CityClub Needs You! Hosts and Facilitators for Community Dialogues Wanted!

EDIT: An online Dialogue Host form is now available online! Click here!

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CityClub's Fall Community Matters Campaign (CMC) begins on September 11.  Our forums, candidate debates, community dialogues and calls for action will focus on the themes of education and economic opportunity - two urgent challenges profiled in the recently released The Seattle Foundation's Healthy Community Report. The full schedule of exciting programs is coming soon! But for now, we're seeking volunteers who can be part of the Campaign dialogues as facilitators or hosts. See below for full information and if you have questions, please contact us!

About CMC Dialogues: As part of CMC, CityClub will convene 25-30 facilitated conversations-conducted live at diverse community gathering places and times of day. Citizens are invited to weigh in on their personal observations and recommendations for improving education and economic opportunity. Our goal for each dialogue is to move from information to deeper levels of dialogue and action. The 60 minute conversation will address education and economic opportunity. At the end, participants will be encouraged to take action on the topics they’ve discussed by filling out a personal engagement plan and voting on strategies organizations can take to address the challenges and barriers to education and economic opportunity, determining the winners of this year's People's Choice Awards.
 
Dialogue Facilitators: We are seeking semi-experienced facilitators to help us conduct these conversations. Training on source materials and tips for facilitation will be provided.
 
Dialogue Hosts: Do you have a meeting with your constituents between September 11 and November 3? Would you like to invite your friends, neighbors and/or colleagues to join you in a conversation over appetizers or your lunch hour at the office? CityClub and its partners will provide a “talk in a box” including a trained facilitator, informational materials, and action pledge cards. Dialogue hosts are asked to provide a location, date and time, up to 20 participants (if you have more than 20, we can send additional facilitators - so just let us know!), and, if desired, refreshments. An application form is attached as a PDF at the bottom of this post. Please fill out and submit to Molly Schachter at mschachter@seattlecityclub.org as soon as possible!
 
For more information or to sign up to facilitate or host a dialogue, please email Molly Schachter at mschachter@seattlecityclub.org.