Commonwealth Club of California

The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation’s oldest and largest public affairs forum for the impartial discussion of public issues important to the organization’s membership. Each year, the Commonwealth Club presents more than 450 forums on topics ranging across politics, arts, culture, society, and the economy. This supplemental project grant will support a public event at the Commonwealth Club to discuss and celebrate the San Francisco Bay Area art sector’s creativity and resilience as it addresses new challenges and opportunities.

The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation’s oldest and largest public affairs forum for the impartial discussion of public issues important to the organization’s membership. Each year, the Commonwealth Club presents more than 450 forums on topics ranging across politics, arts, culture, society, and the economy. This grant will support the Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions initiative by funding a public event with speakers, a panel, and performances that discuss and celebrate the arts and artists.

The Commonwealth Club of California is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization based in Northern California. Founded in 1903, it is the oldest and largest public affairs forum in the United States. Its mission is to be the leading national forum open to all for the impartial discussion of public issues important to the membership, community, and nation. This grant will support the club’s Climate One project, which is centered on providing journalistic content for the field of climate change. It will support a three- to five-year three-phase strategic growth project that consists of (a) audience research to better understand who are the current and prospective listeners, (b) the composition of a strategic plan for growth, and (c) implementation of the plan once it’s in place.