Every culture runs on a story. But the stories shaping our culture have too often veered toward cynicism, nihilism, and deconstruction, contributing to a growing, civilizational “meaning crisis.” To renew culture and “restory” the lives of those experiencing the absence of meaning, we need to create better stories oriented toward the true, the good, and the beautiful.

The Goodmakers Guild provides the mentorship, collaboration, and funding storytellers and creators need to tell a better story. Guild members are authors, filmmakers, comics creators, songwriters, podcasters, and other storytellers whose work carries a vision of beauty, truth, and goodness, and who have a project ready to grow.

Your gift helps the Guild:

Gather. Retreats and craft accelerators where small cohorts take each member’s project to its next stage.
Equip. One-on-one and group consulting between gatherings, and pairing members with collaborators who can fill gaps in their team.
Fund. Preparing projects for funding through the Cultural Renewal Fund and the Prospect funding platform, connecting creators with patrons who believe in the work.

We especially welcome patrons, including donors giving through donor-advised funds, who want their giving to shape culture instead of just reacting to it.

The Goodmakers Guild is a program of Dialect Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and part of its Dialect Guilds pilot. Gifts go to Dialect Foundation and are tax-deductible as the law allows.

Goodmakers Guild

For the restorying of culture.