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Advocacy 101 and fact sheets

Advocacy 101, from the Oregon Cultural Advocacy Coalition. Tips on what a non-profit can and cannot do, how to contact legislators and what to do when you meet with them.
American Alliance of Museums (AAM) comprehensive advocacy site
Museums Association of New York advocacy site
California Association of Museums advocacy site

Government and policy

Find your legislators

Oregon State Legislature. Find names and contact for state senators and local representatives. Enter your address or use the clickable map to find your local representatives.
Federal government. Find your state's congressional members.

Engage in local advocacy

Pay equity

National Emerging Museum Professionals Network (NEMPN)

DEAI

AAM's Excellence in DEAI Report

Museums data and reports

AAM: Museum Facts at a Glance for 2022; Museums as Economic Engines (2018)
Wilkening Consulting: Annual Survey of Museum-Goers; Museums and Trust; Data stories
National Endowment for the Arts: US Patterns of Art Participation (2017)
AASLH: National Visitation Reports
Know Your Own Bone shares ongoing research and analysis about how potential visitors to museums and performing arts organizations think and behave.

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