Gabby’s story grapples with universal themes of finding love, searching for fulfillment in work, and navigating our life purpose. The story follows a spunky, idealistic Filipina organizer as she navigates relationships, friendships, family, and the realities of activism in and out of nonprofits.
Gabby’s story grapples with universal themes of finding love, searching for fulfillment in work, and navigating our life purpose. The story follows a spunky, idealistic Filipina organizer as she navigates relationships, friendships, family, and the realities of activism in and out of nonprofits.
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Mission Statement
This project lifts up and centers the stories of women of color, by making women of color protagonists of their own stories. From the cast to production team, the team is predominantly people of color and majority women.About The Project
Synopsis:
Gabby Antonio is a quirky and self-righteous 25-year-old Filipina American who just started as a community organizer at APIISA (Asian Pacific Islanders in Solidarity Alliance) a social justice nonprofit in Portland, Oregon. In the pilot, she runs her first training session with a multigenerational group of community members and immediately experiences the chasm between ideals and reality. Gabby walks away deflated but gets back on track to planning her next big event after talking with a mentor. She works through a series of obstacles to save the event from last-minute debacles that threaten to derail the event. Ultimately, she realizes that to be successful means creating space to reflect and evaluate, allowing ourselves to make mistakes, and embracing our flaws.
Story Behind the Project:
In January 2016, I along with two other friends/colleagues that work in the nonprofit sector, had a late night discussion about our usual rants and gripes about working in our different organizations. From the typical “No one understands what I do!” to “White people don’t get it”, our conversations were unique in the sense that we were all women of color trying to navigate our careers in nonprofit work – a specific kind of work that is typically thankless and undeserving of recognition and higher salaries because we’re doing the “good work.”
I had been thinking for some time prior to that conversation about writing a novel that followed the life of someone that worked in nonprofits, but after that conversation and after agreeing about how funny it would be to see a TV show about nonprofits, that was when the idea of Nonprofit was born!
Gabby and I are alike but we’re also very, very different. Several of her nuances, mannerisms, and stories are derived from my own experiences as a woman of color living and working in Portland, Oregon, but they’re also comprised of stories from the many people of color that are working in the artist-activist and social justice spaces in Portland. It’s a narrative that is largely unseen in shows like Portlandia, which have dominated the perception of what life in Portland is like. Because shows like Portlandia have established a strong narrative about Portland in the national landscape, and because Portland is America’s whitest major metropolitan area, this city is the perfect backdrop to push back on racially homogenized narratives, while also offering a nuanced, insightful, hilarious, and occasionally heartbreaking glimpse into activism, social justice, and nonprofit life.
Finally, this project is important now more than ever because we need people of color writing, producing, directing, and performing in their own projects! And what better time than now?
Incentives
$5
Nonprofit Stickers!!!
Grab these stickers with the Nonprofit logo and apply it anywhere and everywhere! You'll also get a special thanks on social media too.
$5
Our heartfelt thanks
Thank you for passing on a cup of coffee for us! We know how much you really needed that coffee, so really - we truly appreciate you! You receive our heartfelt thanks for your support and a special social media shout out.
$15
Signed thank you card
We’ll send you a personalized thank you card and express our deepest grattitude for you on social media!
$20
Digital Download
Be one of the first to see the pilot episode of Nonprofit after it's completed! We’ll send you a link to the download and we’ll share a special shout out on social media.
$25
Limited edition Nonprofit Tote Bag
Grab a limited edition Nonprofit Tote Bag to sport at the next organizer meeting! You’ll also get everything in the digital download category and a special thanks on social media.
Front
Back
Claimed: 56 of 100
$30
Illustration + Digital Download
Receive special cartoon illustrations for the show created by graphic artist, Shannon Paine, and everything in the digital download category!
Claimed: 5 of 50
$50
2 Tickets to a Portland Screening of Nonprofit!
Join us in Portland for our first ever screening of the Nonprofit pilot episode! You and a guest will get two tickets to attend the screening and have the opportunity to meet the cast and crew (must provide own transportation to the screening).
Sold Out!
$100
Consulting Advice
- Interested in getting that book started? Want to create your own film? Or are you destined to make music but have no idea how to start a career as a musician? The team is made of artists from various genres with years of experience under their belt. Depending on your medium (music, filmmaking, writing, or starting a creative business to support your work) we can offer you 2 hours of consultation on how to make your idea a reality! We’ll also throw in everything in the tote bag category.
Claimed: 1 of 6
$500
Host a Community Screening
You get to host a community screening of Nonprofit and will receive a link with the pilot and exclusive scenes, plus participate in an exclusive virtual Q&A with the core team behind the project. You’ll also receive everything in the limited edition Nonprofit tote bag category.
Claimed: 1 of 2
$750
Make a cameo appearance on Nonprofit!
At this level of support, we'll write you into the script with a cameo appearance AND a short speaking role! Maybe you'll be Gabby's next romantic fling? or maybe you'll make her life more difficult - who knows!
Claimed: 0 of 1
$1,000
Live screening and Q & A
We come to you! You get to host a community screening of Nonprofit and host a live discussion with the creator and director. You’ll also receive everything in the limited edition Nonprofit tote bag category. (Travel is within Oregon and Washington only.)
Claimed: 0 of 2
$5,000
Associate Producer Credit
- You’re on the team! You’re paying for a good chunk of the project, therefore you must be the nonprofit donor of our dreams. Receive prominent credit for making this project into a reality! You’ll also receive everything in the Portland screening category.
Claimed: 0 of 1
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Wishlist
Use the WishList to pledge cash and loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an incentive directly.
$5
Nonprofit Stickers!!!
Grab these stickers with the Nonprofit logo and apply it anywhere and everywhere! You'll also get a special thanks on social media too.
$5
Our heartfelt thanks
Thank you for passing on a cup of coffee for us! We know how much you really needed that coffee, so really - we truly appreciate you! You receive our heartfelt thanks for your support and a special social media shout out.
$15
Signed thank you card
We’ll send you a personalized thank you card and express our deepest grattitude for you on social media!
$20
Digital Download
Be one of the first to see the pilot episode of Nonprofit after it's completed! We’ll send you a link to the download and we’ll share a special shout out on social media.
$25
Limited edition Nonprofit Tote Bag
Grab a limited edition Nonprofit Tote Bag to sport at the next organizer meeting! You’ll also get everything in the digital download category and a special thanks on social media.
Front
Back
Claimed: 56 of 100
$30
Illustration + Digital Download
Receive special cartoon illustrations for the show created by graphic artist, Shannon Paine, and everything in the digital download category!
Claimed: 5 of 50
$50
2 Tickets to a Portland Screening of Nonprofit!
Join us in Portland for our first ever screening of the Nonprofit pilot episode! You and a guest will get two tickets to attend the screening and have the opportunity to meet the cast and crew (must provide own transportation to the screening).
Sold Out!
$100
Consulting Advice
- Interested in getting that book started? Want to create your own film? Or are you destined to make music but have no idea how to start a career as a musician? The team is made of artists from various genres with years of experience under their belt. Depending on your medium (music, filmmaking, writing, or starting a creative business to support your work) we can offer you 2 hours of consultation on how to make your idea a reality! We’ll also throw in everything in the tote bag category.
Claimed: 1 of 6
$500
Host a Community Screening
You get to host a community screening of Nonprofit and will receive a link with the pilot and exclusive scenes, plus participate in an exclusive virtual Q&A with the core team behind the project. You’ll also receive everything in the limited edition Nonprofit tote bag category.
Claimed: 1 of 2
$750
Make a cameo appearance on Nonprofit!
At this level of support, we'll write you into the script with a cameo appearance AND a short speaking role! Maybe you'll be Gabby's next romantic fling? or maybe you'll make her life more difficult - who knows!
Claimed: 0 of 1
$1,000
Live screening and Q & A
We come to you! You get to host a community screening of Nonprofit and host a live discussion with the creator and director. You’ll also receive everything in the limited edition Nonprofit tote bag category. (Travel is within Oregon and Washington only.)
Claimed: 0 of 2
$5,000
Associate Producer Credit
- You’re on the team! You’re paying for a good chunk of the project, therefore you must be the nonprofit donor of our dreams. Receive prominent credit for making this project into a reality! You’ll also receive everything in the Portland screening category.
Claimed: 0 of 1
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Current Team
About This Team
Meet the rest of the team at Nonprofitwebseries.com!
Creator/Producer, Luann AlgosoLuann Algoso is a Portland, Oregon-based writer and creative activator. After completing her undergraduate degree in 2012, she went on to complete a Master of Arts degree in Conflict Resolution in 2015 also at Portland State University with the thesis titled, “Comedy as a Platform for Marginalized Voices: Asian American Women and the Disoriented Comedy Showcase". Her background in organizing and activism is grounded in using cultural work and communications as strategies for social change.
Director, Dawn Jones Redstone
Dawn Jones Redstone is an award-winning gay, Latina filmmaker best known as director and co-writer of the acclaimed dramatic short film, Sista in the Brotherhood. Dawn has worked in and around the non-profit world for 14 years as an employee, board member and a subcontractor and is ready to mine the wealth of comedy, this sector has to offer! Dawn is the recipient of the MRG Foundation’s 2016 Lilla Jewel Award and was named a Woman of Vision by the Oregon Daily Journal of Commerce. She recently received a grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council along with Kjerstin Johnson to develop a pilot for a potential web series and is currently devloping her first feature film script about a Latina carpenter and her reluctant apprentice. She is committed to creating films that help balance the media representation of women and people of color both in front of and behind the camera.
Producer, Rachel Hills
Rachel Hills is a New York-based writer, speaker, and activist who is interested in the space where the personal meets the political. She is a college speaker on sex and gender issues, and the author of a book called The Sex Myth, which published in North America, Australia, New Zealand and the UK in August 2015. She is also the Executive Director of Break the Sex Myth, an activist organization that believes that raw, honest, critically-engaged dialogue about subjects that are typically perceived as too private to talk about can transform the way we see the world, measure our value, and treat other people.
Producer, Amy Nieto-Cruz
Amy Nieto-Cruz is a Puerto Rican artist and all-around jill-of-all-trades based in Portland, OR. She is the owner/designer of Little Bright Studio and co-founder of Broad Space, a women’s creative studio. With every project that comes her way, Amy makes sure to prioritize the voices and experiences of women of color. Now that she has re-entered the film/video industry as producer for Nonprofit Web Series, her goal lies in continuing to highlight the fascinating stories of people of color. After she retires, she would like to pet all the cats in the world.Script Supervisor/Writer, Jessica Yen
Jessica Yen is a Chinese-American essayist and novelist whose work focuses on the intersection of identity, culture, family, and memory. Her personal essays have appeared inOregon Humanities and The Drum Literary Magazine, and she was a finalist for the 2016 Fourth Genre essay prize. She is an alumni of the Voices of our Nations Arts writers workshop, the only multi-genre writers workshop for writers of color, and of the Independent Publishing Resource Center's certificate program. She spent nearly a decade working in non-profits before transitioning to a career as a freelance writer/editor.
Music Production, Scott ‘Chops’ Jung
Scott “CHOPS” Jung is a music maker whose multi-instrument style helped his group Mountain Brothers become the first Asian American rap group signed to a major label. He’s since worked with many of rap’s biggest and most respected artists (Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Raekwon, Talib Kweli, E-40, Ice Cube, Snoop). His Strength in NUMBERS album featured over 30 talented Asian American rappers and singers. CHOPS’ music is heard in ads (Nike, Coca Cola, X Games), TV shows (Empire, Grey’s Anatomy, House of Lies, Breaking Bad, Law & Order: SVU, Parks and Recreation), and movies (Brown Sugar, House of Wax, Hurricane Season, Face, Ping Pong Playa). He credits the sports documentary 9-Man for reigniting his love of writing music to picture.
Graphic Design, Shannon Paine
Shannon Paine's work touches on communication design and community development. She uses her freelance design work to create graphic design solutions that help build community in for-profit companies and advocates for marginalized communites in non-profits for the Portland Metro area. As a productions artist she uses her html and css skill to help build out digital advertisements for websites and social media and her background in print production to help with large format printing on a variety of materials.
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