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        CA for the Arts - Your Movement Building Advocacy Network

        CA for the Arts is your statewide arts advocacy service organization. We champion arts and culture as essential to vibrant CA communities through statewide programs, services, trainings and advocacy networks that foster public awareness and generate resources to cultivate a thriving cultural sector and creative industries.

        Join as an Organization

        By becoming a member, you directly fuel the development of robust, decentralized advocacy networks across every region of our state. Your contribution knits together this diverse ecosystem through impactful convenings and broaden our sector's influence via vital cross-sector partnerships. Most importantly, you protect the accessibility of our work, ensuring that our transformative programs remain a public resource available to all Californians regardless of their financial capacity.

        Grow with CA for the Arts as an Individual

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        Support CA for the Arts with a Donation

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        Member Benefits

        All Members, Including Outreach Partners, Get the Following Benefits:

        • Meet Ups & regional breakout groups
        • Wonky Wednesday Webinars
        • Members Online Community
        • Member Directory by county
        • Early access to events and resources
        • Member listening sessions
        • Member listing on CA for the Arts Website
        • Member features (video, social or blog post)
        • Discounts on services and fee-based programs
        • Annual Advocacy Activation Calendar
        • 1 discount ticket on Annual Summit

        Join Our Slack Member Community! Email Jennica Bisbee at jennica@caforthearts.org for more info and the invite link after joining as a member!

        Arts Defender: $500

        Partner on one virtual local mobilizing event per year - connect and mobilize your community with a virtual event co-hosted by CA for the Arts, content determined by member. 

        Arts Sustainer: $1,000

        Partner on one virtual local mobilizing event per year - connect and mobilize your community with a virtual event co-hosted by CA for the Arts, content determined by member. 

        One free 30min strategy session per year - have an advocacy issue you want help tackling, need some strategies for mobilizing your community? You can book a strategy session with CA for the Arts staff.

        Leadership Circle: $2,500

        Partner on one virtual local mobilizing event per year - connect and mobilize your community with a virtual event co-hosted by CA for the Arts, content determined by member. 

        Advocacy training for your network - bring your network up to speed on arts policies or specific advocacy skills as a group with a customized training with CA for the Arts staff

        One free 30min strategy session per year - have an advocacy issue you want help tackling, need some strategies for mobilizing your community? You can book a strategy session with CA for the Arts staff.

        Capacity Builder: $5,000

        Partner on one virtual local mobilizing event per year - connect and mobilize your community with a virtual event co-hosted by CA for the Arts, content determined by member. 

        Advocacy training for your network, staff or board members  - bring them up to speed on arts policies or specific advocacy skills as a group with a customized training with CA for the Arts staff.

        Two 30min strategy or coaching sessions per year - have an advocacy issue you want help tackling, need some strategies for mobilizing your community? You can book a strategy session with CA for the Arts staff.

        Membership Benefits

        Members fuel the movement. In gratitude for your support, learn more about what we are offering.

        2026 Advocacy Calendar

        Take Action Monthly during this important year with many new lawmakers in the CA legislature!

        Your Impact as a Member

        Your support today secures real impact by:

        • Centering Artists in Social Change: Equip artists and culture bearers with the advocacy tools to drive system-wide change across issues like health, housing, social justice and economic development.
        • Amplify the Arts' Transformative Power: Elevate the narrative that art work is real work and essential to community health, healing, and hope across California.
        • Building Regional Advocacy Capacity: Fueling the development of robust, decentralized advocacy networks across every region to empower local leaders to navigate the political process and drive community-rooted change.
        • Generating Data and Case Studies: Producing essential research and collecting data to create compelling, evidence-based narratives for effective storytelling and legislative casemaking.
        Support our Sister Organization

        Want to Support Lobbying for the Arts? Join CA Arts Advocates

        Our sister organization, CA Arts Advocates is a comprehensive lobbying organization (a 501c4) for the arts, culture and creative industries, working to influence equitable and just systems change through public policy and public investment. Join to support direct lobbying efforts with state representatives and agencies, coalition building, policy analysis and writing and accountability advocacy over policies and agencies impacting our field.

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        CA for the Arts will take our stories and convey to legislators and other decision-makers the value and impact that comes with arts and culture.

        Rafael González, Grand Performances

        CA for the Arts Member

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