August 21, 2017, Florida Cultural Alliance Statewide Conference Call Agenda and Materials
August 21, 2017, Statewide Conference Call Scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EST

Agenda and Materials Below 

 

Who is participating on this morning's statewide call?

Go here for a list of call participants.

 

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Number 1
Guest Speaker is Dr. Jim Zingale
Bio

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Dr. Jim Zingale

What are the revenue projections for Florida used to develop Florida's budget for FY 2018-2019?

How will this updated information impact our statewide advocacy efforts?




1.a.  Overview Jim will review and discuss with us.

1.b .  2017  Fiscal Analysis in Brief



Number 2
The 2018  Florida Legislative Session is around the corner.  It's time to get ready to advocate for arts, arts education, and cultural funding and policies for FY 2018-2019.


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2.a.  Interim Florida Legislative Committee Schedule:

September 11 through September 15
October 9 through October 13
October 23 through October 27
November 6 through November 9
November 13 through November 17
December 4 through December 8


2018 Florida Legislative Session Dates:
January 9 through March 9





2.b.  Please download this August - December 2017 Suggested-Advocacy-Action Calendar with three simple and easy action steps you can take each month that will make a difference to help secure funding and policies that support our industry.





2.c.  
Florida Division of Cultural Affairs' (DCA) grant-review-panels are meeting now  to review the 2018-2019 DCA grants.  The Florida Council on Arts and Culture will meet in Orlando on October 4 and 5.  Once the Council meets and reviews and approves the panels' 2018-2019 grant recommendations, its final grant recommendations will go to   Secretary of State Ken Detzner for his review and approval.  The ranked 2018-2019 recommended DCA grant lists, hopefully, will be available by mid-October.

2.d.   List of All 2017-2018 DCA Qualified, Funded, Partially Funded, and  Not Funded Grant Amounts Organized by Applicants and Counties

2.e.  Quick Look at Final Analysis of 2017-2018 DCA Grants by Counties


2.f.
  Have you mailed your thank you letters to your Florida Senator and Representative AND to those key Florida House and Senate legislators AND others who helped secure state 2017-2018 appropriations for these DCA grants?  

Please write these thank you letters on personal and/or organizational stationery and mail them to their district offices this month.  


2.g.  Here  a re a few goals for our statewide thank you campaign -- please add some of your own personal, organizational, and community goals.






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2.h.
 Download contact information now for all the Florida legislators who represent your county in the 2018 Florida Legislative Session:






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2.i.  There are changes in legislative membership in 2018 for both the Florida House and Senate TED appropriations' subcommittees.   As you know, the two appropriations subcommittees that deal with appropriation discussions and recommendations for the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs' grants programs are the




2.j.
 Quick Review of Changes in TED Appropriations' Subcommittees. Please see if any of these legislators represent your county in the Florida Legislature.




2.k.   Florida 2018 Legislative Leadership in   Senate and   House .


                   

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Florida Arts & Economic Prosperity V Studies
released by Americans for the Arts (AFTA) and
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Arts & Cultural
Florida Fact Sheet



3.f.  Florida AEP5 Tour:   Contact Curtis Young at the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs for dates and details:  
850-245-6337 or curtis.young@dos.myflorida.com

3.g.  U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Arts & Cultural Satellite Florida Fact Sheet




Number 4

Federal Arts & Culture Updates 
and Action Requests




DC Capitol
4.a.  Know who in Congress  represents your county and if they are members of the arts or cultural or STEAM caucuses. Thank them if they are members of any of these caucuses.  If they are not, please ask them to please join and send them the appropriate form to easily join:  



Form to Join Congressional Arts Caucus for U.S. House Members

Form to Join Cultural Caucus for U.S. Senate Members

Form to Join STEAM Caucus for U.S. House Members


4.a.  National Endowment for Arts:  On July 12, 2017, the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior proposed funding of $145 million for the  National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities in FY2018. Read more here.

4.b.   Urge Florida Congressional Members to Cosponsor the CREATE Act .

4.c.  Urge Florida Members of Congress to support charitable giving as it
begins tax reform policy discussions. 




Number 5
Other Opportunities You Should Know About:



September 10 - 16, 2017



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Mark your calendars for both state and national arts & culture days for 2018, and plan to join us in Tallahassee and Washington, DC.

January 24, 2018 -- Arts & Culture Day in Tallahassee

March 12 & 13, 2018 -- Arts Days in  Washington, DC







The Florida Division of Cultural Affairs launched its new newsletter in July 2017.  You can sign up to receive them here.








Do you have announcements you want to share that impact our arts, arts education, and culture industries?

 

Number 6
Please join us for 2017 Monthly FCA Advocacy and Information-to-Use
Statewide Calls:

Please mark your calendars and plan to participate.

All calls are on Mondays from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EST:

September 25
October 30
November 27
December 18
 


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