2009 Arts Advocacy Campaign

On February 5, 2009 Governor Edward G. Rendell presented his FY2009-10 Pennsylvania State Budget recommendations to a joint session of the General Assembly.  His recommended budget included $14 million in grants to arts organizations for the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. 

Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania has assembled materials to help you in your advocacy efforts to secure this $14 million arts grants line item.  Please let us know when you've made contact with a legislator as we are tracking support.  You can send an e-mail to Jenny Hershour at jlh@citizensfortheartsinpa.org. As more information becomes available, we will post links on this website.

• Information on the FY2009-10 PA State Budget
  
  • Letter from Philip Horn dated 3/6/09
  • Programs eliminated in the budget - these are the programs that were zeroed out in the Governor's budget
    
    
• Letter Templates
  • Sample letter for the PPA Partners
  • Sample letter for PPA Grantee to Legislators
  • Sample letter for AIE Partners to Teaching Artists
  • Sample letter for Teaching Artists to Legislators
  • Sample letter for County Commissioners to County Legislators
  • Sample letter for Mayor to Legislators
    
    
• Information to help you make your case
  • Talking points 1
  • More talking points
  • Key Legislative Committees
  • Legislators representing PPA and AIE Partners' regions
  • Arts and Economic Prosperity III: Pennsylvania
    • Full Report
    • Report Summary
      
      
• Interesting Tidbits
  • Listing of where your legislator attended college - did you attend the same college?  That might be your connection with your legislator.
    
    
  • Pennsylvania's 20 Largest Cities/Boroughs with Mayors
    
    
  • Samples of letters, postcards, etc. used by other states
    • ArtsServe Michigan
      • Key responses to legislators - what if your legislator tells you that he/she doesn't support arts funding?  Tips on how to respond.
      • Sample letter to area businesses asking them to contact legislators in support of arts funding
      • Sample postcard for a call to action
        
        
    • Arts Wisconsin
      • Ten Tips for Making an Impact on Your Legislator
        
        
    • Pittsburgh Filmmakers video
      • The Arts and Citizenship
        
        
    • Provisions for lobbying by nonprofit organizations
      
      
• Information on the Pennsylvania General Assembly - you can find out contact information for your legislator by clicking on the Legislative Action Center logo at the top of this page. Once you reach the page, simply enter your zip code in the box and you will receive a list of your legislators with addresses, phone numbers, etc.
  • General Assembly Website
  • List of leadership in the PA Senate
  • List of PA Senate Appropriations Members
  • List of leadership in the PA House
  • List of PA House Appropriations Members
    
    
• Sign Up for The Citizen Online and Advocacy Action Alerts
  
  
• Advocacy Commitment Form - you can let us know what you are willing to do during this 2009 Advocacy Campaign.  Please take a look and make a pledge to work towards fulfilling our goal of $14 million for PCA arts grants.
  • PDF form - you can submit this online
  • Word Document - you can make copies to distribute to friends, family, board members, etc.
    
    
• Materials from the 2008 Advocacy Campaign - includes examples of letters that were sent to the Governor by members of the PA General Assembly, Mayors, and Municipal Leaders.
  
  

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