Who is on today's call?
thank you for your participation.
Together, let's prepare for
advocacy success!

Update, Review, and Discuss Advocacy
Resources and Strategies
Tony Carvalho, FCA lead lobbyist and state budget expert, will provide updates and review the topics below:

a.   Florida's Long-range Financial Outlook -- Tony will direct you to specific pages.

b.   Expanded 2019-20 FCA Lobbing Team -- Capital City Consulting

c.  Florida Department of State's 2020-21 Legislative Budget Requests ( LBR) for Division of Cultural Affairs' matching-grants' programs:

--  Cultural and Museum Matching Grants -- $5,000,000 ( page 69)
--  Culture Builds Florida Matching Grants --   $3,132,25 (page  70)
--  No budget requests for Cultural Facilities' Matching Grants OR
--  Cultural Endowment State-Match Shares

Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee made a presentation to the House Transportation & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee (TAT) on September 18.

Ranked lists for ALL 2020-21 DOS DCA Recommended Matching Grants will be included in 2020-21 DOS Grants Book

d.  Fall Florida Legislative Committee Meetings -- Senate TED and House TAT met, but only two TAT meetings referenced DOS DCA funding.  TAT base budget and LBR for DOS referenced in c. above.
Sherron Long, outgoing FCA President & CEO, will review updated advocacy materials for you to reference and use:

e.  2019-20 FCA Advocacy RESOURCE GUIDE -- included in this guide is the following information:

(includes links to ranked 2020-21 DOS DCA recommended matching grants)


h.  COUNTY-BY-COUNTY Ranked 2020-21 DOS DCA Matching-Grant Recommendations

i.  PROFILES of Your State and Congressional Policymakers AND lists of Florida Legislative Leadership and Senate TED and House TAT appropriations' subcommittee members -- refer to Table of Contents in Resource GUIDE

j.  Suggested Advocacy ACTIONS -- review and do what you can.  Know that your advocacy engagement and follow up matter.

k.  2019-20 Advocacy CALENDAR
Your local advocacy updates

Updates from you about your presentations at your local Florida Legislative County delegation meetings.

Here is  Orange County example   of what local arts and culture advocates  shared at one of the Orange County legislative delegation meetings. 

Any face-to-face meetings with your legislators you want to share?
Federal Arts and Culture Issues

C.1.   Participate in Americans for the Arts (AFTA) recent advocacy campaigns.

C.2.  Add your name and voice to the Arts Action Fund.

C.2.   Excel file of contact information for Florida's members of Congress.  Your members of the U.S. Congress are also listed in your county's policymakers' PROFILES.          
Other Information to Know and Share:

D.1.  Meet and welcome FCA's new incoming President & CEO Jennifer Jones, who begins her new job November 1.

D.2.  Nominate a Florida artist for the Florida Cultural Alliance's new website feature " Artists & Issues ."  Karen Peterson  is our current featured artist.

D.3.  Americans for the Arts National Marketing Project Conference in Miami November 15 - 18. Details and registration .

D.4.  Other announcements or updates to share with arts, arts education, and culture advocates?

Please stay informed and engaged in advocacy and creative-industry news.  Join FCA on these monthly  Statewide Advocacy and Information-to-Use Conference Calls:

Please mark your calendars
and plan to participate.

These statewide calls are usually scheduled on Mondays from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ET: 

November 18
December 16

Dates are subject to change, and we'll finalize on each month's statewide call the date of the next call for the following month.




Thank you for your engagement.

Your voice moves arts and culture forward
for greater access for all to experience.
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