Playing Your Part – Contacting and Meeting with Policymakers
Don’t be discouraged by the fact that members of Congress and state legislators are inundated by messages and requests for meetings. The staff members in legislators’ offices are set up to handle massive quantities of email, calls, social media messages, and letters. Each communication is reviewed by staff to determine how to respond and how …
Playing Your Part – Getting to Know Your Policymakers
Playing Your Part – Building Your Base: People and Partners in Public Policy Advocacy
Playing Your Part – Identifying Your Issues and Messages
Playing Your Part – The Truth about Advocacy and Lobbying
People often use the two words “advocacy” and “lobbying” interchangeably, and while there is overlap between the two, they are not exactly the same. Let’s clear up what each means: Advocacy is the broader of the two terms and can refer to general efforts to advance a point of view or make your case. Advocacy takes …
Playing Your Part – Introduction
If you are involved in an orchestra in any capacity, and you care about the future of your orchestra and the community it serves, being an effective public policy advocate is essential. The League of American Orchestras originally took shape as an association representing the full array of orchestras when it became necessary for large …
Beethoven Has a First Name
This article from Slate.com examines a truly revolutionary way of thinking about diversity and audience development, standing accepted behavior on its head.
Coda: Rethinking Music History
Musicologist Naomi André is rethinking music history through the lenses of gender and race.
Annual Fund: Fall 2020
With the support of our valued donors, the League continues to have a positive impact on the future of orchestras in America by helping to develop the next generation of leaders, generating and disseminating critical knowledge and information, and advocating for the unique role of the orchestral experience in American life before an ever-widening group of stakeholders.