A shared media, storytelling, and production hub for civil society — studio space, livestreams, podcasting, and broadcast-grade production in New York, at rates built for NGOs.
Make your civil society work seen, heard, and remembered. Book a media package for your own venue, a room at the Civil Society Media Center, or both together as a fully produced event.
Supported by CoNGO. Office space provided by STUF United Fund. Technical support by Hubcast Media, United Earth Networks, and the PEAC Institute.
Please note: This is a civil society support desk. It does not provide UN accreditation, UN press credentials, UN access, or official UN media services. Services are subject to schedule, venue permission, internet access, and team availability.
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Goals
From HLPF to UNGA
Our HLPF proof-of-concept helped test the need for accessible civil society media support. We are now refining the model and preparing expanded support for UN General Assembly (UNGA) and other civil society gatherings.
Why this matters
Civil society events, panels, briefings, and community stories deserve to live beyond the room. The Civil Society Media Desk helps organizations create usable records, livestreams, interview clips, and shareable media assets so their work can be seen, remembered, and shared with members, funders, partners, and wider communities.
Livestream or record your event so people can participate beyond the room.
Create a usable record of your panel, statement, briefing, or gathering.
Turn your message into short clips and media assets for your community, donors, and partners.
Inside the studio
The Civil Society Media Desk works from a dedicated media center at the CoNGO office in New York, hosted with STUF United Fund. Screening room, cameras, teleprompter, projection, and a private conference space for interviews and briefings — all a short walk from UN Headquarters.
Connected to Vancouver
The New York desk connects directly to Hubcast Media's full broadcast control room in Vancouver, so a civil society event in one room can be produced, switched, and finished with the same tools used for professional broadcast.
Rates and packages
A UN-adjacent place to meet, convene and broadcast — the venue hosted by STUF United Fund, production by the Civil Society Media Desk. Three simple paths: venue only, media only, or venue + media as one package. Pick your tier and every rate below updates.
Lowest preferred rate for verified CoNGO member organizations.
$200
Starting rate · CoNGO
For online or Zoom-supported events.
Best for: Online side events, briefings, committee meetings, and virtual panels.
NGO $250 · Corporate $500
Request this package$450
Starting rate · CoNGO
A simple single-camera livestream or recording for an in-person event.
Best for: Small panels, briefings, workshops, and side events.
NGO $550 · Corporate $850
Request this package$850
Starting rate · CoNGO
For events with both in-person and remote participation.
Best for: Hybrid panels, public briefings, and events with remote speakers or viewers.
NGO $1,000 · Corporate $1,400
Request this package$1,300+
Starting rate · CoNGO
For events needing stronger production support.
Best for: Larger panels, high-priority side events, interviews, and convenings.
NGO $1,500+ · Corporate $2,200+
Request this packageAll other months of the year, at the base venue rate.
Main Hall
up to ~70 people
CoNGO: $600 per 4 hours · $1,000 full day
NGO $800/4 hours · $1,400 day — Corporate $1,200/4 hours · $2,100 day
Conference Room
up to 12 people
CoNGO: $65 per hour · $350 full day
NGO $85/hour · $475 day — Corporate $110/hour · $650 day
Meeting Room
up to 8 people
CoNGO: $50 per hour · $250 full day
NGO $65/hour · $350 day — Corporate $85/hour · $500 day
Small Meeting Room
up to 4 people
CoNGO: $35 per hour · $150 full day
NGO $45/hour · $225 day — Corporate $60/hour · $300 day
Main Hall books in 4-hour minimum blocks; smaller rooms have a 2-hour minimum. Full day is up to 8 hours. During high-demand UN periods (March, July, September) a venue premium of up to 15% may apply, with the CoNGO member advantage preserved.
One price covers the Main Hall and the production together — one team, one quote, one day of coordination instead of booking a venue and a crew separately.
All other months of the year, at the base venue rate.
Connected Convening
Main Hall + Zoom event support
CoNGO: $800 half day · $1,200 full day
NGO $1,050 half · $1,600 day — Corporate $1,700 half · $2,700 day
Streamed Convening
Main Hall + basic on-site stream
CoNGO: $1,050 half day · $1,600 full day
NGO $1,350 half · $2,000 day — Corporate $2,050 half · $3,250 day
Produced Hybrid ConveningRecommended
Main Hall + in-room and remote audience production
CoNGO: $1,450 half day · $2,200 full day
NGO $1,800 half · $2,650 day — Corporate $2,600 half · $4,050 day
Global Convening
Main Hall + multi-camera crew and full production
CoNGO: $1,900+ half day · $2,900+ full day
NGO $2,300+ half · $3,400+ day — Corporate $3,400+ half · $5,300+ day
Half day is a 4-hour block; full day is up to 8 hours — the same booking rules as the Main Hall. Venue fees support STUF United Fund; production fees support the Civil Society Media Desk. Broadcast-scale, multi-operator, interpretation or heavy post-production projects are quoted individually.
The value gap
A comparable produced event in Midtown Manhattan means renting a venue, hiring an AV crew, and paying a production company separately. The Media Desk delivers all three from one desk — and corporate bookings subsidise civil society access.
Connected Convening
70%+ below marketStreamed Convening
68%+ below marketProduced Hybrid Convening
73%+ below marketGlobal Convening
76%+ below marketOne desk, not four vendors
Venue, crew, streaming and post-event clips are coordinated by the same team, so there is no integration fee and no finger-pointing on the day.
Linked to a Vancouver control room
Productions can be switched and finished in a multi-million-dollar broadcast facility — capability you would normally pay studio day-rates for.
Your money funds access
Corporate and high-season bookings underwrite the non-profit rate, so a small NGO can still be seen and heard at UN moments.
Market figures are illustrative estimates for comparable Midtown Manhattan venue plus AV production packages. They are not quotes from any named provider, and actual commercial pricing varies by date, room, and crew size.
Room rentals available
Tell us the date and what you want to produce — we will send a written quote and hold the room while you decide.
Priced separately
For organizations that want short clips for their own social media or communications use.
Note: Guests invited to participate in Civil Society Media Desk public-interest interviews are not charged. The Interview Clips Package is for organizations booking dedicated clips for their own use.
Who it's for
The Civil Society Media Desk is designed for CoNGO (Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations) members, NGO committees, civil society organizations, youth delegations, community storytellers, funders, and partners participating in UN-facing meetings, civil society convenings, and events leading up to UN General Assembly (UNGA).
How it works
Submit the request form.
Share your event details below.
The Media Desk team reviews your event.
We look at location, schedule, and technical needs.
Receive a confirmation and recommendation.
We send a package suggestion and payment instructions.
We support your event.
Our team handles the agreed media support on the day.
Receive your recording or media assets.
You get your stream link, recording, or clips after the event.
Request support
One form for everything. Whether you need a room, media production, or both, this single request reaches both the STUF United Fund venue team and the Media Desk production team — there is no second form to fill out.
Supported by
The Civil Society Media Desk is supported by CoNGO, with office space generously provided by the STUF United Fund. Technical support is provided by Hubcast Media, United Earth Networks, and the PEAC Institute.
