Nov 07, 2014
Benevolent (be·nev·o·lent)
Pronunciation:/bəˈnevələnt/Adjective
well meaning and kindly:a benevolent smile
(of an organization) serving a charitable rather than a profit-making purpose:a benevolent fund
Benevolent Media is an exploration of storytelling and design for good. We focus on people, organizations and projects that compel audiences to care about a cause, take action on an issue, or promote a point of view through strategic and inspiring multimedia.
“Storytelling” means anything to do with journalism, blogging, filmmaking or other narratives, based on fact and truth.
“Design” means anything to do with graphics, interactive data, information visualization, branding and marketing, or other human-centered problem-solving and innovation.
“Good” means anything to do with positive and lasting social or environmental change.
And of course, for the public good, storytelling and design must exist through community engagement—both online and offline—in order to be inspiring, effective and sustainable. This can be achieved through social networking, events, partnerships, information-sharing and other types of relationship-building between content creators, consumers and curators.
Branding, Advertising & Marketing
Elefint Designs
Social Networking
Steve Rhodes
Videos & Filmmaking
Breast Fest Film Festival Short Film competition
Gaming
Games for Change
Graphic Design
Jlweiller on Threadless
Web Design
No Impact Project by Free Range Studios
Journalism
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Photography
Dave Showalter for the International League of Conservation Photographers
Learn more about our big idea.Submit an event listing.Apply to be our festival intern.Become a contributor.Follow us on Twitter.Or tweet about our fest: #BenMedFest.Be our fan on Facebook.Donate - every little bit helps.Contact us. We'd love to hear from you!
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Erica SchlaikjerCreator and [email protected]