Our Girls' Voices Now program doesn't just teach filmmaking—it transforms lives.
When young women from underserved communities find their voice, incredible things happen.
Our impact speaks for itself:
young women's lives transformed forever
powerful documentaries produced
film festival selections
first-prize awards
Emmy nominations & 1 Daytime Emmy win
online views of their stories
This is our immediate need by June 30 to ensure we can launch this summer's program without disruption. We've already raised $4,000 toward this goal!
$4,000 of $25,000 raised
This is the total cost to fully fund our comprehensive program, including equipment, mentorship, venue costs, and year-round support for all participants.
Every dollar beyond our urgent goal helps us expand our impact and provide more resources to our young filmmakers.
Your contribution directly supports our program at two critical levels. By focusing on our urgent need, you'll ensure this summer's program launches on time while helping us build toward our full vision.
As you may have heard, many organizations are facing a tough year with shifting priorities from major funders. Unfortunately, we are no different.
To ensure we can carry out the program without concern, we need to raise $25,000 by June 30.
Heidi Basch-Harod
Executive Director
Your donation today ensures we can deliver our transformative summer filmmaking program to young women who otherwise would never have access to:
Professional-grade equipment and training
Industry mentors and connections
A platform for their stories to be heard
Career pathways in a field where women remain underrepresented
Provides lunch for participants for one day
Covers transportation for a participant for the entire program
Provides a stipend for a guest industry speaker
Funds filmmaking equipment for one team
Sponsors one participant's complete program experience
Underwrites a week of programming for all participants
Funds the entire summer program for all participants
Creating safe spaces, media literacy, documentary foundations
Camera, audio, visual storytelling, interview techniques
Production, shooting, organizing footage, empathy workshops
Editing, social impact campaigns, marketing their films
GVN helped me branch out of my comfort zone in ways that have only benefited me. I created close bonds with other participants that I will always hold very close to my heart. It gave me the chance to create new experiences behind the camera that I wouldn't have otherwise. Most importantly, GVN guided me to find my voice and the confidence to speak out about things I find important.
Erin
2024 GVN Participant
Through Girls' Voices Now, I found my voice and the courage to share my story. The skills I learned and the community I found changed my life.
Sissi R.
GVN Alumna
Women's Voices Now is a Los Angeles-based non-profit that uses film to drive social change and advance women's rights globally. Our award-winning Girls' Voices Now program serves young women from underrepresented communities in Los Angeles.
Executive Director
Emmy Award-winning producer and international human rights advocate who leads WVN's vision, strategy, and fundraising efforts. Heidi received a 2021 Daytime Emmy for producing the "Girls' Voices Now" series.
Programs & Partnerships Director
Leads WVN programs and partnership development. A passionate activist who successfully campaigned to overturn California's statute of limitations on rape and co-organized the first #MeToo Survivors March in Los Angeles.
Development Director
Leads fundraising efforts with over 15 years of experience in LGBTQ+ and gender-rights advocacy fields. Becki also collaborates across the organization to monitor and evaluate programs, ensuring that supporters know the important role they play in our work.
Founder (In Memoriam)
Visionary Los Angeles art dealer who founded Women's Voices Now in 2010. His dedication to human rights and belief in artistic expression as a catalyst for social change laid the foundation for our organization's mission to champion women's voices through film.
Board Chair
Carries on Leslie's legacy as the successor chair of the board of Women's Voices Now, and continues his fight for the equal rights of all women. She oversees and advises on all aspects of WVN's projects, networking, and fundraising.
Board Director
Brings over two decades of theatrical marketing experience from Warner Bros. Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment. She leads WVN's marketing and outreach strategies, leveraging her industry connections to amplify the organization's impact in the entertainment world.
Board Director
Former Community Outreach Director for Women of Warner at Warner Bros. and host of the Visionary Voices podcast. Diana oversees WVN's community engagement initiatives and mentorship programs, creating pathways for young filmmakers to connect with industry professionals.
We're grateful for the support of these organizations who help make our work possible.
We select participants through an application process that prioritizes young women from underserved communities in Los Angeles. We look for passion and interest in storytelling rather than previous experience.
No, the program is completely free for all participants. Your donations help us keep it that way while providing high-quality equipment, mentorship, and experiences.
Yes, Women's Voices Now is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and all donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
We welcome volunteers, industry mentors, and partners! Please email info@womensvoicesnow.org to discuss how you can contribute your time and expertise.
You can watch many of our films on our YouTube channel and website. We also host screening events throughout the year that are open to the public.
Our urgent goal of $25,000 is what we need by June 30 to ensure this summer's program can launch without disruption. The full program cost of $123,000 represents what's needed to fund the entire program with all resources and year-round support. We're focusing first on the urgent need while continuing to work toward full funding.
We're at $4,000 of our $25,000 urgent goal.
Your support today will empower the next generation of women filmmakers and changemakers.
