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Concept — a design study for ADW Collective. Anything unconfirmed is labelled.

ADWC

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit · Media & entertainment

Where Black
professionals
tribe, vibe,
and thrive.

A Different World Collective is a nonprofit community for Black professionals in media and entertainment — uniting, uplifting and empowering the people who move this industry.

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ADW Collective · Juneteenth happy hour57 RSVPs
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofit
  • 57 RSVPs at our first Juneteenth happy hour
  • Black professionals in media & entertainment
  • Registration closed ahead of the date
  • Tribe, vibe, and thrive

01Why we exist

The industry is full of rooms. Not all of them are built for us.

Careers in media and entertainment are made in proximity — who you sit next to, who remembers your name, who says it when you are not in the room.

For Black professionals, that proximity has too often been left to chance. ADW Collective exists to stop leaving it to chance, and to build the room deliberately.

“A Different World Collective is a non profit organization that serves Black professionals by uniting, uplifting, and empowering within the media & entertainment community.”

ADW Collective — mission

02Who it's for

Built for the people who make the work.

  • 01

    Media professionals

    Working in broadcast, publishing, streaming, journalism and the agencies that sit alongside them.

    Open to join

  • 02

    Entertainment professionals

    Building careers across music, film, television, live events and the businesses behind them.

    Open to join

  • 03

    Emerging talent

    Early in the industry and looking for the room where the next step actually gets discussed.

    Open to join

  • 04

    Industry leaders

    Further along, and intentional about who comes up behind them.

    Open to join

Inside the community

03Events

The work happens in person.

All events →

04Archive

This is what it looks like.

Real gatherings, real people, photographed at ADW’s own events.

A large group of ADW Collective members photographed together under stage lighting.
ADW Collective members posing together at an industry event.
ADW Collective members gathered at an evening venue event.
ADW Collective members gathered on stage at an industry awards evening.
ADW Collective members gathered together at a daytime workplace event.
Attendees seated at an ADW Collective panel session.
“Every event that ADWC has hosted has been a great experience.”
Tyler W.
“Always love when I meet up with the ADWC family, always a good time!”
Patrick P.L.
“Their purpose aligns with what is happening in the corporate world. Can't wait for another event!”
Kesi G.

05Impact

Uniting, uplifting, empowering.

ADW measures itself against three verbs from its own mission. Here is what each one looks like in practice today.

How we measure it
57
RSVPs to the first Juneteenth happy hour for Black media and entertainment professionals.
Full
Registration closed ahead of the event date because space was limited.
501(c)(3)
A registered nonprofit, independent of any single agency or employer.

06Partnership

Meet the room, not the algorithm.

ADW is open to brands, agencies, media organisations, venues, employee resource groups and funders who want to reach Black media and entertainment professionals in a space they chose to be in.

  • 01

    Event partnership

    Back a gathering that reaches Black media and entertainment professionals in a room they chose to be in, rather than an audience bought at arm's length.

    Brands, agencies and media organisations

  • 02

    Venue and hosting

    Open a space and put your organisation in front of the community as a host rather than a logo.

    Studios, offices, restaurants and event spaces

  • 03

    Programming collaboration

    Co-build sessions with ADW that serve both memberships — the community ADW convenes and the people inside your organisation.

    ERGs, industry bodies and talent teams

  • 04

    Financial support

    Fund the operating capacity that turns a growing volunteer-run community into a durable institution.

    Foundations, corporate giving and individual donors

Partner with ADW

07Get involved

Four ways in.

Own the invitation.

Events fill quickly. The email list is how ADW reaches its community directly, without depending on anyone else’s platform.