PRESS ADVISORY                  

Ninth Annual Iranian Festival 2008 Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 10 AM – 6 PM

Portland State University South Park Blocks Free!   PRESS CONTACT: Goudarz Eghtedari at (503) 381 3696   Contact for general information: (503) 523 7368 or [email protected]  

Come join us for this fun and family-oriented celebration of peace and friendship. The display of Iranian contributions to Portland ’s cultural mosaic will include:  

Case Manager Portland, OR

PHCNW is hiring a Case Manager to work with adults with developmental disabilities in our Vocational Development Center. Duties will include providing direct support to individuals with developmental disabilities, completing case notes and ISP related paperwork, attending ISP meetings, supervising paid contract work, accompany PHCNW trainees on community outings, and assisting with personal care when necessary.

Portland Impact is a non-profit agency helping people achieve and maintain self-sufficiency and to prevent and alleviate the effects of poverty. We are looking for a motivated individual to join our Children, Youth and Family Program in the Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) Initiative. SUN brings together city, county and state resources with school districts, parents and neighborhoods.

Job Summary:

Responsible for providing support to Program Manager and SUN Community School site supervisors.  Primary responsibility is to assist with program planning, organization, procedure development, training and data entry.

Job Responsibilities:

The Early Childhood Administrative Officer works closely with the Early Childhood Program Director at The Oregon Community Foundation to implement early childhood grant and initiative programs developed by the foundation’s staff and board of directors. The Administrative Officer is a professional position, responsible for administration of the functions of the Early Childhood Program, ensuring timeliness, accuracy and quality of all activities under that umbrella. This includes coordinating administrative duties with staff from other programs and departments, including other staff of the Community Benefits Department, as well as Advised Funds, Development, Finance and Administration, and Fund Services.

The Southern Oregon Program Officer serves as OCF’s grants and scholarships program representative in the southern part of the state, based in the Medford OCF office. The position primarily serves Jackson, Josephine and Klamath Counties, but also works in Lake, Douglas, Coos and Curry Counties as needed from time to time. The position will be supervised by OCF’s Senior Program Officer in close conjunction with OCF’s regional Charitable Gift Planner, Program Officer for Education and Vice President for Programs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate OCF grant and scholarship activities throughout the region. Assist with OCF outreach events as appropriate.

The Administrative Officer works closely with the Program Officer for Education & Special Funds and the Program Associate for Grants & Scholarships at The Oregon Community Foundation to implement scholarship, access to higher education, and designated grant programs developed by the foundation’s staff and board of directors.

The Administrative Officer is a professional position, responsible for ensuring timeliness, accuracy, and quality of all activities under that umbrella. This includes coordinating administrative activities with staff from other departments, including Advised Funds, Development, Finance and Administration, and Fund Services.

Finance & Admin Director   McKenzie River Gathering Foundation seeks a Finance & Administration Director. Responsible for accounting, financial planning, monitoring investments, human resources and supervising administrative staff.  Ideal candidate will need a mix of strong interpersonal skills and detailed technical skills, with a commitment to social justice.  35 hrs/wk, $48,000-56,000. Excellent benefits. For a full job description, visit

Please do spread the word - New Nonprofit Leaders’ BOOT CAMP 

Cultivate your leadership skills Explore your strengths Build tools, techniques and a support 

Who can benefit from “New Nonprofit Leaders’ Boot Camp”? Is it you? While nonprofit organizations run the gamut in size and shape, New Nonprofit Leaders often face similar experiences and challenges. New leaders often learn in the school of experience. And, while you care deeply about the mission of your organization, you may have “come up through the ranks” and need new skills to meet the challenges of your new position.

The Independent Publishing Resource Center located in downtown Portland has many workshops and shared resources on the topic of self publishing available to the nonprofit community. Also the center offers yearly memberships ($45 - $100) for use of the shared resources such as computers with current Adobe graphic sweet, copy machine, production supplies, paper cutters, table space, etc. For more info visit www.iprc.org or stop in during open hours for a tour.

People Helping People is a small nonprofit that helps adults rebuild their lives. We provide services inMultnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties.We are recruiting for a part-time position to develop our TEN program.

The Concordia Neighborhood Association is looking for someone to lead their annual National Night Out Neighborhood Parade Tuesday August 5th. The parade forms at Faubion Elementary School on N.E. Dekum and at 6:00 pm heads to Fernhill Park at N.E. 37th and Ainsworth. The route takes about 30 minutes. The park will be full of activities, such as a balloon artist, hula hoop fun, face painting and a free performance by Trashcan Joe. If you are interested contact Anne Rothert 503-493-1938 [email protected]