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RDLF News: Issue 16
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Movement on Montrose Grand Opening
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On July 9th, The Reva and David Logan Foundation (RDLF) celebrated the grand opening of Movement on Montrose (MoM), an event space and non-profit collective in the Albany Park neighborhood.
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In addition to a large room for events, MoM has three dance studios that can be rented by organizations and community members. While the RDLF owns several buildings throughout Chicagoland, this is the first community building that will be operated by the Foundation, doing business as Movement on Montrose.
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We are actively looking for partners to utilize the space. More details about dimensions and amenities can be found here. If you’d like a tour, please contact Lilly Torres, Operations Manager for Movement on Montrose, at Lilly(at)loganfdn(dot)org.
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"We see the effects of deteriorating mental health resources on a daily basis in Chicago, and the city is extraordinarily fortunate to be a center of reporting for MindSite News," said board member Crystal Logan. "The foundation believes deeply in MindSite's mission and the importance of their work."
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In addition, congratulations to the following partners, who were featured in the news recently:
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Upcoming Opportunities
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Submit a film or volunteer as a screener for DX2024
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Photo credit: Double Exposure Film Festival and Symposium
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This year's Double Exposure Film Festival and Symposium will be in Washington, DC on October 7-10, 2024. Double Exposure, a project of the investigative news organization 100Reporters, celebrates the finest new documentary films inspired by the investigative instinct. It combines film screenings for the public with a professional symposium for journalists and visual storytellers.
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Feature-length films and shorts eligible for consideration. Films selected must not have been previously available to Washington, DC audiences, either through theatrical release or streaming. Those looking to submit their work can do so here by September 16, 2024.
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You can also get involved by being a volunteer screener. Volunteer screeners will get a first peek at submissions, watch and rank films, and assist festival programmers by providing initial feedback. Candidates should have a love of documentary filmmaking and/or investigative journalism, and have the bandwidth to view films on an agreed schedule. Fill out the interest form here.
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Volunteer with Cradles to Crayons at the Giving Factory
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Photo credit: Cradles to Crayons
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Cradles to Crayons welcomes volunteers to their Giving Factory (located at 2500 W Bradley Place in Chicago) to help with quality checking, sorting, organizing, and packaging up clothing and other essential items to be distributed free of charge to children living in homeless or low-income situations in Chicagoland. Volunteer shifts are offered Tuesdays through Saturdays each week from 10 AM to 12 PM and 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM; volunteers as young as 5 years old and of all abilities are welcome! Those under the age of 16 require an adult present with them for the entire shift.
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Open Applications
- 2024 Reporting Safely in Crisis Zones Course for Freelance Journalists: In partnership with the ACOS Alliance and the Bronx Documentary Center, the Dart Center is offering its annual four-day crisis zones reporting course for 16 freelance journalists at no cost. The course will be held October 3-6, 2024 at the Bronx Documentary Center in New York City. Applications are open until July 31, 2024 at 4:00pm CST.
- Artists Run Chicago Fund 2024: This year, the Artists Run Chicago Fund (ARC Fund) seeks to award fifteen $8,000 unrestricted grants to artists-run platforms in Chicago. There is a workshop on July 23rd at 6pm. Applications are open until August 5, 2024 at 11:59pm CST.
- Lab Artists Program: Chicago Dancemakers Forum's Lab Artists Program is the most substantial source of support for individual dancemakers working in the Chicagoland area with an open call process. In 2025, four local dancemakers will each receive a grant of $25,000 USD along with a year of tailored support. There are info sessions July 22nd and July 30th, as well as drop-in office hours on August 7th, 8th, and 9th. Applications are open until August 12, 2024 at 5:00pm CST.
- 100&Change: 100&Change is MacArthur Foundation's global competition for a proposal that promises real and measurable progress toward solving a critical social challenge. They will award a single $100 million grant to help make that solution a reality. Interested organizations must complete an organizational readiness tool, then register by August 15, 2024 at 5:00pm CST. Finally, they will submit their application proposing a significant problem and a bold and lasting solution by September 5, 2024 at 5:00pm CST.
- Fund for Women Journalists: The Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists, the first funding initiative of its kind, supports journalists and journalism projects including, but not limited to, professional development opportunities, investigative reporting and media development initiatives led by women and nonbinary people. Applications for FWJ are accepted on a rolling basis and are open to journalists of all nationalities. Applications submitted between July 10, 2024, and August 31, 2024 will be reviewed in September.
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Job Openings
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What We're Reading
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This issue, we are featuring four recently published series that span years of investigative journalism:
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Forbidden Stories: "For the Gaza Project, 50 journalists from 13 different news organizations worked together to investigate ... From targeted attacks to the destruction of infrastructure known to host media outlets, the Gaza Project reveals a damning array of evidence against the Israeli government and calls into question their army’s denials about targeting the press since the war began."
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Mother Jones, Center for Public Integrity, and Reveal: "Over the course of two and a half years, a team of Public Integrity reporters, editors, and researchers identified 1,250 Black men and women who had earned land as reparations after the Civil War ... For the first time, these living Black Americans were made aware of the specific land that had been given to and then taken away from their ancestors."
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Investigate Europe: “Confidential agreements and medicines out of reach for millions. This investigation goes inside Europe’s secret drug pricing system, revealing a world of opaque deals and unequal access. From our eight-months’ investigation we have found this, and much more, about a system that determines how sick people in Europe live or die."
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inewsource: "'Blind mule' smuggling has been a known strategy among Mexican drug traffickers for decades. But the U.S. government has taken little action to warn the public about a threat that could affect those who travel in the more than 15 million personal vehicles ... inewsource spent a year investigating this project, digging through hundreds of court files, talking to experts and uncovering the stories of those affected."
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We'd like to hear from you!
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Thanks for reading! We have an open call for content from our partners to highlight the brilliant work they're doing in the community. If you are a current grantee or partner with The Reva and David Logan Foundation and you would like to contribute to our next newsletter, please reach out to Sabrina Boggs, Communications Coordinator at sabrina(at)loganfdn(dot)org. Please note that we will not share fundraising campaigns.
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In addition, we are frequently reposting our grantees on our social media, so make sure to follow us and tag us in your posts! Links to our socials are below.
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