Alaska Hospitality Advocacy Fund
The Alaska Hospitality Advocacy Fund protects and promotes the hospitality industry at the state and local levels. Although the industry is a powerful economic force, legislators and special interest groups introduce numerous bills and regulations each year that could hurt bars, hotels, restaurants, and retailers' ability to remain in business.
Mission
The Alaska Hospitality Advocacy Fund aims to build a strong advocacy arm at the state and local levels. Whatever the issue, we need the Advocacy Fund to be in a position to win legislative battles on behalf of Alaska's bars, hotels, restaurants, and retailers.
The Advocacy Fund relies on contributions from those who work within and are associated with the hospitality industry. Contributing to the Advocacy Fund provides our industry with the necessary resources for advocacy at the state and local levels. With your financial support, we can work more effectively to promote positive change for hospitality businesses, our employees, and the people we serve.
Educate
The Alaska Hospitality Advocacy Fund was formed in 2024 to finance advocacy and issue campaigns on legislative and regulatory issues that affect bars, hotels, restaurants, and retailers of all segments and sizes. The Advocacy Fund supports the hospitality industry's interests, in cooperation with the Alaska Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant, and Retailers Association (Alaska CHARR), its national partners - the National Restaurant Association and the American Hotel & Lodging Association - as well as hospitality operators and suppliers.
Engage
Each time an interest group or a legislator proposes a new mandate or a new tax, it has the potential to hit hard. Restaurants must engage rapidly -- which is why the Restaurant Advocacy Fund exists. We provide education, expert resources, and financial support to coalitions and partnerships at the national level. Working closely with state restaurant associations, funds prevent new laws and regulations from being enacted without industry input at the state and local levels.
Act
The Advocacy Fund covers all issues that have the potential to impact the way hospitality businesses operate. With so many matters critical to the industry's survival, we need financial backing to make sure we identify solutions in a timely manner.
Help protect Alaska's hospitality businesses. Donate to the Alaska Hospitality Advocacy Fund
The Alaska Hospitality Advocacy Fund can accept corporate or personal contributions, and there is no limit to the amount. Alaska CHARR collects and administers the funds. The Alaska Hospitality Advocacy Fund is the hospitality industry’s primary fundraising platform for current and emerging public affairs issues.