{"id":4374,"date":"2016-01-06T02:00:20","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T07:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/engage\/?p=4374"},"modified":"2016-01-04T13:19:23","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T18:19:23","slug":"public-policy-and-community-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/engage\/2016\/01\/public-policy-and-community-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Policy and Community Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BallotBox2\"Over a two month period last year, TRG Arts and Engaging Matters partnered on a series of posts examining relationship building as the foundation of effective fundraising, marketing, and community engagement. (Relationships All the Way Down<\/a>) Coincidentally, in the midst of that series, voters in Cuyahoga County overwhelmingly approved (by a 3:1 margin! Yes, you are reading that correctly.) the renewal of a tobacco tax specifically earmarked for arts funding. (Issue 8 Backers Declare Victory<\/a>) Getting nearly 75% of voters to approve of anything is almost incomprehensible. That level of approval of tax money for the arts is for some in the U.S. nearly unthinkable.<\/strong> While there were many factors at play in that spectacular victory, one is certainly Cuyahoga Arts and Culture’s commitment to community engagement and, by definition, relationship building.<\/p>\n

So, to fundraising, marketing, and community engagement we must add advocacy to the list of arts management functions dependent upon forming meaningful connections with individuals and group. (This is, of course, in no way a conceptual breakthrough. This is the nature of the political process and many, including me, have been talking about this in the arts for years.)<\/p>\n

I am in no way qualified to discuss what happened in the Cleveland area. However, my friend and colleague, Karen Gahl-Mills, who is Executive Director of Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, has agreed to participate in our spring follow up to last fall’s relationship series. I look forward to learning more about how CAC built the good will to support this stunning victory and what the plans are for the future.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned.<\/p>\n

Engage!<\/p>\n

Doug<\/p>\n

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