Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition

Where: First Unitarian Church, 1011 Southwest 13th Ave, Portland, OR 97201

When: Wednesday, March 7th, 2012, 7pm

Cost: You decide - sliding scale of $5-20 or any other amount that feels right and fair to you. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

 What is a Gift Economy and how do we create it?

Leedy Grange in Cedar Mill will have our 2nd Annual SpringFair, consisting of a craft sale, a plant sale, and an information fair, April 20-21.

We need educational displays for the Earth Day info fair. If your organization is interested, please contact me at info@cedarmillnews.com.

The art/craft sale will feature items made with recycled material and items that help people to recycle. If you are interested in that, contact me at the same email.

Or just make plans to attend! Leedy Grange Hall is located in the heart of Cedar Mill, at 835 NW Saltzman Road. http://leedygrange.org

Interested in helping your organization and your career at the same time? If you don’t think you can afford graduate school, or think it takes too long, or worry about balancing a career with school and other responsibilities, come join us and learn how others have been able to do it. Students from our first cohort will be available to speak with you about their experiences and why they chose the University of Portland EMBA program. Set aside Monday, February 6th at 6:00 PM to learn about the University of Portland’s Executive MBA in Nonprofit Management. Give us a few minutes of your time and we believe you will be glad you did.

Presenter and Facilitator: Thaddeus Miller, Ph.D.

Friday, Feb 3, 2-4pm
New/old location: ASRC 660 (PSU Rec Center Building) map (Quadrant E-F/8)
This is on the first (6th Ave) or last (5th Ave) stop of the Max Yellow and Green Line

How can science and technology inform and foster social action for sustainability?

Current research is too focused on the production of knowledge about the problem space, or a “knowledge-first approach.”

Friday, February 10th

8:30 am - 11:30 am

McMenamin's Kennedy School, Mina Parson's Room

The Women's Health Network's mission is to form a coalition open to all who share the goal to achieve optimum health and healing for women in Oregon through advocacy, education and networking.

In pursuit of this mission, the Women’s Health Network provides a forum to discuss issues related to women’s health, presents educational sessions and promotes networking and mutual support among members.

*Have Heart, Buy Art*

Join us for an art exhibit and support the work of the Zimbabwe Artists
Project (ZAP)

ZAP is a nonprofit organization that works directly with women artists from
rural Weya in Eastern Zimbabwe to help them become more economically
self-sufficient. Come see their incredible work!

Friday, Feb. 10, 2012

5 pm to 10 pm

At TEMPO Cycling & Pilates Studio

1123 SE Market Street, Portland, OR 97214

For more information please visit www.tempocycles.com and
www.zimbabweartistsproject.org

Learn about the Portland State University June India Field study trip on Development and Microfinance and the Women’s Development and Microfinance Spring Course

Thursday Feb 16,   6:15-7:15  URBN Building 506 SW Mill  Rm 612

Learn about the Spring term course in Development and Microfinance and a subsequent study/service learning trip to India in June.

Development professionals are invited to an AFP Newcomers Luncheon offered by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) of Oregon and Southwest Washington on Thursday, February 9 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Pazzo Ristaurante, 627 SW Washington Street in Portland. The no-host luncheon is an opportunity for new and prospective members to meet current AFP members and other colleagues in an informal social setting, and to learn more about what AFP has to offer senior fundraising professionals in our community.  Pre-registration is strongly encouraged and can be made here:

About the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)

Friday, February 10, 2012 -- 1:00 to 2:30 pm

How do we live our lives after we've experienced a fall? Senior advocate Verna Porter, RN, will lead a lively discussion on how we can live as independently as possible after we've fallen. This conversation is free and open to both seniors and family/friends of seniors. Refreshments will be served. The conversation will be held on Friday, February 10 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 11229 NE Prescott St., in the Parkrose neighborhood of NE Portland. For more information, please call Marla at 503-252-5720 or send an e-mail to MarlaML@stmatthewepiscopal.org.

OFFICE AND PROGRAM MANAGER 

Date posted: FEBRUARY 2, 2012 

Application deadline: February 20, 2012 

Do you know someone who has the ability to grow a small but successful nonprofit?  Someone who is savvy in fundraising and finance but shares joy in their work?  Someone who can help their team and their team members continue to develop professionally?

If you do, then you might know the next Executive Director of Street Yoga!

Street Yoga is seeking an Executive Director to lead the organization in continued regional and national growth.  The Executive Director will be skilled in relationship building, fundraising, strategic planning, and staff development.  He or she will move the organization forward while keeping an energy of healing, joy in service and personal growth. 

About Street Yoga:

Job Title: Family Winter Shelter On-Call Overnight Staff
Department: Social Services
Reports to: Family Winter Shelter Coordinator
Hours: Non-Exempt, 6:30 PM - 7:30 AM up to three nights per week.
Status: Temporary Position through March 2012 (may be extended to April if funding permits)
Compensation: $11.34/hour
Location: Outer North East Portland

Contact: Mary Bauer, Communications Associate

503.823.5111 | email: mbauer@racc.org

February 2, 2012 -

Fall campaigns bring Work for Art to 83% of goal with four months
remaining

Thirty-three workplaces have announced their employee giving totals for
the 2011-12 "Work for Art" campaign, and those gifts, combined with
other contributions received between July 1, 2011 and January 31, 2012,
total $703,326. With several more campaigns scheduled for the spring,
Work for Art is on track to beat last year's campaign total of $765,000
by June.

Resolutions Northwest, your local non-profit mediation, facilitation, and conflict resolution service provider, presents the following Actionshop: Interrupting Racism for Everyday Living

Saturday, February 11, 2012

8:30am – 12:30pm

Location: Resolutions Northwest, 1827 NE 44th Ave. Suite 300, Portland OR 97213

This interactive actionshop will explore what it means to be an ally and tools for interrupting racism.  Participants will practice-practice-practice! 

The CVI AbleCorps Team is looking for Motivated Individuals interested in:

• Year Long Training and Career Building Experience
• Learning New Marketable Skills
• Community Service
• Placement sites at OHSU, Incight, The ARC of Multnomah County and Ride Connection.

These positions are for a full calendar year. AbleCorps Volunteers are well trained by experts in Team building and Leadership, Culture of Disability, Service, and Self-Determination amongst other on-going areas that make them a ready asset.

Purpose: The Congregate Housing Service Program (CHSP) provides in-home supportive services to seniors and adults with disabilities. Provide administrative support to the staff and program participants.

Benefits of Position:  Learn about administrative assistance, client record management process and procedure in non-profit setting.  Gain a better understanding of challenges facing seniors and adults with disabilities

Responsibilities: