Pro bono live streaming support for NGOs at conferences.

Creative Broadcast Agency runs a pro bono programme for qualifying non-government organisations, climate groups, humanitarian initiatives, and youth-led civic organisations attending major international conferences. We cover the live broadcast production. You keep your budget for the work that actually needs it.

This page explains what the programme covers, which NGOs qualify, and how to apply.

When CBA is on the ground at COP, Web Summit, the World Government Summit, or the UN climate circuit, we are already there with crew, encoders, and connectivity. The incremental cost of extending that capacity to an NGO session in the same venue is a fraction of a standalone production.

For the NGO, it is the difference between a session with a volunteer holding a phone and a session broadcast to 170 nations with multi-camera framing, branded lower thirds, live captions, and a recording they can use for the next 12 months. For us, it is active support for the work our most-recognised clients fund and attend.

We have produced for ClientEarth, YOUNGO at COP28, and the International Renewable Energy Agency on its IRENA General Assembly broadcasts. The pro bono programme extends the same capability to organisations that would not otherwise reach broadcast-grade distribution.

Approved NGO sessions receive the following at no cost.

Multi-camera capture. Two to three cameras depending on session format. Wide, tight, and a dedicated audience angle for panel sessions.

Professional audio. Wireless lavaliers for each panellist, a dedicated audio engineer monitoring throughout.

Live streaming to two platforms. YouTube and LinkedIn by default. Substitutions allowed for sector-specific platforms (Facebook Live for grassroots advocacy audiences, X for breaking policy announcements).

Branded broadcast page. Simple branded landing page carrying the NGO logo and session title. Audience lands somewhere that feels official, not on a raw YouTube URL.

Live captions. Auto-generated English captions for accessibility, with a human review step for sensitive content.

Full recording. Broadcast-grade recording delivered within 48 hours of the session. Use it for member communications, funder reports, social distribution, or archival.

Basic engagement layer. Moderated live Q&A during the session. Questions captured, ranked, and delivered in a post-session summary.

Five things outside pro bono scope.

Multi-day broadcasts. The programme covers single sessions up to 90 minutes. Multi-day NGO summits require a scoped conversation and usually sit on a reduced-rate rather than pro bono basis.

Bespoke graphics packages. Standard lower-thirds and title cards are included. Fully animated show-open packages and sponsor-branded polls are outside pro bono scope.

Translation and simultaneous interpretation. English captions only under pro bono. Simultaneous interpretation for other languages requires a scoped engagement.

Post-event editing beyond the base recording. We deliver the full broadcast recording. Edited highlight reels, social clip packs, or documentary-style assembly are commissioned separately.

Standalone events without a conference anchor. The pro bono programme works because we are already on site at a qualifying conference. Standalone NGO events at separate venues cannot benefit from the same cost base.

An organisation needs to meet all four.

1. Registered non-profit or NGO status in its home jurisdiction. Documentation requested at application.

2. Active programme at a qualifying conference CBA is already producing at. Current qualifying conferences include the COP climate summits (COP28, COP29, COP30), IRENA General Assembly, the World Government Summit, and the UN High-Level Political Forum.

3. Session content aligned with CBA production standards. Public interest, research-led, or advocacy work on climate, energy transition, humanitarian response, human rights, or global development. We do not provide pro bono support for political campaigning or fundraising-only sessions without clear public-interest content.

4. Willingness to credit CBA in session materials and recordings. A standard "production by Creative Broadcast Agency" credit on the branded landing page, recording intro card, and social posts.

Application is simple and we respond inside 72 hours.

1. Email chris@creativebroadcast.ae with the subject line "Pro bono NGO application".

2. Include the following in the email body. Organisation name and registered status. Qualifying conference you are attending and confirmed session slot. Session title, format (panel, keynote, workshop), and expected duration. Names and affiliations of session speakers. Why broadcast delivery matters to your organisation goals.

3. Attach any scheduling confirmation or conference-issued session approval.

We reply with a decision and a session-scoping call if approved. The call runs 30 minutes and covers tech setup, speaker tech checks, and the run-of-show. For commercial NGO sessions outside the pro bono scope, see conference and summit production or talk to the team.