Anne V. Farrell, one of Seattle CityClub’s original founders in 1981, passed away on June 14, 2025, leaving behind a profound legacy of civic empowerment and nonprofit innovation. As President and CEO of the Seattle Foundation for two decades, she championed nonpartisan dialogue and helped establish forums—like CityClub—that still foster…...
Summer of (Civic) Love: Seattle CityClub’s Plans for Civic Engagement in 2024
Dear Supporter, After successfully hitting the “Refresh” button in 2023, our team at Seattle CityClub knew that 2024 would be a year of continued growth and deeper connections with the Greater Seattle region. From local elections and planning debates for statewide offices to expanding our civic engagement reach, we have…...
Press Release: Seattle CityClub Selected to Host Public Forum for Seattle City Council Vacancy
Seattle, WA – Tuesday, January 16, 2024 – Seattle CityClub, a trailblazing civic nonprofit dedicated to fostering civic engagement, has been chosen to host the highly anticipated public forum for the Seattle City Council Position 8 vacancy. This event is scheduled for Thursday, January 18, 2024, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Bertha Knight Landes…...
Seattle CityClub Addresses Transportation Accessibility with Three-Part Civic Boot Camp Series
On March 29th, we convened the executives of Sound Transit, King County Metro (Metro), Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and Community Transit (CT) and leaders from the non-profits Commute Seattle, Transportation Choices Coalition and Hopelink to address our region’s overall transportation accessibility challenges, current projects and future plans. Attendees learned…...
Small business owners can apply for $10K grant through Comcast RISE Program
Small businesses owned by people of color in King County and Pierce County have a unique opportunity to apply for $10,000 monetary grants through the Comcast RISE program. The application period will open on October 1st, 2021 and close on October 14th, 2021. Independent small businesses in Washington are the…...
One-Minute Read: Seattle Mayoral Race Briefing
Are you curious about what relevant topics might affect the 2021 Seattle Mayoral Race? Discover our one-minute briefing for recent information on public safety, homelessness, public health, and economy in our region. Debates will be hosted on: Seattle Mayoral Debate 1 Thursday, October 14 7 – 8 PM PST Seattle…...
Dialogue Across Differences: Meet Reheal Mariam
Reheal Mariam is a Law, Economics and Public Policy and Global Studies double major, with a minor in Human Rights, at University of Washington Bothell (UWB) whose impressive resume is equally matched by her deep caring for those less fortunate in our community. In addition to her school work, the…...
Dialogue Across Differences: Native American Leadership in the Salish Sea Region
Dialogue Across Differences: Native Leadership in the Salish Sea Region In 2021, Seattle CityClub launched the Dialogue Across Differences initiative to celebrate our 40th Anniversary while addressing polariaton and bridging toward solutions in our community. As we continue to celebrate and fundraise for this milestone–culminating with Seattle CityClub’s annual…...
In the News: Civic Boot Camp on Native Youth Leadership
The News Tribune covered Seattle CityClub’s program on Native youth leadership that was part of our three-part Civic Boot Camp series Native American Leadership in the Salish Sea Region in June 2021. Three youth leaders advocated for environmental protection, legislation to ban Native mascots and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous…...
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