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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">From:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;"> Ember Farber [mailto:efarber@aam-us.org] <br /><strong>Sent:</strong> Monday, November 13, 2017 5:40 PM<br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Three Reasons to Register Now for Museums Advocacy Day 2018</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Registration Now Open for Museums Advocacy Day 2018! </span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__t.congressweb.com_l_-3FDEJRWKAJHVZKWXT&d=DwMCAw&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=_EekXyDnqyDJbjUVvAb_UJolU-631fxKk78iqckD60k&m=5gfq-N9Zrnwhkz0IIRzMYB5aEnYTGGRDyJrbkN4II5o&s=4VN0iWjBl0hJZNwrPtmGsAg6dZIC3upUyxcUsWWWrQs&e="><span style="text-decoration: none;"><img id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://www.congressplus.com/userfiles/194/MAD%2011-13%20Alert%20Image.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="759" height="426" /></span></a><br /> <br /><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">With a new President and a new Congress, museums have had a lot at stake this year and many of these battles are not yet over. Federal funding will continue to be a major issue in 2018, and museums could also be significantly impacted by tax reform, education policy, infrastructure legislation, and more.<br /> <br /> But legislators do not know how museums are impacted, and how they serve citizens, if they don’t hear it from you—the people they represent. Help make sure museums are at the table in 2018, not <em><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">on</span></strong></em> the table.<br /> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__t.congressweb.com_l_-3FDEJRWKAJHVRTKKN&d=DwMCAw&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=_EekXyDnqyDJbjUVvAb_UJolU-631fxKk78iqckD60k&m=5gfq-N9Zrnwhkz0IIRzMYB5aEnYTGGRDyJrbkN4II5o&s=SDi-AS9lMKR4EadRkaPa91QoX66GrYlhSru_AOAGvSs&e="><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Register Now</span></strong></a></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">(Alliance members and members of <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__t.congressweb.com_l_-3FDEJRWKAJHVWVFPX&d=DwMCAw&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=_EekXyDnqyDJbjUVvAb_UJolU-631fxKk78iqckD60k&m=5gfq-N9Zrnwhkz0IIRzMYB5aEnYTGGRDyJrbkN4II5o&s=iVKllHDSI263R5TQrEmUIEGJ2iJiWvSXHBhcZKPscow&e="> Co-convenor, Leader and Partner organizations</a> register for free!)</span></strong></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Invest in yourself.</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> Advocacy is a powerful tool to have in your career arsenal, and Museums Advocacy Day is a unique opportunity to develop these skills. Learn how to be your own best advocate, whatever the issue at hand. </span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Learn more about <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__t.congressweb.com_l_-3FDEJRWKAJHVBJXOG&d=DwMCAw&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=_EekXyDnqyDJbjUVvAb_UJolU-631fxKk78iqckD60k&m=5gfq-N9Zrnwhkz0IIRzMYB5aEnYTGGRDyJrbkN4II5o&s=U7U02D9Q5cRnyX3Oga5IDILaBNUSEcEjhaRzO7LScZ4&e="> Museums Advocacy Day</a> and <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__t.congressweb.com_l_-3FDEJRWKAJHVPTPDP&d=DwMCAw&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=_EekXyDnqyDJbjUVvAb_UJolU-631fxKk78iqckD60k&m=5gfq-N9Zrnwhkz0IIRzMYB5aEnYTGGRDyJrbkN4II5o&s=-0ITa_KbxkeOtiEH_EIMkorG9PPj_QsLE5xi-Xo2Sfw&e="> book your hotel room</a> now. We anticipate that the 2018 event will fill up quickly, so make your plans to attend and <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__t.congressweb.com_l_-3FDEJRWKAJHVUPEGW&d=DwMCAw&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=_EekXyDnqyDJbjUVvAb_UJolU-631fxKk78iqckD60k&m=5gfq-N9Zrnwhkz0IIRzMYB5aEnYTGGRDyJrbkN4II5o&s=EFNUkI0LBBMUdFdPLK1Ljgb_sMl3iqVaC_RBnMUtuC8&e="> register</a> today.<br /> <br /><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Nominate Your Legislator for a Museums Advocacy Day Congressional Award</span></strong><br /> <br /> Has a member of Congress supported and advanced your museum? Each year during Museums Advocacy Day, the Alliance presents awards to members of Congress who have demonstrated exemplary support for museums. See <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__t.congressweb.com_l_-3FDEJRWKAJHVNBSFQ&d=DwMCAw&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=_EekXyDnqyDJbjUVvAb_UJolU-631fxKk78iqckD60k&m=5gfq-N9Zrnwhkz0IIRzMYB5aEnYTGGRDyJrbkN4II5o&s=O6MmUlI-bTCLt7mt-6iL4dIq8qQUAYAvCsS95IZowuw&e="> past honorees</a> and <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__t.congressweb.com_l_-3FDEJRWKAJHVAJBWH&d=DwMCAw&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=_EekXyDnqyDJbjUVvAb_UJolU-631fxKk78iqckD60k&m=5gfq-N9Zrnwhkz0IIRzMYB5aEnYTGGRDyJrbkN4II5o&s=1iez3-c5oCK-Teya-V6vsp42haz0AyKJFFnniRd6tzA&e="> nominate a legislator</a> today. <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Nominations are due December 8.</span></strong><br /> <br /> Join the conversation on social media: <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">#museumsadvocacy</span></strong> and <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">#museumsadvocacy2018</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">P.S.</span></strong> Action is heating up on tax reform in Congress, with the House of Representatives and the Senate Finance Committee poised to act as soon as this week. See the Alliance’s <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__t.congressweb.com_l_-3FDEJRWKAJHVKYMOD&d=DwMCAw&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=_EekXyDnqyDJbjUVvAb_UJolU-631fxKk78iqckD60k&m=5gfq-N9Zrnwhkz0IIRzMYB5aEnYTGGRDyJrbkN4II5o&s=WjJzXnmcj77ajFv_i-fCdf1v1XhKPI5NwrMkxwRM57s&e="> most recent advocacy alert</a> to contact your legislators about protecting key charitable giving incentives, and stay tuned for more information.</span><br /> </p>
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