Look Up your Elected Decision Makers
Building relationships with your elected officials and their staff is a crucial part of every advocate's work. Take a moment to enter your information and learn who represents you on Capital Hill and at the State House.
Pro Tip: Reaching out to introduce yourself, and share a bit about your work and the issues you care most about before you need to ask your elected officials for a specific item makes asking for that specific item (including co-sponsoring a bill, attending an event or helping with a constituent service) a lot easier.
Understanding the public hearing process and how you can participate will make you a more effective advocate. We have outlines and guides to get you started.
Ami Bennitt, Annis Sengupta, and Jim Grace discussed the artists displacement crisis we are experiencing in Massachusetts and what we can do about it.
Read for updates about federal-level arts advocacy and the outcome of the State Senate's FY26 Budget.
On May 2nd, the Trump Administration proposed eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in their FY26 Budget.
The Advocacy 301: Do’s and Don’ts training is designed to help nonprofit leaders understand how they can legally engage in advocacy and lobbying.
Meet Rep. Sean Garballey, the 2025-2026 House Chair of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.
Advocates testify in support of the ACE Act: H.224/S.160
2025 Somerville mayoral candidates participate in a Somerville Mayoral Forum on Arts & Culture.
2025 Boston mayoral candidates participate in a Boston Mayoral Forum on Arts & Culture.
In July 2025, the House Committee on Federal Funding, Policy and Accountability held an oversight hearing on the impacts of federal funding cuts to cultural organizations.
Emily Ruddock, MASSCreative’s executive director, shares updates about some of our grassroots organizing and legislative achievements in 2024 and a glimpse of what we are preparing for 2025.
On Friday, November 22, 2024, MASSCreative welcomed 11 individuals into the 2024-2025 Advocacy & Organizing Fellowship during an in-person orientation at the Worcester Public Library.
