Submit a Friday Forum Proposal

City Club welcomes your ideas. To propose a program, please follow the instructions below, then mail, fax, or e-mail the proposal to City Club. Email is the preferred method of receiving a proposal. Your proposal is likely to be reviewed more quickly when submitted electronically.

Proposals should include:

• A letter outlining the proposed topic and or speaker(s).
• A biography of the proposed speaker(s).
• Promotional or background materials on either the topic or speaker.
• Contact information, including address and phone number, for each proposed speaker.
• Ideas for promoting the program, including examples of groups you believe would be interested in attending.

Forum Selection Criteria:

Friday Forum program selection is made by City Club's Friday Forum Committee. The primary criteria for selecting programs are listed below.

• Speaker Criteria
  • Established speaking ability. The speech length should be no longer than 30 minutes, or in the case of a panel discussion the 30 minutes needs to be divided among panelists. The speaker should be able to answer 15-20 minutes of questions from the audience.
  • Credibility and expertise of speaker(s) on the proposed topic.
  • Name recognition and prominence of speaker(s).
  • Lack of “hidden agenda” or self-promotion.
• Subject Matter
  • Clearly-defined and concise subject
  • Timely
  • A topic of broad interest to Club members and the community.
  • Important
  • Locally relevant
  • Relationship to overall programming
  • Appropriate for a radio audience. (Visual aids are discouraged.)
• Other Considerations
  • Format (panel, single speaker, debate, etc.)
  • Marketing possibilities (partnering, co-sponsorships, etc.)
  • Source of the recommendation

Submit Your Proposal to: 

Friday Forum Proposal
c/o City Club of Portland
901 SW Washington St.
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: (503) 228-7231, ext. 100
Fax: (503) 228-8840

Email (preferred): Friday Forum Committee