A MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN FOR LIVING ADVOCACY
We have a lot of work to do, together
AS A POWER BEYOND ONE
We have to remind ourselves that we have to all work together. We have to talk about the impact we want to make in our regions, and to help spread the news and tell the story. That’s what advocacy is all about.
Jim Tressel, CreativeOhio Member
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BECOMING A CREATIVEOHIO MEMBER
CreativeOhio has secured $160 million in public investment since 2020, and we’re just getting started.
As part of our Membership Campaign for Living Advocacy, you can join countless others throughout Ohio in becoming A Power Beyond One.
Your membership will aid CreativeOhio in our mission to enrich our communities, citizens, and culture through constant advocacy and relentless support of Ohio creatives and the creative economy.
AS A MEMBER, YOUR SUPPORT means we can …
- Advocate for public investment at the local, state, and federal levels
- Host opportunities to convene creative sector leaders to deepen knowledge, resources, and efficiency in running their organizations
- Develop our ongoing Impact Study that demonstrates the value that the arts and creative economy bring to Ohio
And expanded support means expanded capacity
Your membership is an investment in CreativeOhio’s capacity-building efforts, which is an investment in the future of Ohio’s economy, workforce, and communities
With your membership we can …
- Strengthen partnerships that lead to innovative education and workforce development opportunities between government, creative industries, higher education, and the private sector
- Develop Impact Advocacy—our grassroots and grasstops advocacy campaign to increase public awareness and support to the creative sector
- Continue to bring our CreativeOhio Champion Advocacy Awards to communities throughout Ohio
members-only benefits
Advocacy training | Legislative alerts | Resources, policy briefs, and data to equip you as an advocate
SOME RECENT Creativeohio SUCCESSES:
- 2023: Successfully lobbied for $50.7M for the Ohio Arts Council operating budget, an historic measure.
- 2023: Advanced the understanding that the arts and creatives are vital for economic development and continue to open doors for future public-private partnerships in creative workforce development.
- 2022: Obtained $50M in American Rescue Plan Act funding through Ohio’s Department of Development for hundred of Ohio’s arts non-profit organizations, successfully shifting mindsets that ‘the arts’ are business.
- 2021: Successfully lobbied for $40M for the Ohio Arts Council operating budget, the largest in state history.
- 2020; Secured $20M in CARES funding for non-profit arts organizations, the second highest in the country dedicated for the sector.
