"Selecting and understanding your target audiences", a Mercy Corps Northwest marketing seminar.

When: Monday, January 5, 2009, 6:30-8:00 pm

Where: Mercy Corps Northwest Office, 2069 NE Hoyt St., Portland

Event description: Presented by Peter Korchnak, Semiosis Communications. Can you narrowly define a niche and design your organization to satisfy their needs? Sounds easy, but how do you identify your target audience? And how do you figure out what they need? This workshop will examine the simplest and cost-effective method of selecting and understanding target audiences of any organization: creating the ideal customer.

An Oregon Wild Wednesday Presentation: The Howl is Back

Hear about the return of wolves to Oregon from ODFW wolf coordinator, Russ Morgan

What: Oregon Wild Wednesday – A FREE quarterly event open to all-ages. RSVP is not required, but we encourage you to arrive early.

When: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 6-7:30 pm

Who: Russ Morgan, ODFW wolf coordinator and the state’s point man on tracking and recovering wolves as they repopulate Oregon – and – Oregon Wild Roadless Wildlands Advocate Rob Klavins.

Where: Roots Organic Brewery, event room 1520 SE 7th Avenue Portland, OR 97214 www.rootsorganicbrewing.com

TheaterChange is offering the following training to community educators, organizers, artists, and youth workers!  No previous theater experience necessary. Join the fun and find new and innovative ways to inspire your communities and encourage empowerment, action, and transformation!  Theater for Community Winter Intensive: Image and Forum Theater February 21-22, 200910:00-6:00

525 SE Stark, Portland Oregon

Registration deadline: February 1stRegistration fee:      $150, scholarships available

Our latest taster day, the weather was rough yet beautiful. Some folks understandably could not make it due to the winter blizzard.We are holding a make up taster January 4, along with the taster we already had scheduled for January 11.All are welcome to come to both. Feel free to bring friends.

During our upcoming Da Vinci - The Genius exhibit, OMSI will need temporary volunteer help in customer service roles. After the exhibit is over in May, volunteers will have the option to take on a different volunteer role at OMSI.

If you are interested, please download an application at http://www.omsi.edu/current-volunteer-listings and e-mail it to [email protected]

POSITION SUMMARY: OMSI needs a number of new volunteers to assist with customer service during the exhibit Da Vinci - The Genius, from January 31 through May 3, 2009. Visitor Services volunteers welcome visitors to OMSI and provide them with friendly and helpful service as they purchase tickets and enter the Da Vinci exhibit.

If you are interested, please visit http://www.omsi.edu/current-volunteer-listings to download an application. Questions? E-mail [email protected]

POSITION SUMMARY: Volunteer Exhibit Interpreters are needed in the Featured Exhibits Hall during Da Vinci - The Genius, from January 31 through May 3, 2009. Volunteers will share content related to the exhibit with visitors, answer questions, and maintain a safe environment for both the visitors and the exhibits. Volunteers may also facilitate science demonstrations and activities that educate the public about Leonardo da Vinci.

SCRAP, the School and Community Reuse Action Project, is moving house. We need help painting the new space. We need someone who can paint spray approximately 3000 square feet + ceiling of warehouse space. We would love to have someone donate their time doing this or do it at a nonprofit discounted rate. We could provide volunteers to help with prep and will provide the paint as well. Please contact Sarah if this is something you could help us out with. 503-294-0769 We prefer to do this as soon as possible after January 1st and can work around your schedule. Thank you!

SCRAP is a nonprofit whose mission is to inspire creative reuse and environmentally sustainable behavior by providing educational programs and affordable materials to the community. www.scrapaction.org