Changing Narratives Fund
The Changing Narratives Fund (CNF) is a new initiative that will support diverse communities (i.e. Indigenous, Black, racialized, ethno-religious minority, people with disabilities and 2SLGBTQI+ communities) to share their stories, experiences, and perspectives so that their voices are accurately and authentically represented in the media, and culture sectors in Canada.
The objective of the CNF is to implement incentives and initiatives that encourage greater participation of diverse communities and organizations in the culture and media sectors. To achieve this objective, the CNF will provide support for mentorship, training and professional development opportunities for diverse communities at all career stages so that members from these communities could increase their participation in the creative sectors.
The funding allocated for the CNF will be distributed through three existing programs to better support diverse communities and organizations in the following industries:
- The Canada Media Fund (CMF) (to support diverse communities in the television, digital media, screen industry, and cinematic production industries)
- The Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) (to support diverse communities in the written press, community radio, community television and online news service industries)
- The Collective Initiatives Component of the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF-CI) (to support diverse communities in the magazine and newspaper industries)
The Canada Media Fund
The Changing Narratives Fund stream of CMF prioritizes projects that foster the development of an inclusive audiovisual sector by providing training and professional development opportunities for diverse communities.
Learn more about the Canada Media Fund programming component.
The Local Journalism Initiative
The Changing Narratives Fund stream of LJI prioritizes the hiring of diverse (i.e., Indigenous, Black, racialized, ethno-religious minority, people with disabilities and 2SLGBTQI+ communities) journalists in diverse-owned and mainstream news organizations to produce civic journalism for underserved communities.
To protect the independence of the press, not-for-profit organizations will deliver this stream. These organizations will give funding to Canadian media organizations to address the need for local civic journalism in underserved communities.
Collective Initiatives Component of the Canada Periodical Fund
The Collective Initiatives component of the Canada Periodical Fund prioritizes projects designed to increase the overall sustainability of the Canadian magazine and (non-daily) community newspaper industries.
The Changing Narratives Fund stream prioritizes projects by organizations that support their diverse communities through mentorship, training and professional development opportunities at all career stages in the magazine and newspaper industries. Funding will also be available to diverse-led/mandated organizations for further distribution.
Learn more about Collective Initiatives and its Changing Narratives Fund stream.
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