{"value"=>"<p>This series includes two speeches she presented, consultancies for several projects, and files for organizations on which she served on the fund review panel or in other advisory capacities. These organizations are the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Film Fund, and the New York State Council on the Arts. There are also files for conferences in which she participated, including printed material for a filmmakers trip to Cuba in 1983.</p> <p>Shearer served the Independent Television Service (ITVS) in several capacities. Created by the community of independent producers and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and authorized by Congress in 1988, the goal of ITVS is to enhance the diversity and innovativeness of television programming available to public broadcasting. These objectives perfectly fit Shearer's own personal aims for the mission of independent films. ITVS files (1988-1993) contain minutes of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee, and information related to the organization's attempt to determine its own organizational structure and the role of its administrative staff. Included are minutes of the board of directors for \"P.O.V.,\" a national, prime-time public television series showcasing a broad range of non-fiction works that reflect the individual \"points of view\" of independent filmmakers. Since ITVS also functions as a funding source for independent works, Shearer's files contain lists of approved proposals in its \"Open Call\" program which encourages a wide diversity of subjects and treatments, as well as other administrative records. A single file containing minutes and a proposal (1991-1992) represents Span, Inc., a non-profit agency offering innovative re-entry services for former and current prisoners in Massachusetts. Shearer was the founding chair of the board in 1978, and continued her service until her death.</p>"}