Advocacy Archives

Link Roundup: Pinterest, Maryland Arts Day and how to be creative
Each workday, we tweet articles that might be helpful to other organizations and companies. Here’s what we posted this week: #MondayMarketing Pinterest is the new up and coming platform. Thoughts? Will your org invest time... Read More

Link Roundup: Editorial calendars, tablets and No Talking Tuesdays
This week was a very exciting time for us in the Twitterverse — we crossed 1,000 followers! Thank you to everyone who has been on this journey with us! #MondayMarketing We heard at #dctweetup that... Read More

CEO Vlog: Please thank your Councilmembers!
For a sample letter, visit our Advocacy Toolkit. Thanks again for all your support! Read More

"If you’re in an arts program, it keeps your mind occupied and keeps you on a positive train of thought.”
Our last testimony came from Claire Schwadron, Director of Project Youth ArtReach of Class Acts Arts. Here’s what she said about Project Youth ArtReach’s work with incarcerated youth: Good Evening. My name is Claire Schwadron,... Read More

"In order to meet the demand for innovation in the marketplace, we must continue to teach the skills of imagination in the classroom."
Our second testimony on April 5 came from Mark Drury, Vice President of Business Development for Shapiro and Duncan, a Rockville-based mechanical contracting company. We met him last year, when we produced the IGNITE! Conference... Read More

"The arts and humanities are a good public sector investment."
On Tuesday night, Montgomery County’s arts and humanities community came together to meet and greet County Councilmembers at the Advocacy Potluck and to support our three speakers at the public hearing. The public hearing had... Read More