Thursday April 17th - Willamette River Slideshow - 7- 8pm

Join Willamette Riverkeeper for a photographic journey on the Willamette River, from its headwaters to confluence. Enjoy a free evening slideshow. Learn about work being done to protect and improve this amazing river system, and find out how you can get involved. This event if free and will meet at the Portland Boathouse 1515 SE Water Ave - 2nd floor conference room. RSVP by contacting [email protected]. Find out more about WR at www.willametteriverkeeper.org

Portland artist Tammy Paladeni and Capital M Lending present Art @ The M, a First Thursday Art Showcase & Benefit Auction to support QUAD Inc.'s affordable housing and assistive services for people with severe disabilities.

Art @ The M - First Thursday, May 1st 6 - 9:00 p.m.

Featuring the work of Tammy Paladeni

Capital M Lending Offices

133 SW 2nd Avenue, Suite 410 Portland, OR 97204

This free event includes food, drinks and music

Please join us Sunday April 20 at 2pm for Building Healthy Families Day with the Portland Beavers!! 

As part of Child Abuse Prevention Month, PGE Park is partnering with Sunshine Division, the Police Activities League and other local charities and organizations to provide a day dedicated to safe and healthy children and families. The Portland Beavers are pleased to offer great tickets at discounted prices. Come out and join us as the Beavers take on the Salt Lake Bees!

Tickets can be purchased on-line at: www.portlandbeavers.com/grouptickets username: family password: family

Join SOLV this Saturday in celebrating Earth Day

Join SOLV and thousands of other volunteers across the Portland area on Saturday, April 19th from 9 am to 1 pm for SOLV IT, one of the largest Earth Day events in the nation. This year we have over 100 project sites in the Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, Columbia, and Yamhill counties. Activities include illegal dumpsite cleanup, watershed restoration, invasive plant removal, litter removal, and neighborhood beautification.

TACS EDN: Mobilizing Public Opinion through E-Communication

Discussion Leader: Ed Taylor, Internet Marketing Consultant

Date: May 14, 2008

To Register: http://www.tacs.org/training/event.asp?evID=569  

Learn to:

Send cover letter, resume and references to Database Administrator/Development Researcher Search, The Oregon Zoo Foundation, 4001 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR 97221 or fax 503-223-9323. No calls please. Deadline is April 30, 2008.

Mission/Purpose

Under direction, responsible for supporting fundraising activities by: maintaining integrity of database, accessing automated systems in order to process and maintain membership and donation information, producing reports and lists, assuring database security, providing research on individuals and organizations to use in advancing prospective donor relationships, implementing and maintaining a system to coordinate and monitor major gift activities, and assisting with specific fund-raising programs as assigned.

Ecumenical Ministries of Oregons (EMO) Interfaith Network for Earth Concerns (INEC), has opening for a Faith and Environment Program Intern. For more information about EMO or INEC please visit our website at www.emoregon.org . Please email [email protected]  to be fwd a position description and instructions for applying.

Oregon Literacy is thrilled to have the opportunity to work with interns who are tying community service into their career and learning goals. We are committed to offering substantive learning opportunities to all of our interns.

To view a list of Oregon Literacy's internship opportunities please visit our website http://www.oregonliteracy.org or email [email protected]

*application deadline is May 31, 2008.

We are looking forward to a great summer!

Human Solutions, Inc.

Leadership & Entrepreneurship Public Charter High School (LÊP High) is seeking a High School Counselor for the 2008/09 school year. This is a remarkable opportunity to become a founding member of an urban, public charter school that engages students in interdisciplinary, project-based learning experiences while preparing them for the challenges of the 21st century. We are looking for a counselor with the technical skills and collaborative ethic to tailor our services to best support our students' academic achievement and successful transition to college, career, and citizenship.

PRESS RELEASE--- DonorsResource.org Launches Virtual Warehouse for Donors and Nonprofits

- Donating Goods Goes Online -

Lake Oswego & Portland, Oregon, April 17, 2008 – DonorsResource.org, an online hub that connects donors and nonprofit organizations, today announced the launch of the DonorsResource.org Virtual Warehouse, a website feature that enables donors and nonprofits to give and receive goods online.

Online donations via credit card have gained wide acceptance in recent years among nonprofit organizations and donors. However, online services for donating items such as clothing and furniture have remained less common. DonorsResource.org Virtual Warehouse is designed to meet this growing need.

Press Release-Whole Business Project

The Whole Business Project, an assessment tool for businesses, will be premiered at a free workshop for area businesses, non-profits, and those interested in sustainability on:

Join SOLV and the Edwards Center on Saturday, April 19 from 9 am to 1. We plan to landscape using native plants in four areas at the front of the homes and to improve the back yard at a home for disabled residents on Torbank Rd, Milwaukie so there is a gathering place available during the summer. Our goal is to make the homes look and feel user friendly while benefiting the neighborhood and our community by creating sustainable eco-friendly gardens. We will plant grass seed, add native plants, paths and create a vegetable garden. Post-event lunch will be provided. If you would like more information, please visit this website, http://www.solv.org/programs/event_details.asp?eventID=13509  

The Refugee Resettlement Program at Catholic Charities is in search of volunteers who are willing to make a long-term commitment to a newly arrived refugee family. We are currently serving families from Burma (Myanmar), Burundi (in central Africa), and arriving in the next few months will be refugees from Bhutan (near India). These families are in need of volunteers who will spend a minimum of 2 hours per week for at least 6 mos. as they transition into their new lives here in Portland.