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APRIL 2024 POLICY & ADVOCACY WEBINAR

During this month's webinar, we reviewed the FY25 House Ways and Means Budget, the state budget process, and the federal STAGES Act and CREATE Art Act. We also provided updates about our inaugural Creative Advocacy Institute happening on May 17th in Lowell, as well as this year's Create the Vote campaign season.

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MARCH 2024 POLICY & ADVOCACY WEBINAR

On Friday, March 8, 2024, MASSCreative used their monthly Policy & Advocacy Webinar to provide a federal funding update, review the Governor’s Economic Development Bond Bill, give a status update on the Creative Sector Legislative Agenda, and preview the FY25 State Budget. Read the blog to watch the recording and download the slideshow.

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NonProfit Organizations & Advocacy

There is a lot of misinformation on what a nonprofit can and cannot do when it comes to advocating for its interests and the needs of the communities they serve. Check out our Nonprofits and Advocacy Resource on how your organization effectively and confidently advocate for a more equitable and inclusive creative sector of all residents in the Commonwealth.

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MARCH 2023 POLICY & ADVOCACY WEBINAR

In our first webinar of 2023, we introduced our new Director of Organizing and Director of External Relations, reviewed our legislative accomplishments from last session, and updated attendees on our policy priorities for 2023-2024 and FY24 budget advocacy.

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JULY 2022 POLICY & ADVOCACY WEBINAR

In this webinar, we reviewed MASSCreative’s guide to the FY23 budget, the state Economic Development Bond Bill under consideration, and previewed the August 3rd Create the Vote forum.

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APRIL 2022 POLICY & ADVOCACY WEBINAR

In this webinar, we reviewed the House FY23 budget, the federal Advancing Equity Through the Arts & Humanities Act, Mayor Wu’s proposed FY23 budget for the City of Boston, and Create the Vote updates.

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FEBRUARY 2022 POLICY & ADVOCACY WEBINAR

In this webinar, we reviewed the FY23 budget, $60M Mass Cultural Council Cultural Sector Recovery Grant program, and advocating for local ARPA appropriations.

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Creative Advocacy Training Series Survey

The Creative Advocacy Training Series is a new program at MASSCreative that provides artists, creatives, cultural leaders, and arts supporters with the knowledge and tools necessary to make positive changes for the creative community across Massachusetts. If you participated in the series, please take our survey and share your experience.

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OCT. 2, 2020 POLICY & ADVOCACY WEBINAR

In this webinar, we reviewed the US House "Skinny" Stimulus, MA Dept of Public Health COVID-19 dashboard, and reopening guidance for theaters, concert halls and similar performance venues, libraries, museums, cultural and historical facilities.

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