Advocacy 101
Call to action: New Hampshire is facing potential budget cuts to the State Council on the Arts (NHSCA) both from State and Federal funding sources. This is an opportunity both to advocate for funding the arts, but also to bring together NH’s creative community to tell a new story about how robust and vital the arts are to NH’s culture, economy and health.
Political Advocacy
Contact your elected officials
Arts advocacy can have an impact at all levels of government. When elected leaders hear from their constituents they get to learn about the impact the arts sector has on the lives, economy and health of their community. Often our officials are inundated with lobbyists so it’s important to make our voices heard as they go into policy making, legislative meetings and their budget processes.
You can call your representatives or if you prefer, draft and send a letter to your Reps (Need Help? Use our template & Fact Sheet in the Advocacy toolkit above or see helpful information relating to narrative and messaging for advocacy)
LOCALLY
Selectmen and aldermen and city councils
STATEWIDE
NH House and Senate, Governor and Executive Council
State Agencies
FEDERALLY
Sign up for Americans for the Arts Action Fund - Arts Actions
Testify in concord
Sign up to Testify in Concord in support of the Arts in NH
DIGITAL ADVOCACY
Follow @Arts4NH and @NHArtsCouncil on Social Media
Post or share ARTS4NH Advocacy Graphics (in the Advocacy toolkit) to your social media
tag: @ARTS4NH, @NHArtsCouncil, #NHArts #NHPolitics, and any other people or organizations you want to see the news
Sign up for newsletters from ARTS4NH and NHSCA
PUBLIC ADVOCACY
Draft and send a letter to the editor advocating for funding Arts in NH to your local and statewide papers.
(Need Help? Use our Newspaper contacts, LTE Template & Fact Sheet in our advocacy toolkit above)