When: Feb 18th - 5:30-7:30pm.

Where: The Waypost, 3120 North Williams Avenue Portland, OR 97227 (map)

Join us for an evening of conversation! 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.

YOUTH PROGRESS R.O.Y. PROJECT’S NEXT “SOUP TO GO” EVENT!

Portland non-profit Youth Progress Association (YPA) is holding their Monthly “Soup To Go” sale to benefit the R.O.Y project, YPA’s vocational training program. The event will be held at the organization’s office lobby at 2040 SE Powell Blvd. on Thursday February 18, from 11am to 1pm.

The R.O.Y. project (Recovering Oregon Youth) is our vocational training program which includes the soup project, designed to help lower-functioning youth gain work experience and practice social skills in a supportive environment and easing their transition into employment outside of YPA.

NE Family Cooperative Community Open House featuring Pfeifer MusicWerks Studio free music class for children and an Open Swap. 10am-4pm, Sunday, February 21, 2010  4932 NE 30th, Portland, OR 97211 www.sustainableparenting.org All families are welcome!

You are invited to join us for an open house from 10am-4pm featuring Pfeifer MusicWerks Studio free class at 11am. This free class is designed to give children and parents a taste of the enjoyment of making music, with your little one. Come join us for singing, dancing, and playing with instruments and more.  Open Swap is from 1-4pm.  Bring toys, clothes, or books that your children no longer need and swap them for something new!

Job Title:                                Employment Specialist

Department:                           Social Services

Reports to:                             Lead Social Services Specialist

Healthy Kids Community Organizer is a dynamic people person who has excellent verbal, written, data collection and computer skills.  They will sign up all eligible families who have children who meet the states requirement but will strategically target their outreach efforts in identifying and support low-income communities and people of color community member’s enrollment in the State of Oregon’s Healthy Kids Initiative.  The successful candidate will be able to work independently and as a part of a collective to achieve program.

Summary - The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is seeking to hire two reliable individuals to assist in sampling invertebrates in wetlands in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Prior experience is a plus, but all necessary training will be provided by the Project Leader. This position is full-time for 5 weeks, beginning April 26, 2010 and ending May 31, 2010. Applicants must be available for the entire 5 week period. Approximately 80% of the time will be spent in the field, especially from May 3rd onwards. Field work will involve non-standard work weeks, long days, and some overnight travel.

JANUS YOUTH PROGRAMS, INC. has the following positions available. Janus is a nonprofit agency providing community-based services, including residential and shelter care, to youth referred by OYA and/or DHS, as well as homeless and street-dependent  youth. We operate facilities in Oregon and in SW Washington. We are an agency that values diversity and values the contributions made by our staff in helping the youth we serve.  All positions involve working together with strong, supportive teams to support and make a difference in a young person’s life.

Central downtown location (across from Central Library). 200 sq ft office. $500 per month, incl. utilities (except phone). Share office suite with established non-profit.

• Perfect for small non-profit or organization that needs a professional, downtown satellite office.

• Space was completely updated in 2008 (new carpet, paint, bathrooms)

• Office includes shared kitchen, bathrooms, and elevator.

• Includes free wireless internet, and local faxes on shared fax machine.

• Use of shared copier available (charged per copy).

• On Portland Streetcar and red/ blue Max lines

• Numerous restaurants, coffee shops, parking garages, and businesses nearby.

Come join us for our first brown bag event - a casual, lunchtime discussion where you can bring your questions and lunch and talk to some of our volunteer professionals. There is no fee for this event. This time our guests are:

Jessica Holliday – started Staccato Gelato, a homemade gelato store with retail and wholesale operations, in 2003. She can provide a reality check on what is needed for business start-up, including dealing with banks, city permits, etc, as well as making the business plan as realistic as possible.

Want to hang out in the courthouse and observe judges and attorneys practice their craft? Can you spare one morning a month? Does telling students about what goes on in the Multnomah County Courthouse and Justice Center sound like fun?

Then, being a Classroom Law Project Court Tour Guide is perfect for you!

Nearly 5,000 students, grades 5-12, visit the courthouse annually. Guides are needed to show them around. All you need is:

> willingness to work with 30-50 students, chaperones, and teachers; > one morning (8:30-noon) a month; > basic knowledge of court system and interest in learning more.

Classroom Law Project will provide training.

Located about ten miles east of Hood River, OR, Rowena Wilds is 17 acres of Oregon white oak woodland, ponderosa pine forest and wildflower habitat. The property provides crucial habitat for a wide variety of important wildlife, including Lewis’ Woodpecker and the Western Gray Squirrel. On Saturday, February 27 from 10 AM to 3 PM we will be planting pine trees as part of Columbia Land Trust’s efforts to restore this important piece of land. Car pools from the Portland area can be arranged.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Kelly Kay, volunteer coordinator, at [email protected] or (360) 213-1215 for further details.

The Portland Area Mock Trial Competition for High Schools takes place on Saturday, February 27, 2010. Annually, more than 70 high school teams, totaling some 1,500 students, compete in mock trials at the regional, state and national levels. Volunteers are needed to fill the following roles....

** Event Prep **

Friday, February 26, 2-5pm

** Competition "Openers" **

> Saturday, February 27, 7:30-9am - Openers prepare courtrooms for competition. Tasks includes making sure rooms are unlocked and lights are on, drawing a sketch to ensure courtroom is left they way it was found, and dropping off team materials.

If interested, please contact Classroom Law Project at [email protected] or (503) 224-4424.