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March Advocacy Updates – IMLS Update and Take Action

March 26, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: IMLS Update As a follow up to last week’s Advocacy Alert, we wanted to provide you with a few updates and additional ways you can take …

Urgent: Act Now to Save IMLS

NOW is the time to speak up for museums!  On March 14, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO), Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy, directing further cuts to …

Ask Your Museum’s Supporters to Save IMLS

Engaging your museum’s supporters and the public in museum advocacy can be a critical way to share the impacts recent Executive Orders have had on the museum field and garner support for …

Speak Up for Museums This Week!

Amplify Museum Voices  Hundreds of your museum colleagues are participating in Museums Advocacy Day this week, and YOU can back them up by sending letters or calling your members of …

Urgent: Protect IMLS from Indiscriminate Staffing Cuts

Please take a moment today to contact your members of Congress and express concerns about potential indiscriminate staffing cuts at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). As a …

Updates and Resources on the Impacts of Executive Orders

Recent Executive Orders are having profound effects on communities, organizations, and museums. We know this brings uncertainty, and we’re here to help by providing updates and …

January Advocacy Updates – Museums Advocacy Day Registration Closes Soon

Advocacy Alert – January 10, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: One Week Left to Register: Museums Advocacy Day 2025 President Trump to Take Office, 119th Congress Convenes: …

December Advocacy Updates – Museums Advocacy Day Registration is Open

Advocacy Alert – December 13, 2024 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Register Today: Museums Advocacy Day 2025 in Washington, D.C., Feb. 24-25 Take Action: Contact Congress in Support …

November Advocacy Updates – Museums Advocacy and What the election means for museums

Advocacy Alert – November 15, 2024 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Registration Opening Soon: Museums Advocacy Day 2025 – Feb. 24-25 Nominate a Legislator: Nominate a …

October Advocacy Updates – Fall Advocacy and Speak Up for Museums

In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Speak Up for Museums: October Appropriations Update Resources: Was your Museum Impacted by the Hurricane? Mark Your Calendars: Museums Advocacy Day 2025 in …

September Advocacy Updates: Congress Returns and NVRD 2024

In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Speak Up for Museums: Congress Returns for September News You Can Use: IMLS Grant Opportunities Plan to Participate: National Voter Registration Day 2024 is …

August Appropriations Update: Keep Speaking Up for Museums

In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: August Appropriations Update: Keep Speaking Up for Museums – Contact Congress #InviteCongress 2024: It’s Time for Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum Civic …
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