Advocacy Partners

Kansas Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds (KARVC)
KARVC is in existence to provide an arena for professional growth and educational sharing among owners of its membership’s privately-owned Kansas RV parks and campgrounds.

Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (CAIC)
Focused on the creative industries sector of the Kansas economy. The Commission is dedicated to measuring, promoting, supporting and expanding the creative industries to grow the state’s economy and create creative industry-related jobs.

Kansas Tourism
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism is a cabinet-level agency with a Secretary appointed by the Governor. A seven-member, bipartisan commission, also appointed by the Governor, advises the Secretary and approves regulations governing outdoor recreation and fish and wildlife resources in Kansas.

Humanities Kansas
Connects communities with history, traditions, and ideas to strengthen civic life. Since 1972, KHC has been a partner and advocate for the cultural life of the state.

Kansas Museums Association (KMA)
The Kansas Museums Association is the statewide organization for museums, historical societies, art galleries, nature centers, zoos, convention and visitor centers and libraries. KMA is the primary provider of professional development education, advocacy, networking opportunities, and information for Kansas museums.

Kansas Restaurant & Hospitality Association
An organization whose volunteer membership represents Kansas’ restaurants, hotels, motels, country clubs, private clubs, and related businesses.

Kansas Sampler Foundation
The mission is to preserve, sustain, and grow rural culture by educating Kansans about Kansas and by networking and supporting rural communities. The cause is to keep every town viable that shows the will and spirit to help itself.

KS State Historical Society 
Established in 1875, the Historical Society is a state agency, which safeguards and shares the state’s history. We touch Kansans lives every day through our programs like the Kansas Museum of History.

KS Travel and Tourism
The mission of the Kansas Travel & Tourism Division is to promote and encourage the traveling public to visit and travel within Kansas and to generate and facilitate tourism and travel-related spending throughout the state by promoting recreational, historic, cultural and natural attractions.