"Social media marketing: To blog or not to blog?" is a Mercy Corps Northwest marketing seminar presented by Peter Korchnak of Semiosis Communications.

Do you and your organization need a blog? What should you write about? How do you build a blog? How do you promote and integrate it with your marketing? In this seminar, we'll examine how you can effectively use a blog in your organization's marketing.

* Monday, May 11, 6:30-8 PM

* Mercy Corps Northwest office, 2069 NE Hoyt, Portland

* $5 for Mercy Corps Northwest clients, $10 for community members. All proceeds benefit Mercy Corps Northwest programs.

Please RSVP to Erica at estrachan[at]mercycorpsnw.org.

Confused about harmful chemicals in your home, household products, and the baby’s room want to learn more? The Oregon Center for Environmental Health is pleased to announce the upcoming class.

    Creating an EcoSafe Home

This one and half hour class will provide you with the knowledge you need to replace products that can be harmful to your family and will provide you with the information you need to make safer consumer choices for every room in your home including the garage and the garden.

Classes are $10 for OCEH member and $20 for non-members.  Each participant will take home a CD loaded with information  on science, government reports, news articles, shopping tips and more.

Position Title: Youth Corps Assistant Team Leader (1 Position)   Project Sponsor: Mt. Adams Center - National Fire Plan Grant http://mtadamscenter.org/default.cfm   NWSA Mission: This position is in partnership with the Northwest Service Academy (NWSA), an AmeriCorps program of ESD112. NWSA's mission is to preserve and restore the natural environment, and to develop community leaders through service and community partnerships. www.nwserviceacademy.org   Project Location: 2453 Hwy 141, Trout Lake, WA 98650   Position Summary: The Youth Corps Assistant Team Leader will lead a team (ages 17-19). The team will assist Trout Lake residents in protecting their homes and property from wildfires.

When: May 14, 2009 8:00 am Registration 8:30-12:00 pm Presentation

Where: Willamette University-Portland Campus 1120 NW Couch Street, Ste. 450

Register: www.wvdo-or.org $50.00 for WVDO members $65.00 for non-members

Sure, “lean” principles and methods have been implemented and proven effective in manufacturing, but what “lean” benefits can development programs gain by applying some of the same principles and methods?

Willamette Valley Development Officers popular Third Thursday program, a free training session for nonprofits interested in fundraising education, moves in May!

NEW MAY DATE: May 26, 2009 SAME TIME: 3:00 pm Networking 3:30-5:00 pm Presentation SAME LOCATION: YWCA-Downtown 1111 SW 10th Avenue, 3rd Floor SAME PRICE: Free of Charge

May's Topic: Using the Recession to Move Beyond the Usual Suspects and Sustain Current Major Donors

Please join us for these free estate planning classes that cover the basics: health care directives, guardianship, conservatorship, probate, powers of attorney, wills and living trusts. All are conducted by Richard B. Schneider, attorney and author, as part of the following community programs:

05.15.09 1-2:30P Tualatin TUALATIN SENIOR CENTER 05.17.09 2-3:30P SE MIDLAND LIBRARY 05.26.09 6:30-7:45P SW CAPITOL HILL LIBRARY 05.27.09 10:30A-12P N OASIS at Emanuel Hospital

Regards, Devra Augusson Education & Public Affairs Coordinator

American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys LAW OFFICES OF RICHARD B. SCHNEIDER, LLC 2455 NW Marshall Street, Ste 11 Portland, OR 97210 www.rbsllc.com P: 503.241.1215 x 106 F: 503.241.1216

Work Crew Lead Assistant

Have fun outdoors this summer with Outside In!

Outside In is looking for volunteers to provide support directing youth work teams at various locations in the Portland Metro Area. Environmental restoration projects consist mostly of light industrial and maintenance work, mainly outdoors.

Minimum of two shifts, 1:30-5:30, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays late May through August.

Please go to www.outsidein.org for a volunteer application.

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Volunteer: Show our State Some 150th Birthday Love!

Join us as we team up with Gresham's Watershed Department and SOLV for Take Care of Oregon Days.

We will be removing invasive blackberry, ivy, and holly along the Springwater Trail near the Hogan Rd. trailhead on May 16th from 9am to 1pm.

To sign up, visit www.handsonportland.org and click on OR 150 under Special Events.  If you have questions about the event or need help signing up, contact [email protected].

Amelia Lamb

Volunteer Services Coordinator

Hands On Greater Portland

[email protected]

503.200.3371 phone

503.200.3356 fax

P.O. Box 4889

Join a group of volunteers on a done-in-a-day project led by a Hands On Greater Portland project leader. No advance training or ongoing commitment required, so sign up and participate in a project that fits your schedule. Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3355.

This project is reserved for family volunteers. Please only sign up for this project if you are an adult intending to volunteer with a child.

Help remove invasive plants from West Portland Park, a wonderful yet little-known forested area nestled in Southwest Portland. Volunteers will be hand-pulling ivy from the ground and trees in the park, helping to save the trees and restore native habitat.

Join a group of volunteers on a done-in-a-day project led by a Hands On Greater Portland project leader. No advance training or ongoing commitment required, so sign up and participate in a project that fits your schedule. To sign up for this project, visit www.handsonportland.org and click on OR 150 under Special Events.