CNRG Nonprofit Networking Night: Thursday, March 19th, 5:30-7:30pm. 

Airplay Café, 701 E Burnside St.

Join us for an evening of conversation and live music at a new networking night location!

Are you a nonprofit or someone who works with them?  A nonprofit looking for affordable consultants or vendors?  A volunteer looking for an organization eager for your time?  A nonprofit staff member wanting to partner on a project?

If so, CNRG's nonprofit networking event is for you. Come meet others who work and volunteer in Portland's nonprofit sector. Swap resources, share ideas, devise solutions and just hang out with community-minded people like yourself at a great community cafe.

Living Earth will present “The Heart of Change: a conversation with Ram Dass”

Saturday, March 21, 7:30 pm

First Unitarian Salmon St. Sanctuary, at SW 12th /Salmon St. 

Suggested donation is $10.  

This gentle DVD flows like a meditation, capturing highlights of a recent conversation with Ram Dass as he shared his views on conscious service and social action.  More info is online at www.livingearthgatherings.org or by calling 503-788-7311. 

This month’s forum is themed “Local Solutions” and will use emerging local projects for real-time, hands-on learning. If you are an organization or individual seeking to build neighborhood support, map your community’s assets, or adapt our city to support social, environmental, and economic innovation, please join in to take action!

Speakers include Sunnyside Neighborhood Energy, motiveSpace, Office of Neighborhood Involvement, and Innovative Cities.

Date + Location:

Wednesday, March 11

Doors open at 5:30pm

Forum 6-9pm

@ Urban Grind East

2214 NE Oregon

Admission $5 (includes dinner)

www.springboardinnovation.org

PLEASE RSVP to [email protected].

Please join YWSE on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 7pm when we present Stacey Lane who will discuss networking tips and pointers!

Networking isn't a bad word. It's an essential part of being a savvy professional, getting things done, and making things happen. Come learn the top three things that can make or break a networking interaction, and how to make the most of your natural networking style. Discover a new way to think about networking so you feel confident in your approach and make the most of all your networking contacts. From informational interviewing to developing a collaborative relationship with a competitor, bring your challenging networking situations as examples for us to tackle.

Joani Blank, a long-time member of two San Francisco Bay Area cohousing communities and a past board member of the national Cohousing Association, will share some of her expertise and answer questions in an informal talk in Portland on Wednesday, March 18, from 6:30 to 8 pm. The event will be hosted by Daybreak Cohousing, now under construction in the Overlook neighborhood of North Portland. Blank will speak at Yetti’s, a wine bar and restaurant at 1914 N. Killingsworth in North Portland.

What is a food forest?  It's all different types of trees and plants growing together more as you would find them in nature (rather than in an orchard), but substituting types of plants that provide you with food, medicine, etc. along with their other functions.  Since food forests are largely made up of perennial food plants (meaning they produce food every year with no replanting and low maintenance once established), they can provide you with lots of food for many years at very little cost.  In uncertain times, a food forest could be one of your smartest investments!

Help us build on the success of this unique children’s environmental ed program!   PEEPs (Portland Environmental Engagement Program) is a summer program for middle school boys and girls, focusing on environmental projects, service experiences, and leadership development.  We seek counselors to help plan and lead daily activities with the youth, and represent PEEPs and Northwest Service Academy at community events.

Background in environmental education is required.  Experience with middle school youth, knowledge of Pacific Northwest ecology, and Wilderness First Aid certification are preferred.

The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) will deliver its annual “State of the Arts” presentation to Portland City Council.

RACC Executive Director Eloise Damrosch and RACC Board Chair Carole Morse will describe how last year's investments in arts and culture benefitted the City. They will also discuss some of the challenges and opportunities facing the arts community in 2009.

Thursday, March 12 from 2:00 to 3:00 PM.  The official presentation will begin at 2:00 and last until about 2:30.

From 2:30 to 3:00, citizens may comment on the RACC report and testify about their personal experiences with arts and culture.

At approximately 3:00, Portland Mayor Sam Adams will ask City Council to approve the report.

Founded by volunteers in 1998, The ReBuilding Center is the nation’s largest non-profit reuse center for salvaged construction and remodeling materials.

The Rebuilding Center of Our United Villages will be hosting an "after hours" volunteer group on Tuesday, March 19th, 6:00-8:30. We will be working in the warehouse to organize inventory and make the place look lovely and "shoppable." We really need some extra hands, so please come and bring a friend...or five! You can sign up using the link below. Copy and paste it in your search bar if you can:

http://tiny.cc/JnSoV

Dress warm and wear clothes that can get dirty!

If you have any questions please contact Emily Ordas.

Calling all hard working farm-loving folks! Come spend an afternoon at Zenger Farm and help plant our new orchards and berry patches. We'll be digging, planting and mulching more than 75 trees and berries. Bring your friends, your shovels, gloves and great attitude. Dress warmly - the wind blows cold out here! We’ll provide snacks and tips on planting fruit. Please RSVP by sending your name, phone number, email address, # of people attending, and # of shovels you can bring to [email protected] or call 503.282.4245.

Saturday March 14th

1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

At Zenger Farm

11741 SE Foster Road

Portland, OR 97266

Directions

www.zengerfarm.org

Be part of planting a new orchard in the city!

The Portland Metro Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a non-profit organization that sells re-useable building materials and supplies. The proceeds go toward building simple, decent and affordable housing for low-income families.

The ReStore is now seeking individuals interested in being a part of our Volunteer Truck Crew for donation pick-up on Tuesdays from 9-2pm.

The requirements for this volunteer opportunity are:

For Drivers: -You must have a CDL or experience driving large trucks (ours is a 26 ft. box truck, comparable to a large U-Haul.)

-You must have a clean driving record.

The Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation is establishing a new group called Virginia Garcia Connect (VG Connect). VG Connect will be made up of a group of dynamic, community-minded individuals who share an interest in taking action to ensure that all people have access to high quality, comprehensive, and culturally appropriate healthcare. We are currently looking for founding members! Join us as we make an impact in our community and have fun doing it!

 The American Cancer Society is seeking volunteers to staff its Cancer Resource Center at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland.

Volunteers provide information and connect people to appropriate resources.

Training will be provided on how to use the American Cancer Society database and on how to connect with local resources. Interested volunteers should contact us by email at [email protected].