Support Museums Advocacy Day!

February 2425, 2014 in Washington, DC

PARTICIPATE:
Museum supporters from around the country will gather in Washington, DC to bring a unified message to Congress about why museums are essential and how federal policies affect museums. Participants include museum directors, staff, volunteers, students, board members, and business owners. Do you feel that museums are fully appreciated by policymakers? Are you concerned about political challenges to nonprofits? Well make our case for federal funding, federal education policy, charitable giving incentives, and recognition of the economic impact and job creation of museums. The Alliance makes it easy by providing comprehensive policy briefings and scheduling your meetings on Capitol Hill. Alliance members register for free.

This is one of the most important developments that AAM has done recentlyto provide training for all museum supporters to confidently engage legislators in a dialogue regarding the importance of their efforts on the health of museums.
Lin Nelson-Mayson, Director, Goldstein Museum of Design, Univ. of Minnesota 2011 Congressional Management Foundation survey of Congressional staff

Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) meets with museum advocates.

Constituent visits have more influencethan any other influence group or strategy.
2011 Congressional Management Foundation survey of Congressional staff

Advocates meet with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).

Since 2009, Museums Advocacy Day has resulted in: Nearly 1,000 advocates making 1,391 visits to Capitol Hill offices. Increased Congressional support for museums New awareness of the vital role of museums Valuable networking opportunities
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) meets with museum advocates.

With your support, we will continue to: Be a unified national voice for museums Provide advocacy tools to help you make the case for museums Make sure museums are not overlooked or minimized Build relationships with policymakers and federal agency staff Demonstrate the value of museums

The event has become an invaluable, annual opportunity to advance the cause of our museums and the work of those who lead and support them. The training, information packets, logistics and results get better every year, and will no doubt lead to many successes in the future. Museums Advocacy Day 2014 is already on my calendarfor me, it is now an annual commitment!
Pete Watson, Howell Living History Farm, Mercer County Park Commission, Titusville, NJ and President of the Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums

It was well laid out for a first time participant. It was obvious where we needed to be and when. The day of training was really valuable; it helped me professionally well beyond just advocacy. For example, I didnt think my small local history museum had the capacityto apply for an NEH grant, but learned that we do. There were many things like that that small organizations are not exposed to regularly enough.
Jada Hansen, Exec. Director, Hennepin History Museum, Minneapolis
Advocates visit the ofce of Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI).

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