When: July 15th - 5:15-7:00pm. 

Where:  West Cafe, 1201 SW Jefferson St., Portland, OR (map)

This month, join CNRG and The Willamette Valley Development Officers at the West Cafe downtown, for an evening of introductions and opportunities.  Meet folks from other non-profits, discover who’s looking for partners to build coalitions with, what new volunteer opportunities are available and when internship and employment positions maybe opening up.  No price to attend, pay only for drinks or food you choose to order.

Looking for Training?

Before heading to West Cafe for an evening of networking, consider attending the Willamette Valley development Officer's Free Third Thursday training event: What is "peer" Screening and how do I use it?

Visit their website, www.wvdo-or.org for more information and to register for this free event. 

Event Cancelled For Wed., July 14th

We discovered this afternoon (Tuesday 7/13) that Roots Organic Brewery has closed its doors permanently today. An alert Friends of Family Farmers' supporter sent us *this blog post*from today's Oregon Live website. Our condolences go out to Craig Nicholls and his wonderful staff and we wish them the best of luck in the future. There is an additional post about Roots *here* .

Affordable Community Environments, known as ACE, is holding a fundraiser at 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 22, at the Covington Commons Apartment community in Vancouver, 9600 N.E. 73rd St. There will be live music from local band Porter Jones and a barbecue.

An online, fundraising auction will also be kicked off at the event to run through Aug. 15. Donations for the auction are still being accepted. To contribute, contact Jann Bagley at 360-597-0088.

At the event, a community member will be presented with the first-ever Valeria Award, in honor of ACE’s founding board member, Val Ogden.

Each year Portland State University holds the Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring, a week long series of events that brings together mentoring researchers and practitioners from across the world. As part of the Institute we hold free community events for Portland area youth service providers. The two events this year are: 1) an evening Community Kick-Off event featuring a panel of leading mentoring researchers on July 26th; and 2) a half-day Symposium with practitioners & researchers on August 2nd. Information on both events can be found at: http://mentoring.research.pdx.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=10

ECODISTRICTS SUMMIT TARGETS NEW SOLUTIONS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD-SCALE SUSTAINABILITY

Portland Sustainability Institute Hosts District Scale Sustainable Development and Business Innovation Conference at Portland State University’s Smith Center October 26th, 2010

Portland, Oregon (July 14, 2010) – The Portland Sustainability Institute (PoSI) is pleased to announce the second annual EcoDistricts Summit, October 25-27 2010 at Portland State University.

WHERE DOES ENERGY COME FROM? A BUS TRIP EXAMINING ENERGY IN THE COLUMBIA GORGE THURS, JULY 29 | 9AM-5PM Tickets available at: http://dillpickleclub.com/events

What’s the connection between our contemporary energy crisis and our region’s history? Board the Pickle Bus for a day-long field trip and find out from the experts!

The Northwest Service Academy/LINKS program currently has 6 great, full-time, environmental positions starting in August. They include:

* Neighborhood Canopy Outreach Coordinator - Urban Forestry * Stormwater Communication Outreach Coordinator - Environmental Services * Education & Restoration Specialist - Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge * Volunteer & Events Coordinator - Watersheds Council * Stormwater Education Coordinator - Extension Service

All positions include:

* A taxable living allowance of $11,400 divided into monthly increments.

Recession Taking a Toll on Nonprofit Workers and Programs

Nearly 40 percent of nonprofit organizations currently lack adequate staff to deliver their programs and services, according to results of a national survey released today by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Society Studies. Almost a third of organizations reported net reductions in their workforces over the six months preceding the survey (October 2009-March 2010). In contrast, 23 percent reported employment gains during the same period and another 46 percent reported no change, despite facing expanded needs.

Tuesday, July 20, 6-7:30pm

You can’t escape it, you must sell! Learn practical sales strategies for business. Watch practical real-life sales demonstrations to really learn how to sell. You will learn the following and more:

* Identify customer needs. * See benefits * Varied sales approaches that work. * Creating a Sales Manual. * Exhibits and documentation. * Handling sales objections. * Secrets to closing the sale.

Last time we did this class, participants commented that:

"So much was helpful - in helping me focus on tools and seeing what I already do well"

"I'm not good at marketing or sales so I liked the fact that it covered the basics and offered more"

Community Energy Project is looking to escape the clutches of Microsoft Outlook, and move into clutches of Google Apps! The price to pay a professional is well beyond anything we can afford, so we are seeking help.

If you know how to migrate an Outlook account into Google apps, and are willing to help, please contact me at [email protected] or call 503.284.6827 x106

Thanks,

Sherrie Smith

Outreach and Marketing Supervisor

Community Energy Project

422 NE Alberta St.

Portland, OR 97211

503.284.6827 ext. 106

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If you’d like to get outdoors and teach kids about their home waters during a one day streamside field trip this fall, simply sign up for one of the free Salmon Watch trainings listed below by emailing Sarah Oakley, the Education Programs Manager at The Freshwater Trust at [email protected]

Since 1993, The Freshwater Trust’s award-winning Salmon Watch has been an effective environmental education program and has served over 55,000 middle and high school students in Oregon. www.thefreshwatertrust.org

We have several fun events in July and are in need of several volunteers.

* Staff an information table at the East Portland Expo - Saturday, July 17 & Sunday, July 18 * Bicyclists needed to represent Growing Gardens at the East Portland Sunday Parkways - Sunday, July 18 * Staff a tool drive at participating Whole Foods Markets - Saturday, July 31

For all the details visit the Growing Gardens volunteer page at: http://www.growing-gardens.org/volunteer/current-opportunities.php

Rodney Bender

Garden Programs Manager

Growing Gardens

2003 NE 42nd Ave. #3

Portland, OR. 97213