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Getting State Officials Involved

 

 

 

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It is very important to take a few minutes to thank elected officials who are responsible for appropriating funds to the Ohio Arts Council.

Who to Write

  • It is most important to contact the state representative and state senator for your district. If you don't know your representative and senator, ask your county board of elections or the Project Vote Smart for their names and district numbers, or simply click on the links above.
  • Contact the leadership of the Ohio House and Senate.

Address your letters to:
The Honorable (name of senator)
Ohio Senate
Statehouse
Columbus OH 43215-4211

or

The Honorable (name of representative)
Ohio House of Representatives
Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts
77 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43266-0603


Letter Writing Suggestions

  • Keep your letter to one page.
  • Thank elected officials for this year's OAC appropriation and for your grant.
  • Use personal information to describe the public value of your project and how it affects the community.
  • Describe who the program or project will serve, emphasizing its public value, such as promoting education, access for underserved communities, economic impact, etc.
  • List private dollars your organization has raised to match the state grant and describe how the state grant helps leverage those dollars.

Suggestions to Get Legislators Involved

  • Meet with legislators in your district to talk to them personally about the importance of funding cultural activities.
  • Give your legislators posters from your organization or arrange to set up rotating exhibitions in their offices.
  • Personally invite legislators to performances, openings, classes and publicly recognize them at the events, giving them an opportunity to speak.
  • Add legislators to your mailing lists for events, news releases and newsletters.
  • Follow up with any offers you make to meet with your legislators, send invitations, provide further information, etc. Legislators should be treated like corporate supporters.
  • Visit your legislator during Arts Day in Columbus.

     

   

 

 

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