A relationship-based approach to sell more art with less stress

If you are like many artists, you’d rather do most anything than ask for business to sell your art; it feels vulnerable and exposed. The truth: People want you to reach out, they want you to find out about them and what they really want; really! Don’t worry; this is NOT about making a sales pitch. The Art of Asking for Business is about creating authentic connections by asking powerful questions that get to the heart of what others need.

This workshop is informative, interactive and practical, providing ways to:

BLOCK Repair: The World Premier!!! Led By: Mark Lakeman & Michael Cook of The City Repair Project

Be there for the first-ever workshop for the whole-ecological transformation of your own BLOCK! In an accelerated, 2-hour period of time each participant will envision and document many of the most significant dimensions of social and ecological TRANSITION that will prove vital to the sustainability of your own place!

For: People who are interested in urban applications of permaculture, community and social justice activists, and students of any age. It will also prove of high eventual interest to everyone else, frankly.

Imagination Re-Climation : Coming To Our Senses You are invited by The Spirit of Play to an experimental multi-sensory conversation. Opportunities for sensory communication include aural, voice, visual, movement, taste (playing with food). Curious?

Join us on March 27th at SEAChange Gallery Open between 6pm and 8pm All ages welcome!

Spirit of Play Collaborators include: Cherie Blackfeather: Conversation Artist and Host of Vox Pop on Radio23.org Sally Peters - Founder of Speak Art Loud Colleen Lindsay - Mother Muse and 3 muses from Space Art Collective of Vancouver WA. Christine Ann Parks - Culinary Artist Rich Lindsay and Tom Hart - Sonic Art

University of Portland students and staff invite the community to simultaneous events on campus Thursday, March 25, 4:30pm-7:30pm.

2nd Annual Willamette River Fest at the Pilot House Patio: Featuring live music, campus "water tasting," U.P. Engineers Without Borders, senior capstone water projects, Student-Led Unity Garden, U.P. Crew team, Oregon Environmental Council, and other water justice and outdoor adventure booths.

The Loo-Wit Group of the Sierra Club invites you to a free screening of: 

“A Sea Change”

New Battle Ground Library

In this international film festival selection, a retired educator and concerned grandfather stumbles upon startling information: Our oceans are increasing in acidity.  What does this mean? And more importantly what does this mean for Sven’s 6-year old grandson?

In April, the League of Women Voters will present forums for candidates for Metro Council President; Multnomah County Board Chair, Sheriff, and Commissioner for District 2; and City of Portland Commissioner Positions 2 and 3. All candidates for each office have been invited to participate. All forums will be moderated by the League of Women Voters. Each event is free, and the public is invited to attend.

All four forums will be recorded and aired on local access cable television with the assistance of Portland Community Media and Metro East Community Media. A schedule of replays of each forum will be posted on the League’s website (www.lwvpdx.org).

Do you want to take your birding to another level?  Can you identify birds by sight and sound?

The StreamTeam is looking for intermediate to advanced birders to collect important data on breeding bird populations in Clark County.  Join a network of birders that assess local bird populations!

Breeding Bird Orientation will be held on Saturday, March 27th for interested birders to learn how to collect data, visit sites and be a part of this effort!

Monitors make their own schedule within set protocols. 

Do you know any junior or senior high school students that want to learn how to write award winning essays or learn how to find scholarships? Please invite them to attend this Scholarship Writing Workshop!

Cost: $10 (Covers partial cost of the scholarship writing workbook students will receive).

FREE parking and lunch are prvided!

Space available for 50 high school students only. To reserve a space please send your contact information (name, phone, email, school, grade level) and payment by April 12th, 2010 to:

Christian Kofi Grants Program Officer Black United Fund of Oregon 2828 NE Alberta Street Portland, OR 97211

If you have any questions email Christian at [email protected] or call (503) 282-7973

Some claim that the United States is already fully equipped to power itself through alternative energies such as personal solar panels and rooftop wind. The only thing preventing this, they argue, is the political and financial power of “big utilities.” Others contend that alternative energies are expensive, intermittent and not as “green” as their proponents claim, and moreover, that the current technologies are insufficient to generate the necessary amount of power. But who is right?

Thursday, May 6th 2:00pm-3:30pm

Fulton Community Center 68 SW Miles Street Portland, OR 97219

Learn tools and strategies for preventing conflict and building positive relationships with your neighbors and community. RSVP by Monday, May 3rd to [email protected] or 503.546.7499.

Hosted by Community Outreach of Our United Villages. Free and open to anyone interested. Snacks provided. Child care (9 and under), transportation, and interpretation provided upon request. www.ourunitedvillages.org

Radical Deconstruction of Apathy (RDA) FULL SESSION

When Saturday 4/17, 10:30am-8:30pm

Where St. Francis Church - Che Room 1131 SE Oak

Register http://rda.eventbrite.com

3 Playshops For Essential Engagement of Relationship - To Self, Other & Community A fundraiser and collaborative promotion a portion of the proceeds will be donated to CityRepair and the Village Building Convergence! It takes a Village to build a Village – come join the Village!

Suggested Donation: $10-$30 per session, $25-85 for all three (done privately these events would be $60 each or $180 for all three)

The Columbia Slough Watershed Council is now accepting applications for a Community Outreach Specialist, an AmeriCorps LINKS position for summer 2010.  The Specialist will assist with event planning, manage volunteers, and lead canoeing trips.  The position is approximately 20 hrs/wk, from mid-May through mid-August, with flexible scheduling.  A $600 stipend will be paid in three monthly installments of $200 each.  For more information about the Council and the position, please visit:

Application deadline is Friday, April 16th.

Thanks,

Melissa Sandoz

Behavioral Health program manager

Oversee the behavioral health program of Outside In’s Federally Qualified Health Center, which provides counseling and psychiatric medication management services to low-income youth and adult clients, mostly homeless and un-insured. Includes monitoring & developing programs, supervising staff, providing direct service, and establishing collaborative relationships with community partners. Requires LCSW and CADC or A/D experience, 2 years mental health supervisory experience. $40,000 to start + full benefits. Bilingual Spanish desirable. Diversity valued.

Cover letter and employment application required.

Application instructions and job description: www.outsidein.org/employment.htm

Make a difference in the lives of underserved children in a remote area of East Africa by managing the financial and administrative functions of Orkeeswa Secondary School.

The Indigenous Education Foundation of Tanzania (IEFT) (www.ieftz.org), a non-profit organization that collaborates with local communities to provide quality, affordable secondary education to under-served indigenous children in rural Tanzania, has an opportunity for an Office Manager to support the organization in operating Orkeeswa Secondary School starting in June 2010. The Office Manager will live and work in northern Tanzania and as a member of IEFT’s Administrative Group carry out financial, administrative and human relations functions of IEFT and Orkeeswa Secondary School.

A quick head up that it's time to register for our spring term nonprofit courses. For more info see http://www.inpm.pdx.edu/inpm-schedule-courses. For a registration form, see http://www.inpm.pdx.edu/registration-policy-and-instructions. Call if you have questions. Cordially, Sharon

--Sharon Hasenjaeger Assistant Director Institute for Nonprofit Management Portland State University Tel: (503) 725-8221 Fax: (503) 725-8045 [email protected] www.inpm.pdx.edu for information on INPM’s nonprofit courses and events r

Bring your YOUTH out to the FARM!

Tryon Life Community Farm is a non-profit 7-acre sustainability education and demonstration center on the edge of Tryon Creek State Park in SW Portland.

TLC Farm's Hands-On Sustainability program engages youth from preschool through college in interactive farm tours and hands-on activities and lessons in topics such as: -gardening -permaculture -natural building -restoration -medicinal plants -forest ecology -storm water management and more!

We are currently recruiting school and youth groups of all kinds to sign up for farm visits for the upcoming season.

For more information visit http://tryonfarm.org/share/youth or contact: Emily Gowen, Youth Education Coordinator: [email protected]: 802-399-6426

SUN (Schools Uniting Neighborhoods) Community Schools are located in Multnomah and Washington Counties and are designed to transform schools into community learning centers and promote student achievement and enrichment through greater neighborhood involvement. They provide educational, recreational, social and health services, serving a wide age group from preschoolers to seniors in high school. We are looking for groups or individual volunteers to help students with homework, teach a class or assist with after school activities or events.

Location: Volunteers are needed throughout several schools in the Portland area. Currently our greatest need is at King School, 4906 NE 6th Ave Portland OR 97211.

Make a difference in the lives of marginalized children in a remote area of East Africa by assisting with the planning of a Portland fundraising event to benefit Orkeeswa Secondary School.

Tryon Life Community Farm's Hands-On Sustainability Youth Education Program Is Now Recruiting Volunteer Educators! http://tryonfarm.org/share/educators

Do you like working outdoors with kids? Are you passionate about teaching youth a range of sustainability topics including gardening, natural building or restoration? Then come volunteer with TLC Farm!

Our Hands-on Sustainability Program engages youth from preschool through college in an interactive farm tour and hands-on activities and lessons on specific sustainability themes such as gardening, permaculture, natural building, restoration, medicinal plants, forest ecology and more.