Your elected representatives want to hear from you.

California elected officials and their staff, whether on the city, county or state level, want to understand the issues that are important to their constituents, and who better to convey that information than artists, cultural leaders, creative workers and businesses from their district.

CA for the Arts’ “A Guide to Successful Advocacy” aims to demystify advocacy with elected officials and to provide tools for meeting preparation, effective relationship-building, and conducting meetings with legislators and/or their staff. The guide gives step-by-step instructions for scheduling and organizing your meetings to building relationships with decision makers in local or state level government.