Serve Your City, Shape Your Future – Join NYC Civic Corps

During your 10-month service term (October to July) you’ll get paid to serve your city, channel your passions, and jumpstart your career by practicing skills like project management, community outreach, or volunteer engagement at your host site.

2026 COMMUNITIES OF COLOR NONPROFIT STABILIZATION FUND

CCNSF aims to build the capacity of New York City nonprofits in recognition of the fact that organizations led by people of the community are best equipped to meet the needs of the community. CCNSF is also intended to promote learning among CBO leaders. Submission deadline, October 17, 2025.

Zhao-Chen Family AAPI Voices Fund

Each round of the Zhao-Chen Family AAPI Voices Fund will invest funding, provide production and creative resources, and offer expert mentorship to produce three (3) original short documentary films that center AAPI voices and stories and the complexity of AAPI communities in the U.S. 

Call for Submissions – Escape Route Films Shorts Lab

Escape Route Films Shorts Lab is open for submissions. Shorts Lab is open for submissions. The goal for this lab is to provide a launchpad for bold, original filmmakers with untold stories. Those seeking funding and development support can apply for the opportunity to bring their vision to life. Selected projects (10) receive $25,000 to … Read more

2026 Women Directing Mentorship

SeriesFest and Shondaland are honored to partner on our seventh cycle of the Women Directing Mentorship: A competition designed to discover aspiring female directors with unique voices and provide a launchpad for their careers. Founded in 2019, The Women Directing Mentorship is anchored by the prestigious opportunity to shadow a director on an episode of … Read more