On Saturday, December 13th, Bridgeport UCC will host the 7th Annual Mindful Gifts Bazaar – a unique holiday bazaar for non-profits.

From 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., nonprofits from all over the Portland area come together for this great fund and friend-raising event, "selling" pieces of their organization's projects to people who want to give meaningful and affordable gifts to their friends & families while supporting the work of Portland’s non-profits.

Operations Manager for Hot Meal Program in Beaverton

Organization: Faith Café

Position Title: Operations Manager

Compensation: $10 - $12 per hour, no benefits

Position Start-Date: December 1, 2008

Hours: Varies - approximately 20 hours per week, flexible hours

Multnomah County Director Job Description

Overview

The primary functions of the Multnomah County Director are to provide leadership and direction and engage the community in our mentoring programs based in Multnomah County. The Director will be responsible for the supervision of the on site staff, volunteers, and interns. This position will work collaboratively with the community relations staff, fund development staff, and program supervisors to ensure high quality program outcomes and adequate resources to achieve those outcomes. This is a high performance position requiring the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced, dynamic work environment.

 Qualifications

Temporary Part-Time Receptionist Position

Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest is seeking a temporary part-time receptionist. The hours for this position are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Wednesday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On January 5th this position will transition to a temporary full-time position for approximately 8 weeks. Rate of pay is $12.00 hour and no benefits.

Priority job responsibilities:

Education Assistant – AmeriCorps Bellingham, WA

Service dates: 1/12/2009 – 11/20/2009

Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association http://www.n-sea.org

Project Location: 2445 E. Bakerview Road, Bellingham, WA 98226

Position Summary: The Education Assistant position will help address the decline of wild salmon stocks in

Whatcom County by expanding Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association's (NSEA) operational capacity in the

following ways: (1) assisting in the development, coordination, and implementation of NSEA's monitoring, restoration, and

education programs (2) recruiting, training, and mentoring volunteers and interns working on a variety of NSEA

2008 Lents Neighborhood Association/Ceasefire

Oregon Education Foundation Annual Gun Turn-In

Saturday, November 1, 2008

7 a.m. to 2 p.m.5933 SE 92nd Avenue (between Woodstock and Foster), Portland, 97266

The Ceasefire Oregon Education Foundation, in partnership with Lents Neighborhood Association, will host the Annual Gun Turn-In to provide a place where gun owners can dispose of unwanted firearms. For each WORKING firearm turned in, residents will receive a $75.00 gift certificate to Fred Meyer. With the advertising for this event, we raise awareness of the risks and responsibilities of gun ownership, including the importance of safe storage. Number of guns turned in at Ceasefire's annual turn-ins:

1994: 600

1995: 300

1996: 689

Training:

As part of its continuing professional development and training series, OPEN (Oregon Program Evaluators Network), offers a two-day workshop on Nov 19-20th in ATLAS.ti, a powerful computer application for qualitative data analysis, led by leading ATLAS.ti trainer Dr. Nick Woolf.

Day 1 covers the basic concepts behind the program and its features; strategies for setting up your project and designing your data analysis; using ATLAS.ti appropriately for different approaches to qualitative research; and the theory and practice of coding.

JOIN is currently looking for a volunteer to assist us in the administrative office. An administrative volunteer would bring their energy to JOIN in the following ways:

-Commit to volunteering 5 to 10 hours a week at JOIN. The admin offices are open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

-Possess strong attention to detail, computer and data entry skills, a respect for confidentiality, and a willingness to be part of JOIN’s community.

-Basic volunteer responsibilities may include: data entry; filing and file maintenance; gather and compile data collection packets

Want to transform lives by helping bring high-quality, comprehensive and culturally appropriate primary healthcare to the communities of Washington and Yamhill Counties? Come join the Virginia Garcia Volunteer Team! We are currently recruiting volunteers for several of our clinic locations. Check out our website for more information on what we are all about and locations (www.virginiagarcia.org)!

Here are some of the current opportunities:

Join Hosford school and community volunteers as we rally at Hosford and celebrate Family Volunteer Day! There are projects for every age group! The painting projects will involve youth and adults over age 16. There will be secondary projects for youth under age 16.

Hosford is a Title I school with a very diverse population - over 23 different languages spoken in the homes of Hosford students. With exceptional test scores and a robust student population of 530, Hosford hallways will shine!

Paint it Up! Bring school spirit to Hosford Middle School - help us replace the dirty white paint with the bright school colors: blue and gold. (Ages 16+)

Get Dirty with Zenger Farm ~ November 22nd Work Party

Saturday, November 22nd from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Join us on National Family Volunteer day. We’ll be building an herb spiral, doing some farm clean-up and other fall projects. Optional potluck to follow. For more information and to RSVP please contact Prairie at 503.282.4245 or [email protected]  To learn more about Zenger Farm and ways to get involved please visit our website.

November 22nd is National Family Volunteer Day and to celebrate, Hands On Greater Portland has created a day filled with service opportunities designed to encourage your family to get out and volunteer together! Each opportunity is designed for families with children of all ages and interests.

OMSI’s Marketing Department is looking for a website volunteer to help with inputting and formatting information using customized style sheets in Joomla.

Must have experience with Joomla. Photoshop knowledge is preferred, but not required.

Up to 6 hours a week.

If you are interested please contact us at [email protected] or 503-239-7814