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CA for the Arts - Your Movement Building Advocacy Network
CA for the Arts is your statewide arts advocacy service organization. We champion arts and culture as essential to vibrant CA communities through statewide programs, services, trainings and advocacy networks that foster public awareness and generate resources to cultivate a thriving cultural sector and creative industries. Your membership will support building of strong regional and statewide arts advocacy networks, facilitating connections and collaborations through convenings, expanding the reach of the arts into cross-sector partnerships and keeping our programs FREE and accessible for all.
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Want to Support Lobbying for the Arts? Join CA Arts Advocates
Our sister organization, CA Arts Advocates is a comprehensive lobbying organization (a 501c4) for the arts, culture and creative industries, working to influence equitable and just systems change through public policy and public investment. Join to support direct lobbying efforts with state representatives and agencies, coalition building, policy analysis and writing and accountability advocacy over policies and agencies impacting our field.
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Advocacy is...
...using your voice
On Arts Advocacy Day last April, we organized over 300 advocates to meet with their representatives, armed with talking points and policy priorities. Together, we demonstrated our strength in numbers and delivered key messages at the State Capitol.
...cultivating relationships
Over the past five years, CA for the Arts and CA Arts Advocates have built and cultivated relationships with lawmakers and other organizations that resulted in major accomplishments for public funding in the arts
...building trust
Spring is a season of growth—and like trees taking root and growing deep into the ground, trust in an organization also takes time. And thanks to our members, 2024 was a year of real progress. Help us reach our goal of $30,000 to fuel even more impact in 2025!
...educating the arts ecosystem
When artists, organizations, policymakers, and the public understand how the arts intersect with policy, education, health, and the economy, they can advocate more effectively and build stronger, more sustainable communities.
...showing up for each other
When building a movement, like building a strong community, we show up for each other. In nature, nothing blooms alone. Trees lean on ecosystems, and we lean on each other. Even small actions create ripples of renewal. When we show up for each other, we show up for the arts.
Your Membership Supports:
- Grassroots organizing and training
- Direct lobbying in Sacramento
- Educational year-long programming and free webinars
- Strategic communications and free toolkits
We're rolling out member benefits this year!
Members fuel our movement! There are different levels to choose from, and we offer networking and peer learning opportunities, access to an online community (in development), discounts on events, input on our programs and priorities, support for local mobilizations and advocacy strategy, and access to latest news and updates.
Member Benefit Highlights
At certain giving levels, we offer opportunities to partner with you to work in your communities or in strategy sessions with you.
Arts Defender ($500)
Partner on one virtual local mobilizing event per year - connect and mobilize your community with a virtual event co-hosted by CA for the Arts, content determined by member.
Arts Sustainer ($1,000)
One free 30min strategy session per year - have an advocacy issue you want help tackling, need some strategies for mobilizing your community? You can book a strategy session with CA for the Arts staff.
Leadership Circle ($2,500)
Advocacy training for your network - bring your network up to speed on arts policies or specific advocacy skills as a group with a customized training with CA for the Arts staff
One free 30min strategy session per year - have an advocacy issue you want help tackling, need some strategies for mobilizing your community? You can book a strategy session with CA for the Arts staff.
Capacity Builder ($5,000)
Advocacy training for your network, staff or board members - bring them up to speed on arts policies or specific advocacy skills as a group with a customized training with CA for the Arts staff.
Two 30min strategy or coaching sessions per year - have an advocacy issue you want help tackling, need some strategies for mobilizing your community? You can book a strategy session with CA for the Arts staff.
* Outreach Partner - Pay What You Can Package
$24 minimum (Budget N/A or not within other member levels)
Help us grow the movement by building a network of advocates! If you can’t contribute at your budget level or don’t have one due to other expenses, Pay What You Can and help us grow the movement by building a network of advocates! Get Arts Star ($100) benefits at minimum, we'll reach out to co-design a package, and help us share advocacy actions with your network.
Questions? Contact membership@caforthearts.org
Check out what opportunities your membership supports
Your new or continued support makes our policy wins, campaigns, and programs possible and ensures that our programs can continue to be FREE for ALL.
CA for the Arts will take our stories and convey to legislators and other decision-makers the value and impact that comes with arts and culture.
Rafael González, Grand Performances
CA for the Arts Member
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