Share better stories. Inspire bigger audiences. Serve even more people in a meaningful way.
This is a capacity-building opportunity for nonprofits of all sizes. We know how tough it can be for nonprofits to find ways to cut through the noise. Too many nonprofits struggle to overcome funding challenges, reach donors, and keep your doors open in the first place.
This program helps you do just that. Our expert producers tell the story of how your organization helps people when they need it most. And we teach you the skills you need to build your capacity, boost your reach, and increase your impact.
As a DCTV Media Fellow, you get valuable benefits:
Workshops and immersive training to help you develop media strategy and tactics
Professionally produced videos to tell your story of community transformation
Partnership opportunities with a dedicated network of local nonprofit leaders like you
The application is easy and straightforward, and the program provides incredible value to organizations of all sizes. This innovative program gives your nonprofit the media training and services you need to tell better stories and reach more people!
Your enrollment fee supports the administration of the program and represents a tiny percentage of the operating budget of our professional television studio.
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✉ Questions about the program? Need help on your application? Send us an email at nonprofits@dctv.org.
Program Benefits
Boost Your Message and Your Mission
DCTV's Media Fellowship helps nonprofits of all sizes and budgets tell better stories to reach more supporters. We'll help you build your communications capacity, improve your media strategy, and increase your reach.
VALUABLE TRAINING Through engaging workshops, you will learn creative and effective strategies to reach more donors and supporters. The Media Fellowship provides access to a digital learning library for self-guided instruction as well as regular opportunities to join workshops led by expert coaches.
COMPELLING VIDEOS DCTV media experts will create professionally produced videos that tell engaging stories about how your nonprofit improves the lives of DC residents. We will interview your people and film your programs to focus on the issues that matter most to our city. You’ll have the chance to air your own pre-packaged PSAs on DCTV channels, too!
COLLECTIVE IMPACT“If you want to run fast, go alone. If you want to run far, go together.” We’ll connect you with an engaged group of leadership peers at local nonprofits so you can increase your impact and better serve your communities. Collectively, we’ll discover better ways to share your story, scale your impact, and increase your revenue.
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DCTV Nonprofit Participants, 2020-2024
826DC
ABPA Institute
Academy of Hope Adult Public Charter School
Access Youth, Inc.
After School All Stars, Washington DC
Always Hope DMV
Amazon Conservation Association
America's Islamic Heritage Museum
American POPS Orchestra
Arc of Northern Virginia
Arts Administrators of Color Network
Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project
AsylumWorks
Badges United Foundation
Beacon House
BEACON: DC Women Founders Initiative
Black Girls Cook
C Alan Foundation
CAIR Foundation Inc
Calvary Women's Services
Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic
Canady Foundation for the Arts
Capital Clubhouse Inc
Capital Village Public Charter Schools
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
Capitol Hill Counseling and Resource Center
CASA for Children of DC
CASA/Prince George's County
Children's Chorus of Washington
City Blossoms
City Year DC
Comfort Cases Inc
Common Good City Farm
Community Advocates for Family and Youth
Community Foodworks
Cultural Vistas
Dance Institute of Washington
DC Black History Celebration Committee
DC Children's Trust Fund
DC Rape Crisis Center
DC SCORES
DC Theater Arts Collaborative
District Bridges
District of Columbia Recovery Community Alliance Inc
District of Columbia Students Construction Trade Foundation Inc.
Do the Write Thing
DOLLS & DREAMS Inc
Dreaming Out Loud Inc
ECO City Farms
Edgewood/Brookland Family Support Collaborative
Emory Beacon of Light
Enterprise Community Development Inc.
Everyone Home DC
Father McKenna Center
FixPat Inc
FRESHFARM
Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Friends of the National Arboretum (FONA)
Genesys Works
Girls Global Academy Public Charter School
Good Listening Project
Greater DC Diaper Bank
HEADSUP Inc
HealthHIV
Healthy Babies Project Inc
Heavenly Urban Nature Gardens
High Tea Society
Hillcrest Children and Family Center
Hoop for All Foundation
Housing Up
Humanity 360 Inc
IN Series
interPLAY Orchestra
Irving and Associates Character Education
Joy of Motion Dance Center
Kid Power Inc
Latino Economic Development Center
Legacy Collaborative Senior Village
Little Friends for Peace
MakeSmartCool Inc
Many Languages One Voice
Marijuana Matters
Marshall Heights Community Development Organization
Mary's House for Older Adults
McClendon Center
Mental Health America
Mobile Hope Association
Mosaic Theater Company
National Black Deaf Advocates
National Cervical Cancer Coalition DC
National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorale of Montgomery County Inc
National Recreation and Park Association
New Futures DC
One Sparrow
Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area
Per Scholas Inc
PIZZAZZ
Pointless Theatre Company
Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington
Rhythm Visions Production Company
Rich Capital Concepts Organization
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Washington DC Inc
SCAD Alliance
ScholarCHIPS Inc
Seabury Resources for Aging
ServiceSource
Social Art and Culture
SOME Inc
Stars Performing Arts Inc
STEAMPIPElines
Story Collider
Swaliga Foundation
SWNA Education and Scholarship Task Force
Total Family Care Coalition
United Planning Organization
Washington Jazz Arts Institute
Washington School for Girls
Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc
Your Ethiopian Professionals Network
The DCTV capacity building grant program offers eligible nonprofits an array of benefits that build organizational communications and storytelling capability and provides an ongoing presence on cable television. We designed these grants to offer training and expert guidance to the nonprofit community, which enables you to robustly expand your impact within the DC community.
“Grant Level” is the amount of money your organization contributes to receive the grant. The grant term is initially one year and requires a very small organizational match. DCTV will provide documentation so that you can appropriately record “in-kind” services in your financial records. Grants may be extended or renewed with DCTV approval.
Share better stories. Inspire bigger audiences. Serve even more people in a meaningful way.