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August/September 2020 Volume 114, No.4

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By the Numbers

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Math has never been my strong suit. That might explain at least part of why I ended up in the editorial and media worlds, rather than in the realm of science, which remains a love of mine but involves a bit too many numbers and formulas.

However, sometimes looking at numbers can be an enjoyable experience even for someone like me. This month I want to share some facts and figures that will give you a sense of how your Club has successfully continued to carry out its civic mission and to reach more people even though we had to cancel in-person programming.

So let’s look at the numbers.

150+

Number of live-streamed, online-only Commonwealth Club programs over the first several months of shelter-in-place.

1.5 million

Number of downloads of Club podcasts for the months of May–July 2020.

4,428

Number of registered “attendees” at “Parenting in Support of Black Lives: How to Build a Just Future for Kids” (June 18), our most-attended online program so far during the pandemic era.

78,000

Minutes of Club videos viewed on Facebook from May–July 2020.

57 million

Total viewers of Global Pride, a live 24-hour worldwide broadcast in late June facilitated by The Commonwealth Club’s live-stream experts (see page 7).

2.7 million

Number of views of Commonwealth Club videos on YouTube just for the months of May–July 2020.

3

Number of “pilot” episodes we have now released of our new podcast/radio program “Insights,” featuring a new format plus episode themes. We say the program has “Silicon Valley DNA.” Give it a listen and let us know what you think.

Learn more at commonwealthclub.org/ events/2020-07-24/insights-radio-program

JOHN ZIPPERER VP, MEDIA & EDITORIAL