Very good information and advise from Anita Holford. add http://www.payingartists.org.uk/ to the list. But most of all, remember it’s not just the makers that are getting squeezed, it’s the people that commission too.
WHAT IS LOBBYING AND ADVOCACY?
Advocacy in the political sense means creating awareness of an issue in order to influence public policy and funding decisions. The methods you use can be wide-ranging, from communications and media campaigns, to public speaking; from commissioning and publishing research to conducting polls.
Lobbying is a type of advocacy that involves approaching politicians directly about a particular issue, policy or legislation. The phrase comes from the gathering of Members of Parliamentand peers in the hallways (or lobbies) of the Houses of Parliament before and after parliamentary debates.
WHO DOES IT?
Individuals and organisationsmight lobby as part of paid work (a Project Manager or Government Liaison Officer meeting a politician about an issue related to his/her organisation) or in a voluntary capacity (an activist meeting with a politician in an unpaid capacity). There are also professional lobbyists who may be part…
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Carolyn Black 