About BAVC Media
BAVC Media inspires social change by empowering media makers to develop and share diverse stories through art, education and technology.
BAVC Media is a community hub and resource for media makers in the Bay Area and across the country, serving several thousand freelancers, filmmakers, job-seekers, activists, and artists every year.
BAVC Media provides access to media making technology, storytelling workshops, a diverse and engaged community of makers and producers, services and resources.
BAVC Media advocates for those whose stories aren’t being told, and provides the resources for anyone to create and share, and amplify their stories and those of their communities. BAVC Media’s diverse, innovative programs lead the field in media training for youth and educators, technology and multimedia focused workforce development, visually-driven new media storytelling and audio-visual preservation.
BAVC Media has been a trusted community educator, collaborator, incubator, community builder and resource for the media arts world since 1976.
BAVC Media History
BAVC Media began when a group of media makers and activists met in January of 1976 to devise practical ways to encourage independent video-making in the Bay Area. With a small grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to conduct a needs assessment and feasibility study of the region’s media-making community, that small group spent the summer collecting information about what the region’s environment looked like for independent videomakers.
Among that study’s conclusions was a recommendation for “a regional video resource center with multi-faceted programs that concentrate on improving all aspects of video production and exhibition…” That video resource center came into existence when BAVC Media was incorporated on December 10, 1976. As new technologies have been introduced over the past four decades, BAVC Media has responded with dynamic programs and new training strategies, while remaining committed to our mission of serving independent media makers.
Supporters
BAVC Media is able to serve more than 6,000 community members annually thanks to the generous support of individual and institutional supporters. Learn more about our supporters and how you can support BAVC Media.
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BAVC Media Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us, so the Bay Area Video Coalition (“BAVC Media”) has created this Privacy Policy to let you know what information we collect when you visit our site and access our services, why we collect it and how it is used. This Privacy Policy also addresses the information we collect from BAVC Media Members and SF Commons participants. Please read the following carefully. If you have any questions or concerns, please send us an email.
For purposes of this Privacy Policy, the terms “you,” “your,” and “yours” refer to the Member, Producer, or other persons utilizing our site and services. The terms “BAVC Media,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Bay Area Video Coalition, its subsidiaries and affiliates. By using this web site and accessing our services, you consent to the data practices prescribed in this statement. We may periodically make changes to this Privacy Policy that we will include on this page. It is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy frequently and remain informed about any changes to it, so we encourage you to visit this page often.
1. WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DOES BAVC Media COLLECT? HOW IS THIS INFORMATION USED?
BAVC Media may collect the following Personally Identifiable Information from you when you use our site and services. “Personally Identifiable Information” means any information that may be used to identify an individual, including, but not limited to, a first and last name, home or other physical address, an email address, phone number or other contact information, whether at work or at home.
Information from Online Visitors
BAVC Media does not collect Personally Identifiable Information from our online visitors other than what is supplied to us on a voluntary basis. You can browse our site without being required to divulge any Personally Identifiably Information to us. Although we collect and maintain aggregate information about usage and visitors browsing our Website, no Personally Identifiably Information is collected as part of this process.
Visitors to the BAVC Media website may choose to provide us with Personally Identifiable Information in connection with (i) applications for grants and limited access programs; (ii) subscription registration for sites or services which require subscription (such as email newsletters); (iii) requests for membership and membership information; (iv) e-commerce transactions; (v) content submissions; (vi) community postings (i.e., forums or bulletin boards); (vii) comments and suggestions; and (viii) surveys and voting. BAVC Media may use the Personally Identifiable Information it collects only for conducting the activities disclosed at the time the information was collected and for BAVC Media’s internal marketing and promotional purposes.
BAVC Media also automatically receives and records information on our server logs when users access our site, including IP address, cookie information and the page requested. We collect this information to support the functioning of our site, to analyze user experiences on our websites and to improve the structure and ease of use of our websites. We do not use this data to track any personal information. You can choose not to provide us with certain information, but some features of our site may not function properly without the information.
Information from BAVC Media Members
Many BAVC Media Members visit BAVC Media’s website from time to time. Please also review the provisions of this policy related to online visitors. In addition, persons who choose to become BAVC Media Members provide us with Personally Identifiable Information in connection with their Memberships. This information may include a Member’s name, mailing address, phone number, age, birthday and email, along with a record of the BAVC Media services the Member may have accessed. BAVC Media regularly contacts its Members to carry out BAVC Media’s necessary and normal operations, including but not limited to processing Membership records, providing services to Members, and communicating with Members about BAVC Media news, events and opportunities. Except as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy, BAVC Media will never willfully disclose any Personally Identifiable Information about our Membership to any third party without first receiving the Member’s permission.
Members may also choose to provide BAVC Media with information about their ethnicity, gender, age, education, family size and general household financial circumstances. At the disclosing Member’s request, BAVC Media may use this information to evaluate the Member’s eligibility for discounts, benefits and additional services. In addition, BAVC Media may use this information to compile data about the communities we serve. BAVC Media may report compiled data and discuss our analysis of the data with BAVC Media stakeholders, funders and Members, along with various city, state and federal agencies.
Information from SF Commons Participants
All persons using the SF Commons facilities must be BAVC Media Members. Please review the provisions of this policy related to BAVC Media Members and online visitors.
In addition to the information we collect from BAVC Media Members, we collect supplemental Personally Identifiable Information from SF Commons participants, such as a copy of the participant’s driver’s license, state issued identification card or other proof of residency. We use this information to confirm the eligibility of SF Commons participants to make use of our residency-restricted services.
SF Commons participants who submit programs to be broadcast on public access channels must provide Public Contact Information. “Public Contact Information” means a valid email address, mailing address or phone number through which the public may communicate with you about the programs you submit to public access channels. BAVC Media will freely provide your Public Contact Information to any member of the public upon their request. Your Public Contact Information may be different from other Personally Identifiable Information BAVC Media collects in connection with your use of this Site or other BAVC Media services.
2. THE SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.
Except as otherwise disclosed in this Privacy Policy, BAVC Media does not rent, sell or share personal information it collects about its site visitors, BAVC Media members or SF Commons participants with third parties for promotional purposes.
BAVC Media protects Personally Identifiable Information and strictly limits access to that information. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure the correct usage of Personally Identifiable Information, BAVC Media uses commercially reasonable efforts to monitor and adjust our physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the Personally Identifiable Information we collect. We prohibit our employees, contractors and agents from accessing Personally Identifiable Information except as necessary to perform their job duties. Any person found violating our standards of security and confidentiality is subject to our disciplinary processes.
BAVC Media maintains most of the Personally Identifiable Information it collects in electronic formats. We have a contract with trusted third party provider Salesforce.com to digitally store and manage the information we collect and facilitate our communications with site visitors, Members and SF Commons participants. Salesforce.com maintains industry standard security protocols and data encryption techniques to protect your information. Access to these databases is restricted to BAVC Media staff, consultants and contractors who require access to the information to perform their particular job duties.
Finally, BAVC Media may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (1) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on BAVC Media; (2) protect and defend BAVC Media’s rights or property; or (3) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of the BAVC Media community or the public. If BAVC Media should ever file for bankruptcy or merge with another entity, we may share your Personally Identifiable Information with the entity with whom we merge.
3. YOUR CONSENT TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
By using this site and accessing our services, you signify your agreement to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use the site or access our services. We may change, modify, add or remove portions of this policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the BAVC Media’s site and access of BAVC Media services following the posting of any changes to these terms shall mean that you have accepted those changes.
4. CONTACTING BAVC Media
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your Personally Identifiably Information, please email us. You may also write to us at Privacy, Bay Area Video Coalition, 2727 Mariposa Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, California 94110.
BAVC Media Sunshine Compliance Policy
BAVC Sunshine Compliance Policy
Bay Area Video Coalition (“BAVC”) is a community based nonprofit organization with several City of San Francisco contracts. Pursuant to the terms of these grants and the provisions of San Francisco Administrative Code Section 12L.4 and 12L.5, BAVC makes certain information available to the public and invites the public to attend and participate in public meetings of the BAVC Board of Directors.
This Sunshine Compliance Policy sets forth the categories of information BAVC makes available to the public and how members of the public may request that information. The policy also explains public meetings of the BAVC Board of Directors, as well as how members of the public may access and participate in those public meetings.
BAVC Board Public Meetings
The BAVC Board of Directors holds periodic and scheduled meetings in connection with its responsibility to oversee all BAVC operations. The BAVC Board conducts meetings in person, over the telephone and online. Once a year, the BAVC Board invites the public to attend and participate in meetings. These BAVC Board meetings are designated as “Public Meetings.” For Public Meetings held in person, members of the public are invited to attend in person at the announced meeting location. For Public Meetings held via telephone or online, members of the public may access the meeting in real time by dialing into the designated conference call service or accessing the online meeting service provider.
Notice of Public Meeting: BAVC provides advance notice of the date, time, manner and location for each Public Meeting on the BAVC website, www.bavc.org, and in the BAVC’s electronic Newsletter. Public comment is available on a first-come first-serve basis after sign-up the night of the board meeting.
Opportunity for Public Comments. All Public Meetings allocate at least (30) thirty minutes for public comment. The BAVC Board has complete discretion to manage the time allocated for public comment (including any decision to schedule speakers by topic or extend the time available for public comments). Members of the public are usually invited to address the BAVC Board in the order in which they sign up to do so. Generally, persons who submit valid Requests to Comment in advance of a Public Meeting are invited to speak first, followed by persons who sign up to speak at or immediately prior to the meeting.
Request to Comment. To assist the BAVC Board in preparing for each meeting and to provide opportunity for the greatest number of persons to speak, BAVC strongly encourages prospective speakers to RSVP with a Request to Comment in advance of the Public Meeting they wish to attend. Generally, San Francisco residents who submitted a proper Request to Comment will be invited to address the BAVC Board before other members of the public in attendance that did not submit a Request to Comment. To be considered, Requests to Comment must (i) be received before the Public Meeting, (ii) include a brief statement of the subject matter the speaker wishes to address, and (iii) comply with the Sunshine Correspondence Guidelines below.
No Recording. No Recording. The BAVC Board does not allow the public to record any of its meetings, and the recording or rebroadcasting of a Public Meeting is strictly prohibited.
The BAVC Board of Directors is always seeking interested candidates and suggests that interested members of the community contact info@bavc.org with a bio and letter of interest.
Sunshine Ordinance Documents
In the interest of transparency and compliance with San Francisco Administrative Code 12L (the “Sunshine Ordinance”), the documents below are provided for inspection by any member of the public. The documents may also be reviewed in person free of charge during our regular business hours. Photocopies will be made for you on request, and must be pre-paid at the expense of the requester at a cost of $0.10 per page. With your pre-payment to cover postage and photocopies, a full set of documents can be copied and mailed to you via regular U.S. mail. Contact us at info@bavc.org and we will estimate postage and costs based on current weight of the packet.
San Francisco Administrative Code 12L lists the documents that BAVC is required to make available as a nonprofit grantee of the City:
- Our most recent budget;
- Our most recently filed 199;
- Our most recently filed 990;
- Our most recent financial audit
In addition, in 2023 BAVC has submitted RFPs and received funding from the following City Agencies:
- Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD)
- San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
- Department of Technology
- Department of Children, Youth & Their Families
- SF Environment
- SF Grants for the Arts
If you would like to request documents or ask any questions related to BAVC’s support from these agencies or the RFP process, please contact the appropriate agency using the links provided above.
Sunshine Correspondence Guidelines
Please follow these directions when communicating with BAVC about this Sunshine Compliance Policy.
- Communications must include the name and street address for the person submitting the communication.
- BAVC accepts correspondence and requests related to this Sunshine Policy via email and US Mail. For email, please contact info@bavc.org. For mail, please send your request to BAVC Media, 145 9th Street STE 101, San Francisco, CA 94103.
BAVC Media Community Agreement
By entering BAVC Media’s Facility you are agreeing to abide by BAVC Media’s Community Agreements:
I agree to treat BAVC Media’s employees, students, community members, and the facility with care and respect.
I will observe the community guidelines and expectations of the programs I am participating in.
I take responsibility for myself and my learning, understanding that if my actions cause harm to people or property I may be asked to leave.
While at BAVC Media I will act with a commitment to inclusivity, anti-oppression, conflict resolution, and community building.
I will recognize the diversity of experiences of BAVC Media community members.
I will strive to listen and create opportunities for all voices to be heard.
Keeping You Safe: COVID-19 & The BAVC Media Facility
BAVC Media’s offices are currently closed to the general public in accordance with COVID-19 safety guidelines. Almost all of our programs have converted to online formats. Limited services are being allowed at the office in accordance with City and State regulations, by appointment only. As public health restrictions lift, BAVC Media staff is implementing procedures for the following:
- Requiring every person in the facility to be wearing a well-fitted multi-layer mask at all times
- Allowing for physical distance between guests, 6 feet apart
- Managing total occupancy at the office
- Allowing for cleaning of any equipment used in the facility
- Making new adjustments as policies change
For any questions about the facility, contact info@bavc.org
