February 2017 #OHMuseumChat Resources - Museums Advocacy

The Ohio Museums Association (@OhioMuseums)  and our partner EWC Media (@ewc_media) held our Febraury ‪#‎OHMuseumChat - Thursday, February 16 on Twitter. Thank you to all the individuals and organizations that participated in this conversation!

For February's topic, we discussed Museums Advocacy.

Many thanks to our special guest panelists Ember Farber from the American Alliance of Museums - @AAMers, Lexie Spring from the Ohio Citizens for the Arts -@OCA_Ohio, and Roger Burns from Ohio Humanities - @OhioHumanities. Have questions for our panelists you didn't have a chance to ask during the chat? Be sure to reach out to them via twitter with #‎OHMuseumChat!

Weren't able to make it to this month's chat, but want to stay in the loop on the great conversation with other museum professionals? We have you covered! You can find a summary from February's #‎OHMuseumChat here.

There were many resources referenced during this month's chat. Those and more are listed below:

• OMA Advocacy Resources
  • OMA’s Advocacy Resources Page
• AAM Advocacy Resources
  • AAM’s advocacy page
    • Museums: Did you know infographic
    • Federal Funding Snapshot - Ohio
• Americans for the Arts
  • Americans for the Arts serve, advance, and lead the network of organizations and individuals who cultivate, promote, sustain, and support the arts in America.
• Ohio Citizens for the Arts Advocacy Resources
  • Advocacy Tool Kit
  • Action Center
  • Current Issues
• Museum Hack
  • 10 Awesome Facts About Museums infographic
• National Humanities Alliance
  • The National Humanities Alliance is a coalition of organizations dedicated to advancing humanities education, research, preservation, and public programs. 
• Ohio Humanities Advocacy Resources
  • Ohio Humanities Advocacy Resource page
• Museums Advocacy Day
  • Resources and registration information for Museums Advocacy Day in Washington DC, coordinated by AAM
• Statehood Day
  • Resources and registration information for Statehood Day in Columbus, coordinated by the Ohio History Connection

Thanks again for a fantastic February chat! We hope you can join us for our March #‎OHMuseumChat, Thursday, March 16 at noon as we discuss Museum Safety and Security!

Have a great topic for an upcoming chat? Drop us a line at [email protected] or tweet @OhioMuseums and let us know!