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Reports & Publications

A planned future home for SaveTheCreators reports and publications. No reports are published yet, but this page captures the public-facing shape of that future work.

Coming Soon

No reports have been published yet. This page is a future-state placeholder built from the blueprint and IA documents. The current source-backed asset is the 521-item evidence base across 43 disciplines in the Research Library.

Why Annual Reports Matter

Press Event

An annual report creates a news hook that drives media coverage of creator rights issues.

Citation Source

Researchers and policymakers need citable, dated publications to inform their work.

Trust-Building Transparency

Annual reports demonstrate organizational accountability and build institutional credibility.

Recurring Content Asset

The highest-value content the organization can publish annually, drawing return visitors.

Planned: “State of Creators” Report

Modeled after the Human Rights Watch World Report, this annual flagship publication will package SaveTheCreators' evidence base into a comprehensive, discipline-by-discipline analysis of the creative economy.

1

Executive Summary

State of the creative economy, key findings across 5 advocacy pillars, year-over-year trend indicators.

2

Pillar-by-Pillar Analysis

Compensation crisis, mental health, algorithm gatekeeping, AI displacement, and safety threats.

3

Discipline Spotlights

Deep dives into 3-5 disciplines with the most significant developments.

4

AI Impact Tracker

AI disruption trends, consent and training data rights, legislative and legal developments.

5

Platform Dependency Map

Which platforms dominate which creative fields, policy and fee changes.

6

Universal Themes

Annual update on the 8 cross-cutting themes identified in the evidence base.

7

Recommendations

Policy, platform accountability, and creator self-advocacy recommendations.

8

Organizational Transparency

Financial summary, membership growth, advocacy impact metrics.

Organizational Transparency

SaveTheCreators is a project of Distributed Creatives. When the parent nonprofit publishes annual reports, IRS Form 990 filings, or audited financial statements, this page can serve as the public link-out location from the STC advocacy surface.

No financial reports have been published yet. This section will be updated as the organization completes its first fiscal year reporting.

Modeled After Leading Advocacy Publications

Human Rights Watch

World Report (annual flagship)

Discipline-by-discipline evidence reporting; the direct model for State of Creators

Mozilla

Internet Health Report

Thematic health indicators across a complex ecosystem

EFF

Annual Reports

Combining advocacy wins with financial transparency

350.org

Year narrative pages

Year-in-review format with campaign highlights

Creative Commons

Annual Reports + Strategy

Organizational strategy paired with impact data

The Evidence Exists. The Report Is Coming.

Until the first State of Creators report is published, the best way to support this work is to sign the Declaration and help amplify the evidence that already exists.