Description: Cascade AIDS Project (CAP) is the leading provider of HIV prevention, education, housing, advocacy and support services in Oregon and Southwest Washington. We are seeking an experienced Grants Coordinator to write proposals and submit them to funders under the direction of the Communications and Grants Manager.

Responsibilities include the accurate and timely preparation and submission of grant applications and reports; scheduling, tracking, and coordinating production of letters of interest, grant applications, and reports; producing ad hoc status reports; assisting the Communications and Grants Manager to identify funding opportunities; and working with program staff to participate in the preparation of requests for funding.

Nonprofit needs experienced bookkeeper with heart!

FINANCE COORDINATOR—30 Hours Per Week

SUMMARY: The finance coordinator manages the organization’s financial activities, including overseeing the day-to-day accounting functions and assisting with the annual budgeting process.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Additional duties may be assigned.

§   Interacts with management to provide consultative support to planning initiatives through financial analyses, reports, and recommendations

The Children's Book Bank is a new organization in Portland and is working to get more books into the hands and homes of young children who really need them.

Our book processing site, located at 1728 NE Glisan, PDX 97232, (one block North of Sandy Blvd.) will now be open every Monday morning from 9:00 AM - NOON to accept donations of new and used children's books.

Did you know that two-thirds of low income families own NO books for their children? Please help close this book equity gap by bringing the books your children have outgrown and are no longer reading to The Children's Book Bank. Our volunteers will ensure your books end up in the hands of children who might not otherwise have books of their own.

The City Repair Project has several extremely beautiful spaces available for rent in an amazing building on East Burnside Avenue. This is an older, residential-style house located at 3125 East Burnside. Each office is a regular-sized bedroom (about 20 by 20 feet), with a large walk-in closet. Tenants also have access to a large common room with a fireplace; a spacious kitchen; and a large yard with numerous gardens and a beautiful outdoor tea-house. The address is located on important bus lines. Rent is $350 per month, plus $50 for utilities (which includes high-speed internet service). First and last month's rent will be required. No live/work option.

TRAINING: Conflict and Workplace Relationships

Unresolved or ineffectively handled conflict can cause stress for individuals and may damage the organization as a whole. On the other hand, learning how to handle conflict better can enhance productivity and workplace harmony. If you are willing to explore conflict’s potential for growth and opportunity, join us for this fun and interactive workshop, where together we will:

- Explore individual and organizational responses to conflict

- Gain an awareness of strategies to respond rather than react to conflict

- Learn to explore the interests behind positions for more effective problem-solving

- Understand collaboration both as a process and an attitude

This is the last week to register for the Ready to Rent Instuctor Certification Training. Registration ends September 5. If your agency wants to help clients overcome rental barriers, register today. You may e-mail your "intent to attend" with an agency purchase order number by the deadline to [email protected].

Training will be held September 23-24, 9:00am-4:00pm and September 25, 9:00am-1:00pm. Training will be located at the Portland Housing Center, 3233 NE Sandy Blvd.

Registration fee: $350 for agencies located in Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, and Clark counties. Fee includes all training materials and continental breakfast. Those located outside the Portland area please call the Ready to Rent national office at 503-891-0476 for fee information.

Wordstock 2008 is right around the corner, and we hope you're ready to join us as volunteers at this year's festival!

Wordstock is Portland's annual Festival of the Book, which includes a book fair, children's festival, workshops for writers and teachers, and readings by regional and nationally known authors.

The book festival will be held on November 8th and 9th at the Oregon Convention Center. There will be some activity on Friday, November 7th, as well. If you are interested in helping our cause, please click on the link below to fill out our new volunteer sign-up form.

(You can also reach this form from the wordstockfestival.com home page. Just click on the Get Involved tab on the right of the page, and then click on the Volunteer Signup tab.)

The Goose Hollow Family Shelter is a homeless shelter for families with children. Each winter, we help about 60 families with children by providing emergency shelter and help about 60% of those families find permanent housing to transition into a self-sufficient life.

We are hosting our first annual silent auction benefit in October and we are looking for energetic volunteers to help us canvass the area to solicit donations to auction off at our auction. There is also a possibility to join the Fund Raising Committee of the Board of Directors if volunteers become specifically interested in helping the shelter fund raise.

Do you LOVE clothes?                                                               

Sunshine Division has a perfect volunteer position for you!  

The Portland Police Bureau Sunshine Division is seeking two regular volunteers to help us in our clothing store, Threadz.

Iron Artist Sculpt-Off! Saturday, September 13th SE 2nd & Main

SCRAP--The School and Community Reuse Action Project--is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and our mission is to inspire creative reuse and environmentally sustainable behavior by providing educational programs and affordable materials to the community.

As you may know, SCRAP's Iron Artist is bigger and better this year than ever before! We've got the whole day full of Sculpture competition, Music, Art, Crafts, Kids activities and more! We need your help to make it a successful event. Here's a list of opportunities. Call or email me to sign up!

*Here are the areas of opportunity:*

Greeters, Retail Sales, Kids Activities, Beer Garden , Photography, Floater

*Special Areas:*