North Carolina Citizens’ Network
Last week the North Carolina General Assembly received Governor Perdue’s proposed 2011-13 budget, which included a 10% cut in grants funding to the North Carolina Arts Council. The leadership of both...
View ArticleWhat a Way to Start a Sunday
The above-the-fold, front page headline staring at me from this morning’s Winston-Salem Journal reads: NONPROFITS’ FUNDING IN JEOPARDY As I said here earlier, all of us in North Carolina have a burden...
View ArticleCall to Action
This morning I received the following message from Arts North Carolina: North Carolina Arts Council Grants Funding – Take Action Now Arts North Carolina believes that funding for the grants programs of...
View ArticleA More Urgent Call
This morning I received the following message from ARTS North Carolina. Please take a moment to contact the legislators listed below, especially if you live (and vote) in one of the districts they...
View ArticleThe Latest on State Arts Funding
The latest update from Arts North Carolina: The Senate released its budget on Tuesday and the Senate Base Appropriations met on Wednesday to take amendments. The Senate budget calls for a 15% reduction...
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Call To Action!
I just received the following Call to Action from ARTS North Carolina. Please, Network members, take a few minutes to read and heed their call. The staff of the North Carolina Arts Council has made...
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The One Call You Need to Make
From the North Carolina Center for Non-Profits: Last week, state Senate leaders said their tax reform plan would eliminate your non-profit’s sales tax refunds. Your non-profit also would have to pay...
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The Network Needs Your Help
If you’re a loyal reader of this blog, then the Network has probably helped you in some definite, demonstrable way: You found an agent or publisher through our Manuscript Mart. Our critiquing service...
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32 NC Bookstores Oppose HB2
The following open letter was signed by thirty-two North Carolina bookstores and three North Carolina publishers. *** To The Honorable Governor Pat McCrory and members of the North Carolina General...
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Please Thank Your Representatives
From our friends at ARTS NC: The NC House of Representatives passed HB97, a bill requiring a credit in arts education to be taken anytime in grades 6 – 12, with resounding bipartisan support in a vote...
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