Advocacy and Activist Resources
Arts activism
Americans for the Arts
www.artsusa.org
the national organization speaking up for the arts across the
country (Arts Wisconsin's national partner) '
General activism
Charity Lobbying in the
Public Interest
www.clpi.org/
CLPI exists to be a voice for nonprofits’ lobbying role and
to help organizations find their own voice and power through public interest
lobbying.
Independent Sector
www.independentsector.org/
The leadership forum for charities, foundations, and corporate
giving programs committed to advancing the common good in America and
around the world.
Arts education
Arts Education Partnership
www.aep-arts.org/
a national coalition of arts, education, business, philanthropic and government
organizations that demonstrate and promote the essential role of the arts
in the learning and development of every child and in the improvement
of America's schools.
Music
Wisconsin Advocates for
Music Education
http://www.wmea.com/support/
a coalition of educators, parents, business people and others who believe
that all children deserve a balanced education that includes the study
of music and the other arts. WAME's goal is to educate communities about
the inherent benefits of music education.
American Music Conference
http://www.amc-music.org/
AMC 's goal is to build credibility for music and music education, especially
at an early age, and to expand that portion of the population that enjoys
and makes its own music.
Music-For-All Foundation
http://music-for-all.org/
A national non-profit organization committed to expanding the role
of music and the arts in education, to heightening the public’s
appreciation of the value of music and arts education, and to creating
a positive environment for the arts through societal change.