Services

Advocacy

Arts Advocacy Network

• Monitoring Arts Education Legislation – State Arts Funding           
• State & National Arts and Arts Education Issues

Advocacy Alerts & Updates             

• Legislative Action/Education Center - E-mail/Fax Network
• “Scottie” Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts

Legislative Appreciation Events

• South Carolina Arts Advocacy Day – February 2, 2010
• National Arts Advocacy Day – Washington DC – April 12 – 13, 2010
• Legislative Arts Caucus

Advocacy Print Pieces

• Advocacy Handbook
• Talking Points, Fact Sheets
• Sample Letters

Public Awareness

• Advocacy Buttons, ART WORKS Buttons, T-shirts, Tote Bags, “Hard Hats”
• Advocacy Workshops – Legislative Updates

Technical assistance & leadership development

• Peer Advisory Network Consulting and Administrative Services
• Travel/Training Subsidies for Professional Development
• Workshops/Conferences; Executive Directors’ Retreat; Constituent Forums
• Surveys, Research, Contractual Administrative Assistance
• Financial Services for Arts Organizations

Resource

• Web site: www.scArtsAlliance.net
• Secure web site for merchant services – all major credit cards
• Americans for the Arts Creative Industries Reports
• CapWiz On-line Legislative Action/Information Center       
• “Trends & Benchmarks in SC Arts Organization Funding
• Conference Materials, Handouts, Employment Referrals

Collaborations & Partnerships

• South Carolina Arts Commission
• South Carolina Alliance for Arts Education
• State Department of Education
• Arts in Basic Curriculum Project
• Cultural Visions Project, South Carolina Presenters Network
• Statewide Arts Discipline-based Organizations
• National & Regional Art Service Organizations:  Americans for the Arts, State Arts Action Network, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA), 
• South Carolina Association of Non Profit Organizations (SCANPO)