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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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