Friday Forums

Friday Forums, City Club's ongoing lunchtime lecture series, engage audiences in issues of significance, prominence, urgency and humanity. From speeches by government and community leaders, to panel discussions about health, arts, technology and more, Friday Forums give complex subjects relevance and clarity, and keep Oregonians informed about the most pressing issues of our time. City Club welcomes members and nonmembers to Friday Forums.

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The Nonprofit Revolution: Opening the Doors to Innovation

Darian Heyman, Cosponsored by WVDO
Darian Heyman
Date: 
May 18, 2012 - 12:15pm
Speaker(s): 
Darian Rodriguez Heyman, Philanthropy, Nonprofit Management, Social Entrepeneurship, & Youth Leadership Expert

How can nonprofits and foundations navigate these challenging economic times, while capitalizing on some of the most exciting trends in decades? On May 18th at a Friday Forum cosponsored by the Willamette Valley Development Officers (WVDO), social entrepreneur Darian Rodriguez Heyman will delivers helpful resources and keen insights into how the nonprofit landscape is changing, including how to engage the next generation and diversify staff and board members, and how participants can seize related opportunities.

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Portland Action Summit

Friday Forum only
Portland Action Summit
Date: 
June 1, 2012 - 12:15pm
Speaker(s): 
Aukeem Ballard, masters student, Lewis and Clark
Speaker(s): 
Zahara Muhammed, David Douglas High School student
Speaker(s): 
Audrianna Rodriguez, Open Meadows student

City Club of Portland’s Friday Forum for June, 1st will be led by three area youth leaders - Aukeem Ballard, Zahara Muhammed and Audrianna Rodriguez - who will share their personal stories on what inspired them to become civically active, what they’ve accomplished, what barriers they think young people face and how to overcome them. The three area youth leaders represent a variety of Portland neighborhoods, schools and universities and community programs. They encompass a vast definition of what it means to be a civically engaged youth.

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Annual Meeting 2012

Pat McCormick
Date: 
June 8, 2012 - 12:15pm
Speaker(s): 
Pat McCormick

At City Club’s 2011 Annual Meeting on June 17, we will honor members who have served in key positions of leadership, as well as our valuable corporate sponsors, and will hear from incoming President Pat McCormick, who will discuss his vision for the coming year.

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To listen to past Friday Forums, please go to the Friday Forum Archive.

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