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Take Action Now! Urge Senators to Support Funding for IMLS

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Urgent – Oppose Drastic House Funding Cuts to IMLS

Advocacy Alert – July 19, 2024 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: URGENT! Oppose Drastic House Funding Cuts to IMLS #InviteCongress 2024: Use Our How-To Guide to Participate Civic Holidays 2024: Find Resources to Participate and Get …

Act Now to Speak Up for Museums!

Advocacy Alert – June 7, 2024 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Appropriations Update: Act Now to Speak Up for Museums! Start Today: Plan to Participate in #InviteCongress 2024 Appropriations Update – Speak Up for Museum Funding! The Fiscal …

Act Now: Contact Senators to Support OMS Funding

Advocacy Alert – May 3, 2024 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Act Now: Urge Your Senators to Support OMS Funding! Save the Date: Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum is August 12-16 Act Now: Urge Your Senators to Support OMS Funding! …

Speak Up for FY 2025 Funding for Museums

Advocacy Alert – April 3, 2024 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Contact Congress: Urge Your Representative to Support FY 2025 OMS Funding Now! Final FY 2024 Appropriations: Good News for Museums Be a Blue Star Museum! President Biden …

Speak Up for Museums During Museums Advocacy Day 2024

Advocacy Alert – February, 26 2024 Speak Up for Museums During Museums Advocacy Day 2024 Hundreds of museum advocates are gathering in Washington, D.C. for Museums Advocacy Day 2024 on February 26-27. Together as a field, we have …

January Advocacy Resolutions – Speak up for Museums in 2024

Advocacy Alert – January 12, 2024 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Register Now: Museums Advocacy Day 2024 Registration Closes January 19! Take Action: Contact Congress in Support of OMS Funding Final NAGPRA Rule: Webinars and …

December Advocacy Updates – Speaking up for Museums in 2024

Advocacy Alert – December 15, 2023 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Register Today: Museums Advocacy Day 2024 in Washington, D.C., Feb. 26-27 Take Action: Contact Congress in Support of OMS Funding News: U.S. Interior Department …

November Advocacy Updates – Speaking up for Museums and Museums Advocacy Day

Advocacy Alert – November 17, 2023 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: FY 2024 Funding for Museums: A Critical Time to Contact Congress in Support of OMS Registration Now Open: Museums Advocacy Day 2024 in Washington, D.C., Feb. 26-27 …

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