Mark Your Calendar: Three NEW Online Advocacy Trainings Announced! AAM will once again offer an online advocacy training series to the entire museum field. Building upon our previous advocacy training series and the highly successful Museums Advocacy Days, these new sessions will provide timely and practical tools to help you Speak Up for Museums. Better still, the online sessions are FREE! In cooperation with the Advocacy Guru Stephanie Vance, AAM will offer: Monday, September 27, at 2pm EDT Advocating During an Election Season Election day is fast approaching, and this session will provide practical advice on how to get involved before and after the November 2 election without jeopardizing your nonprofit status. Learn how to familiarize yourself with the candidates, encourage voter registration, and promote museum awareness through the electoral process. REGISTER TODAY! Thursday, December 2, at 2pm EDT Social Media as Advocacy Tools Many museums are already using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other social media tools to engage the public. Learn how to use these powerful tools to engage your elected officials at all levels about the vital role that museums play. See how to effectively develop your message for these platforms, and take your online resources to the next level. Wednesday, January 12, at 2pm EDT Creating a 2011 Advocacy Plan Start the new year right by developing a campaign plan, troubleshooting roadblocks and finding your museum advocacy voice. Participants will receive a campaign-planning toolkit, which can be used at the local, state or federal level to advocate for a specific project or effort at your museum. We are pleased to offer this FREE online advocacy training series for the entire museum field. Please help us continue offering these important programs by making a contribution today! And now for a few more FREE advocacy tips: Listen to our previous Advocacy Trainings now available online! Visit www.speakupformuseums.org today! Just in time for the fall legislative season, we’ve added lots of new features and updated material. See what legislators are saying about museums in the Voices for Museums section. Learn about federal policy affecting museums in the completely updated Issues section. Or, use the comprehensive Resources area to brush up on your advocacy skills and legislative knowledge and participate in E-advocacy for museums. P.S. Save the Date for Museums Advocacy Day 2011, February 28 and March 1 in Washington, DC!