CITY CLUB OF CLEVELAND
850 EUCLID AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OH 44114 www.cityclub.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE CITY CLUB OF CLEVELAND'S MISSION IS TO CREATE CONVERSATIONS OF (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) CONSEQUENCETHAT HELP DEMOCRACY THRIVE. WE DO THIS IN PURSUIT OF OUR VISION OF STRONG, INFORMED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES THAT PRIZE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND CIVIL, CIVIC DIALOGUE.

TO FULFILL OUR MISSION, THE CITY CLUB PRODUCES FORUMS ON A RANGE OF TOPICS FOR A VARIETY OF AUDIENCES. THE BACKBONE OF OUR PROGRAMMING IS THE CITY CLUB FORUM HOSTED AT OUR DOWNTOWN SPACE, A LUNCHEON PROGRAM DEVOTED TO SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL CONCERNS. WE ALSO HAVE FORUMS AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND VENUES, INCLUDING NEIGHBORHOOD BARS AND PUBLIC SQUARE IN DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND. SOME OF OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS ARE DEVELOPED BY MEMBER-LED TEAMS AND STUDENTS. EVERY ELECTION SEASON, YOU CAN COUNT ON THE CITY CLUB TO CONVENE CANDIDATE AND BALLOT ISSUE DEBATES. ALL TOLD, WE PRODUCE ABOUT 130 PROGRAMS EVERY YEAR, FROM SMALL, DEEP DIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH EMERGING COMMUNITY VOICES TO LARGE SCALE EVENTS, SUCH AS THE STATE OF THE SCHOOLS AND THE STATE OF THE COUNTY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN TODAY'S SWIFTLY EVOLVING POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT, OUR WORK HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY CRITICAL. MORE THAN EVER, COMMUNITIES NEED A FORUM FOR UNDERSTANDING THE NUANCES OF VARIOUS ISSUES AND REFORMS IN RELATION TO THE WAY WE LIVE OUR LIVES. THE CITY CLUB REMAINS COMMITTED TO BEING THE PLACE WHERE OUR COMMUNITY CAN GATHER TO EXPLORE AND UNDERSTAND SHIFTS IN IMMIGRATION POLICY, PROPOSALS TO REMAKE OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, THE MEANING OF THE BROADER RISE OF POPULISM AROUND THE GLOBE, TRADE POLICY, EDUCATION POLICY, ENERGY POLICY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, HOUSING, THE ECONOMY, AND ON AND ON. AND OF COURSE, WE AREN'T ONLY THINKING ABOUT THE NATIONAL AGENDA; PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE PROVIDE THE PLACE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO EXPLORE THE IMPACT OF POLICY AND TRENDS AT MUNICIPAL, REGIONAL, AND STATE LEVELS.THE CITY CLUB'S PRIMARY MEDIA PARTNER IS IDEASTREAM, WHICH INCLUDES 90.3 WCPN/NPR, 104.9 WCLV, WVIZ/PBS, AND THE OHIO CHANNEL. IDEASTREAM PROVIDES PRODUCTION SUPPORT TO OUR PROGRAMS, CAPTURING THE CONTENT OF NEARLY 100 PERCENT OF OUR FORUMS, AND PROVIDING A WEEKLY BROADCAST ACROSS THE REGION AND STATE ON MULTIPLE CHANNELS. THEY ALSO HELP US PROVIDE A DIGITAL ARCHIVE AND LIVE STREAM OF ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS, AND PROVIDE ACCESS AND DISTRIBUTION OF OUR PROGRAMS TO RADIO AND TELEVISION OUTLETS AROUND THE COUNTRY.EXPANDING ACCESS TO OUR CONTENT THROUGH MEDIA DISTRIBUTION AND VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT HAS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR THE CITY CLUB. WE HAD 115,323 UNIQUE VISITORS TO OUR WEBSITE GENERATING 428,404 PAGE VIEWS. UP TO 50,000 OF THOSE VISITORS WERE FROM OUTSIDE OHIO. WE POST 2-3 BLOGS PER WEEK AND NOW HAVE MORE THAN 450 POSTS IN OUR ARCHIVES WRITTEN BY STAFF, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND FORUM ATTENDEES WITH APPROXIMATELY 55,000 TOTAL VIEWS. ADDITIONALLY OUR LIVESTREAM HAS ATTRACTED MORE THAN 35,500 VIEWS IN FISCAL YEAR 2019. ALL OF THIS ACTIVITY HELPS US EXTEND OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC AND INCREASE ACCESS TO THE FORUMS WE PRESENT HERE AT THE DOWNTOWN LOCATION.

A GROWING NATIONAL DIVIDE IS REFLECTED IN THE FRACTURES WE SEE IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST OHIO-DIVISIONS BETWEEN URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES AND, OF COURSE, BETWEEN CLASS, RACE, AND POLITICAL GROUPS. WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION, THE BARRIERS THAT DIVIDE OUR COMMUNITY ARE PARTICULARLY DESTRUCTIVE. THE CITY CLUB AIMS TO BRIDGE THIS DIVIDE THROUGH FOUR DISTINCT PROGRAMS THAT SERVES STUDENTS AND THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY: SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1997, MORE THAN 14,000 STUDENTS HAVE ATTENDED CITY CLUB YOUTH FORUMS. STUDENTS TAKE CHARGE OF EVERYTHING IN THE FORUM, FROM TOPIC SELECTION TO PANEL MODERATION AND DELIVERING INTRODUCTIONS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THESE FORUMS ARE EXECUTED BY A PLANNING COUNCIL OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO COME FROM AREA HIGH SCHOOLS (BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE) TO MEET MONTHLY TO SELECT TOPICS AND INVITE THE SPEAKERS FOR AS MANY AS FIVE FORUMS EACH YEAR. YOUTH FORUMS PROVIDE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS BY HOLDING GROUP DISCUSSIONS ON CURRENT EVENTS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT FORUMS, DEVELOP ANALYTICAL THINKING ABILITIES BY DEBATING THE TOPIC AND POINTS OF VIEW REFLECTED BY THE FORUM SPEAKER, AND ENCOURAGING POSITIVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT BY PROVIDING A DIRECT EXPERIENCE WITH ENGAGED DIALOGUE-THE VERY FIBER OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.EVERY YEAR THE HOPE AND STANLEY ADELSTEIN FREE SPEECH ESSAY CONTEST CHALLENGES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO EXAMINE THE ROLE OF FREE SPEECH IN THE 21ST CENTURY. THIS ESSAY CONTEST WAS ESTABLISHED WITH A GENEROUS GIFT FROM THE ADELSTEINS TO HONOR THEIR DEEP COMMITMENT TO THE CITY CLUB OF CLEVELAND. NORTHEAST OHIO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE AND CITY CLUB MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS SERVE AS GUEST JUDGES SCORING THE ESSAYS ON THEIR CLARITY, CONTENT, ORIGINALITY, AND SIGNIFICANCE. WINNING ESSAYS ARE POSTED ON THE CITY CLUB WEBSITE AND THE TOP THREE WINNERS ARE INVITED TO READ THEIR ESSAYS AT THE CITY CLUB. WINNERS RECEIVE A TOTAL OVER MORE THAN $4,000 IN PRIZES, INCLUDING $1,000 TO THE TOP WINNING ESSAY.FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES, THE CITY CLUB OF CLEVELAND HAS HOSTED THE ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE CHAMPIONSHIP. EVERY YEAR, THE TOP TWO AREA HIGH SCHOOL DEBATERS SQUARE OFF IN A CLASSIC "LINCOLN-DOUGLAS" STYLE DEBATE AT A FRIDAY FORUM. THIS GIVES THE DEBATERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE, NOT ONLY FOR THE JUDGES AND THE AUDIENCE IN THE ROOM, BUT ALSO FOR OUR RADIO, TELEVISION, AND LIVESTREAM AUDIENCES. DEBATE TEAMS FROM ACROSS NORTHEAST OHIO ATTEND THIS ANNUAL SPRING TRADITION AND THE FORUM IS CONSISTENTLY AMONG OUR MOST WATCHED YOUTUBE VIDEOS. LAST YEAR, MORE THAN 10% OF OUR IN-PERSON AUDIENCE WAS MADE UP OF STUDENT PARTICIPATION ATTENDEES. OF THE 65 SCHOOLS THAT BROUGHT STUDENTS FOR FREE, 16 WERE PRIVATE, 30 WERE CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOLS, AND 19 WERE OTHER AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE BELIEVE THAT INVITING STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN CITY CLUB FORUMS PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN INCREASING THE CIVIC AWARENESS OF OUR YOUTH. BY EXPOSING STUDENTS TO AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND CITIZENS GATHER TO HEAR SPEAKERS ADDRESS IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE, WE PREPARE THESE YOUNG ADULTS TO BE LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

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