Entertainment to Affect Change, also known as E2AC, helps storytellers bring mission-driven projects to life. As more creators came to E2AC for fiscal sponsorship, the organization needed financial systems that could keep up with its growth. Mazlo helped E2AC replace manual, error-prone processes with a more scalable and transparent system. That shift allowed E2AC to grow project capacity by 10x while managing funds with the accuracy and trust that mission-driven storytelling requires.
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E2AC helps storytellers turn powerful ideas into real-world impact. The organization connects creatives with the funding and support they need to launch films, campaigns, and community projects. As demand for E2AC's support grew, the work behind the scenes became more complex.
What once worked for a small number of projects became difficult to manage at scale. Donations flowed into a single account and were tracked manually across spreadsheets. Payments were delayed, donor acknowledgments were inconsistent, and reconciling transactions became a constant, time-consuming effort.
At times, it felt like chasing down lost luggage: trying to match incoming funds to the right projects without a clear view of where everything belonged. This was not just inefficient. It slowed momentum.
The projects E2AC existed to support depended on timely, reliable access to funding. Without the right infrastructure, even strong projects risked delays, uncertainty, or lost momentum. As more creators turned to E2AC for fiscal sponsorship, the team needed a better way to track donations, answer project questions, process payments, and manage funds with confidence.
Mazlo gave E2AC the infrastructure they needed to match their ambition. With dedicated project accounts, real-time fund visibility, and built-in compliance tools, E2AC moved from reactive problem-solving to proactive support.
Every project now has a clear, up-to-date view of its funds. Donations are automatically tracked and assigned to the right project. Financial data no longer has to be pieced together across spreadsheets. It is organized in one system the team can trust. Mazlo's compliance tools also help E2AC manage funds in line with nonprofit best practices, such as GAAP-aligned payment processes and donor acknowledgment tracking.
For E2AC, that means the team can confidently fulfill its role as a fiscal sponsor. They can support creators while maintaining transparency, accountability, and compliance at scale. What was once fragmented and manual is now streamlined, reliable, and built for growth.
"99.9% of the problems we faced before are no longer an issue."
— Nick Hudson, Executive Director, Entertainment To Affect Change
With Mazlo as its financial backbone, E2AC unlocked a new level of scale and impact:
Just as importantly, E2AC can now meet the responsibility that comes with fiscal sponsorship: managing funds transparently, compliantly, and with full confidence in its systems.
With the right infrastructure in place, E2AC can focus on what matters most: bringing powerful stories to life. One example is Deliver Us, a documentary on Black maternal health created by two first-time filmmakers. With E2AC's fiscal sponsorship and support, the project raised over $500,000, turning an idea into a fully realized film.
In another case, E2AC helped revive Malverne Cinema, a historic theater transformed into a nonprofit community space. When the theater suddenly closed, fiscal sponsorship made it possible to begin fundraising immediately, raising over $100,000 and rallying community support without delay. These projects show what is possible when creative vision is backed by strong financial infrastructure.
Entertainment to Affect Change, or E2AC, is a nonprofit dedicated to advancing social impact entertainment: content that drives meaningful change. By connecting creatives, funders, and causes, E2AC supports projects addressing critical social issues. Projects supported through E2AC's fiscal sponsorship have received major industry recognition, including an Academy Award.
