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Commonwealth Club Business Council

For a century now, the Commonwealth Club has provided an impartial platform for local, national and international business leaders to discuss the pertinent issues of the day.

Many distinguished policy makers have spoken at the Club. Jesse Jackson, Richard Gephardt, Carly Fiorina, Steve Forbes, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, Naturalist Jane Goodall and former Secretary of Treasury Robert Rubin - these are just a few examples of the caliber of speaker we attract.

The Club has hosted virtually all of the leaders of the technology revolution, including the founders and CEOs of Cisco Systems, Oracle, Microsoft, Amazon.com, Google, Intel, Lucent Technologies, Sun Microsystems, Yahoo and Apple.

Throughout its long history, the Club has had special relevance to the business community. We have established our Business Council to provide our corporate supporters an opportunity to network with other business leaders and colleagues from diverse backgrounds around the Bay Area.

Benefits of Membership

Executive/VIP Membership Status: Your designated executive members will receive invitations to small, private receptions with some of our most important speakers. These occasions give you the opportunity not only to network with other business colleagues, but also to get firsthand and timely responses to your concerns from today's opinion and policy leaders. These events are held throughout the Bay Area - in San Francisco, the Silicon Valley, the East Bay and the North Bay - with special emphasis on the interests of those regions.

Company Recognition: Business Council Membership offers your company significant marketing and public relations opportunities, which include: acknowledgement in our magazine, The Commonwealth, which is distributed to over 17,000 members across the nation; acknowledgement during our weekly radio programs, which have an audience of half a million people listening on more than 200 commercial and public radio stations across the country; recognition on The Club's web site, which receives over 20,000 unique visitors monthly; opportunities for logo recognition on archived speaker pages and acknowledgement in print advertising.

Special Event Benefits and Hospitality: Your company will receive complimentary invitations to the Commonwealth Club's exclusive networking events, opportunities to host programs and opportunities to meet and greet influential guest speakers.

Levels of Membership

Business Council Members at all levels receive these standard benefits:

Designated number of standard and executive memberships, depending on member level
Company name recognition on The Club's weekly radio broadcasts to 200 public and commercial radio stations across the country, including 14,000 listeners to the Club's weekly program on KQED-FM San Francisco
Listing on The Commonwealth Club website, commonwealthclub.org, visited by 20,000 unique visitors per month
Listing in The Club's Annual Report of Donors
Designated number of invitations to special Club events
Access to member-only events
All designated members received monthly copies of The Commonwealth magazine, and program calendar

Additional Benefits commensurate with membership level:

Gavel Circle $2,500:
Standard Benefits plus

Company name recognition on one radio broadcast
Company name recognition on one select program, printed in The Commonwealth, the Club's monthly magazine
One executive membership
Two regular memberships

Podium Circle $5,000:
Standard Benefits plus

Company name recognition on two radio broadcasts
Company name recognition on up to two select programs, printed in The Commonwealth, the Club's monthly magazine
One complimentary table of ten at one select meal program
Two executive memberships
Five regular memberships

Forum Circle $10,000:
Standard Benefits plus

Company name recognition on four radio broadcasts
Company name recognition on up to four select programs, printed in The Commonwealth, the Club's monthly magazine
One complimentary table of ten at two select meal programs
Three executive memberships
Ten regular memberships

Platform Circle $15,000:
Standard Benefits plus

Company name recognition on six radio broadcasts
Company name recognition on up to six select programs, printed in The Commonwealth, the Club's monthly magazine
One complimentary table of ten at three select meal programs
Six executive memberships
Fifteen regular memberships
Two opportunities for your designated senior executive to sit at the head table during specific events
Opportunity to host a VIP reception before a select program

Speaker's Circle $25,000:
Standard Benefits plus

Company logo recognition on signage at up to three select programs and corresponding printed materials
Company name recognition on ten radio broadcasts
Company name recognition on up to ten select programs, printed in The Commonwealth, the Club's monthly magazine
One complimentary table of ten at four select meal programs
Eight executive memberships
Twenty-five regular memberships
Four opportunities for your designated senior executive to sit at the head table during specific events
Opportunity to host a VIP reception before a select program

For a detailed information packet on becoming a Business Council Member, please contact Penny Eardley at (415) 597-6709 or peardley@commonwealthclub.org.

Download your membership form here, complete and fax to Penny Eardley, (415) 597-6729.

2008 Business Council Members

Founder's Circle ($100,000 and above)

Speaker's Circle ($25,000)

Platform Circle ($15,000)

National Semiconductor Corporation

Forum Circle ($10,000)

Podium Circle ($5,000)

Gavel Circle ($2,500)

The Commonwealth Club is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization.

Contact Information

We welcome your questions about contributing to all facets of the Club through annual support and/or planned gifts.

Oona Marti
Director of Development
(415) 597-6714