About

REAL STORIES. REAL SOCIAL ISSUES. REAL CHANGE.

2011 Media Literacy Award Winner—National Association of Media Literacy Education.

Voices of Hope Productions, llc. is a woman-owned creative services and multimedia production company dedicated to creative and community-based social issues and documentary film-making as a means to educate, engage, empower and entertain while fostering leadership, citizenship and inspiration in adults and youth to make a difference in our society.

We work with nonprofit, government agencies and policy think-tanks to build social marketing and issue advertising campaigns through a wide-range of media and documentary production options including: 15 and 30 second public service announcements (PSAs) short-length documentaries and internet streaming video, e-marketing, as well as traditional print communications and advertising. Our projects and programs communicate issues about social justice, homelessness, child abuse, health care, poverty and discrimination, the environment, media literacy and reform, substance abuse, suicide and violence in the United States. We encourage civic participation in advocacy, policy and legislative initiatives and educate citizens to better understand how these issues affect our American democracy. Voices of Hope Productions provides high-quality communications and media distribution for: television, radio, streaming video on the Internet, community screenings, fund-raising meetings and presentations, conferences, schools, universities, workshops and film festivals.

With over 15 years of experience delivering communications services to Fortune 500 companies and nonprofit organizations, Voices of Hope Productions is passionately committed to providing creative, flexible and affordable solutions tailored to meet the unique needs and challenges of nonprofits, government agencies and grassroots organizations. Find out more about social and cause marketing and campaign projects.

HOW PARTNERING WITH VOICES OF HOPE PRODUCTIONS WILL BENEFIT YOUR ORGANIZATION

• Short and Feature Length Social Issue Documentaries
• Strategic Social and Cause Communications and Design
• Cause Marketing and Corporate Sponsored Partnerships
• Educating, Informing and Engaging the General Public
• TV, Radio and Print Public Service Campaigns
• Fund-raising and Maintaining Major Donors
• Youth Media Programming and Curricula
• Educational Training and Workshops
• Recruiting Volunteers & Supporters
• Grassroots Outreach and Advocacy
• Drive more traffic to your Website
• Special Event Presentations
• Website Streaming Video
• Mobile Phone Content

DEVELOPING POWERFUL AND STRATEGIC MEDIA PLANS
Your strategic media plans are an essential and effective investment in development and fund-raising, recruiting, sustainability, training, outreach and public relations—powerful tools for awareness, engagement and social change. When budgeted, managed and measured properly your organization’s media and marketing can bring an amazing return on the investment. The perception about using these new media tools is that they are too expensive, or time intensive. But, Voices of Hope Productions will help your organization grow its investment in these tools, economically, effectively and with the ability to scale your efforts in a way that’s comfortable to your organization, both in cost and time.

CREATING COMPELLING SHORT DOCUMENTARIES, PSAs, VISUAL STORYTELLING AND MULTIMEDIA CONTENT PRODUCTION
Voices of Hope Productions combines video footage, live interviews, testimony, print support material, still photography, press clippings, graphics, narration, music,  and sound effects to ensure your story will be told in an inspirational, educational and engaging way. Nothing imparts your organization’s mission more powerfully than “real voices” and showing the people who are passionately involved and impacted by your charity, grassroots organization or agency. Voices of Hope Productions tailors the media and message to your budget in the most creative and cost effective medium available using cutting edge new media and social media.

VOICES FOR CHANGE
Voices of Hope Productions encourages each of us to find our own voice, to make informed decisions, and to advocate for our own personal beliefs and convictions. As public dollars and programs diminish, individuals, grassroots organizations and institutions must partner and collaborate to develop a broad range of opportunities. Voices of Hope Productions works with each organization to make that a reality.

ABOUT THE PRESIDENT
Lori H. Ersolmaz, founder of Voices of Hope Productions is an entrepreneur, visual storyteller, multimedia content producer and grassroots media outreach professional. Lori has diverse experience working with Fortune 500 corporations, nonprofit organizations and policy think-tanks on marketing, communication design and new media initiatives. She is also an Adjunct Professor at Rider University in the Communications and Journalism Department, as well as a member of their Film and Media Studies Program. Lori advocates for a diverse media culture, rich with collective voices, illuminating stories not often heard in the mainstream media. She has served on a nonprofit board and is a founding member of the New Jersey Integrated Justice Alliance, a solution-oriented group of organizations that generates and supports effective public policies before, during, and after incarceration. Lori is an active social justice, education, health, environment and media reform advocate with a Master of Arts degree in Media Studies and Film from The New School, a university with a history of progressive thought and service to others. Lori uses her diverse skills, experiences and energy to develop documentary essays and grassroots media as a tool for dialogue, civic engagement and ultimately—social change.

“We are in debt for the labor and creativity Voices of Hope Productions gave to the Re-entry films, screening guide and advocacy toolkit. The partnership has been strong.” ~ Elizabeth Enloe, Regional Director, American Friends Service Committee, NY

“I love both of the Re-entry films—they are extremely well done. I am so impressed with how well Voices of Hope Productions was able to capture the stories.” ~ Patricia Clark, Program Officer, Fund for Nonviolence

“From the very beginning, we knew that Voices of Hope Productions was right for our project. We were even more pleased with how well they grasped our industry and how strongly they felt about it.”
~ Jennifer Bredehoft, Vice President, New Jersey Community Capital

“Voices of Hope Productions’ artistry, imagination, impeccable professionalism, great spirit, humor and commitment are all deeply appreciated!”~ Bonnie Monte, Artistic Director, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey

“Voices of Hope Productions’ skills make it so much easier on me as there is never a need for a “do-over” or “wholesale changes” to the projects we work on together. I am appreciative of the high-quality of their work.”
~ John Hulick, Director, Public Affairs and Policy, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-NJ

SPONSORSHIP
The Voices of Hope Productions’ Youth Media Program is sponsored in part by a generous donation from Footage Firm and VideoBlocks.com.

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YOUR MISSION IS OUR MISSION