Best Defense: A Guide for Orchestra Advocates

The League has updated Best Defense: A Guide for Orchestra Advocates, by John D. Sparks. Now online, Best Defense offers simple, easy-to-read advice on:

  • How to organize yourself and your orchestra to lobby legislators

  • What you need to know about lobbying and the law

  • How to build a coalition

  • How to carry your message through the media

  • How to work with difficult, undecided, or friendly policy makers

  • Best Defense also includes a glossary of basic terms and links to additional resources. This user-friendly format gives you what you need to know -- with a sense of humor.
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