Demographics Cambridge is an ethnically and socio-economically diverse city. 32% of the residents are people of color. Fourteen percent are African-American; 8% are Asian; 7% are of Latino background; and 3% are of other races including Native American Indian. Since 1980, many newcomers have arrived from Haiti and other parts of the Caribbean, Portugal, Cape Verde, Brazil, the Azores and the countries of Central America and Southeast Asia. Students from 64 nationalities attend public schools here; their families speak 46 different languages. It is important to note that these US Census statistics do not accurately reflect the full diversity of Cambridge, as we are also a sanctuary city and there are many undocumented refugees who live here. This complex tapestry is appreciated by Cambridge residents, yet there are few institutions that successfully serve the many different constituencies. Intrinsic to the mission of CCTV is the belief that diverse cultural communities must have the knowledge and skills to participate fully and equally in public discourse.

CCTV Constituents CCTV's constituency covers the full diversity of this city. Members and viewers include Cambridge residents of all ages, classes, racial and cultural communities, and physical abilities. When we find communities under-represented in our membership, we develop targeted outreach efforts. The staff, Board of Directors, and Member Advisory Group reflect the diversity of the city and all have input on the direction of the organization. Community involvement is key to the success of CCTV. Community organizing efforts include a process of identifying underserved communities, and soliciting input from community leaders, residents, and city and school representatives on community needs. Community representatives are then involved in planning, program development, implementation, and evaluation of special projects. Once at the station, groups from across the neighborhoods have the opportunity to work together. In this way, a rich array of collaborations between individuals, organizations and community groups across the City of Cambridge has greatly contributed to our community building goals.

Collaborations and Outreach CCTV has designed our programs in collaboration with many Cambridge institutions and community based organizations, local artists, and cultural groups, who have helped plan and successfully implement many projects. CCTV outreach projects have underscored both the local and international scope of our activities. Our successful efforts include outreach projects to the Spanish-, Portuguese-, and Haitian Creole-speaking communities of Cambridge, youth, and seniors. As a result, we now have programming produced and shown at CCTV for these constituents.

Cambridge Community Television is a dynamic and responsive community organization frequently creating and adapting initiatives within our city. Here is an overview of the community and media based programs operated and supported in Cambridge and beyond.

NeighborMedia

NeighborMedia is the code name for our team of local residents and journalists who are embedded in their Cambridge neighborhoods to produce media around issues that affect their immediate communities. Publishing works through the NeighborMedia website and CCTV's channels, journalists participate in a structured training and production experience lasting many months at a time. The result is a tighter bond between the Cambridge neighborhoods, our journalists, and CCTV. Learn more: http://www.cctvcambridge.org/neighbormedia.

Programs for Youth

CCTV's Youth Media Program is designed to teach Cambridge teens media making and career readiness skills, as they work as media artists. The program is comprised of two components: the Summer Media Institute and the School Year Production Program. Check out videos produced by CCTV youth members on the right side of the page. Learn more: http://www.cctvcambridge.org/youth.

The Digital Divide Initiative

The City of Cambridge and CCTV have partnered to offer an experimental program to provide residents of local housing projects with computers in their homes, free wireless internets access from the City, and technical support and training. Learn more: http://cctvcambridge.org/digitaldivide.

Bandwidth & BandwidthTV

Bandwidth is CCTV's local music project.Our goal is to gather a library of great music for our video producers and our channels while obeying copyright law, connecting creative people, and giving local musicians more exposure. Learn more: http://www.cctvcambridge.org/bandwidth.

CCTV is governed by a 13-person Board of Directors. Directors serve for a term of 2 years.

The Members Advisory Committee serves as liason between the members of CCTV and the staff and Board of Directors. Each year, two people are elected to serve on each of five Board committees; these ten people constitute the Members Advisory Committee.

Board Members

• Angel Aiguier
• Kathleen Jones, Clerk
• Aubree Lawrence
• Edwin Ortiz, President
• Ken Schulman
• Steve Schultze, Vice President
• Stephen Sillari, Treasurer
• Rika Welsh

Members Advisory Committee

• Ann Cowan
• Elizabeth Kanze
• Lynnette Laveau Saxe
• Rhonda McPherson
• Laura Montgomery
• Wayne Robinson
• Ned Scannell, Representative to the Board
• Lloyd Smith
• Amy Steptoe, Representative to the Board
• EW Steptoe

Committees

Mass Communications Technology

• Steve Schultze, Chair, Aubree Lawrence, Sean Effel, Marissa Acosta, Ned Scannell, E.W.Steptoe

Membership, Outreach & Advocacy

• Kathleen Jones, Chair, Rhonda McPherson, Laura Montgomery

Fundraising

• Ken Schulman, Chair, Angel Aiguier, Clodagh Rule, Wayne Robinson, Lynette Laveau Saxe

Finance Committee

• Steve Sillari, Chair, Edwin Ortiz,Susan Fleischmann, Lloyd Smith, Ann Cowan

Programming & Policies

• Rika Welsh, Chair, Aubree Lawrence, Renato Rodriguez, Susan Fleischmann, Elizabeth Kanze, Ned Scannell, Amy Steptoe

Personnel

• Steve Sillari, Chair, Edwin Ortiz, Kathleen Jones, Susan Fleischmann