What Your Membership Helps Support:
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| Alliance Briefings |
periodic updates about arts and cultural news and resources |
| Alliance Alerts |
periodic legislative and congressional updates and requests for action |
| Conference Calls |
monthly statewide calls with local arts agencies and statewide arts and cultural service organizations; and periodic conference calls with targeted groups to share information, discuss and develop policies, and plan and implement strategies |
| Web site |
a comprehensive resource for local, state, and federal information that impacts Florida's arts and cultural resources |
| Resource Contacts |
a comprehensive directory of state and federal legislators and local, state, and national service organizations; research reports; and numerous other resource listings on Web site -- WWW.FLCA.NET. |
| State Captain |
Florida Cultural Alliance is recognized by Americans for the Arts as Florida's offical statewide arts advocacy organization; Sherron Long, president of the Alliance, serves as state advocacy captain and participates on monthly calls with other state advocacy captains from across the country. She also serves on the State Arts Action Network Council of Americans for the Arts. |
| Meetings |
Represent Florida's arts and cutural interests and collective voice at state, regional, and national meetings, e.g., Florida Arts Council meetings, Americans for the Arts, State Arts Action Network Council. |
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• Statewide Arts and Cultural Economic Impact Studies (we've conducted four such studies and are waiting to secure funds to conduct our fifth study) click here to access the last statewide study.
• Every two years, assess candidates' and incumbents' views about arts and cultural resources.
• Research, initiate, write, and monitor legislation and other research reports, as needed, that impact artists and arts and cultural organizations.
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Other Services and Projects
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• Employ the professional services of non-partisan legislative counselors during the Florida Legislative Session to inform us on legislative actions and schedules and represent our interests at legislative committee and individual meetings to help protect and advance our state's arts and cultural resources.
• Coordinate a statewide advocacy network using e-groups, Web site postings, and CapWiz communications.
• Initiate and coordinate the Florida Heritage Project -- professional video recordings of Florida's cultural pioneers.
• Provide credit union services for employees of our full-status cultural organizational members.
• Work with statewide and national arts and cultural service organizations to expand networks which advance arts and cultural resources throughout Florida. The Alliance works in partnership with the appropriate state and federal agencies throughout the year, e.g., the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, Florida Arts Council, Americans for the Arts, American Arts Alliance, Florida Alliance for Arts Education, Center for Fine Arts Education, etc.
• Organize Arts Day in Tallahassee and coordinate in partnership with Americans for the Arts Florida's participation in National Arts Advocacy Days in Washington, D.C.
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