we can help handle their travel and accommodation expenses.
Event Specifications
Be sure you are prepared! Check that the amplification system (microphones and speakers) are working before the event. Be sure to have designated an event photographer and that you have prepared an introduction and a few good questions to get the Q and A rolling. Please be sure that all Campus Progress Materials, most importantly the sign in sheets and the network cards, are prominently displayed.
To request a Campus Progress film screening on your campus on in your community, please fill out our event request form and someone from the Events Team will get back to you shortly.
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