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Digest for February 19, 2009

Special Notice

CNRG's Nonprofit Networking Night: Thurs. Night! New Location and New Time!

CNRG Nonprofit Networking Night: Thursday, February 19th, 5:30-7:30pm. 

Airplay Café, 701 E Burnside St.

Join us for an evening of conversation and live music at a new networking night location!

Are you a nonprofit or someone who works with them?  A nonprofit looking for affordable consultants or vendors?  A volunteer looking for an organization eager for your time?  A nonprofit staff member wanting to partner on a project?

If so, CNRG's nonprofit networking event is for you. Come meet others who work and volunteer in Portland's nonprofit sector. Swap resources, share ideas, devise solutions and just hang out with community-minded people like yourself at a great community cafe.

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Digest Contents:

CNRG's Nonprofit Networking Night: Thurs. Night! New Location and New Time!
Nonprofit Tech MeetUp: Diagnose Your Website's Issues
No Citywide Parks Team in February 2009
Art Spark: A Monthly Mingling for Artists of all sorts
Volunteer Manager: Portland Children's Museum
Youth Program Instructors- Bike Club, Community Cycling Center
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Faith Relations Coordinator - AmeriCorps VISTA
Columbia Basin Field Assistant
Columbia Basin Field Ecologist
Seeking donation of a digital LCD projector
Ram Dass: "The Heart of Change" DVD available
Oregon Center for Environmental Health's Green Cleaning Class 2/21
Help Out Oregon High School Students
Volunteer with 4th grade Dreamers at Rigler Elementary!

Events

Nonprofit Tech MeetUp: Diagnose Your Website's Issues

WHEN: Tuesday February 24, 2009 at 5:30pm

WHERE: Lucky Lab beer hall, 1945 NW Quimby, Portland, Oregon

RSVP for this event at Upcoming

Does your nonprofit's website scream out, "I haven't changed my image since 1995!" Or maybe, your pages are plagued by lengthy copy that just keeps going and going… Perhaps your web presence just doesn't really reflect all the great work your organization does.

Get at the heart of web issues and head in an effective direction to achieve your website goals. At this meetup, we'll delve into website hang-ups and problem-solve cures for the "common" website. Fodder for website problem-solving could include:

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No Citywide Parks Team in February 2009

There will be NO meeting of the Citywide Parks Team in February.  Instead, we urge you to attend one of the following events on Thursday, February 19, 2009:

Connecting Green Alliance Party Keen Footwear, 926 NW 13th Ave (in the Pearl) 5:30 - 8:00 pm (Connecting Green will unveil its "branding" strategy and share success stories from around the region.)

Portland Community Budget Forum St. Johns Community Center, 8427 N Central St 6:30-8:30 pm (The first of three forums/hearings on the City's budget for 2009-2010.)

In March, we will have Roberta Jortner and Morgan Tracy from Planning to talk about the progress of the Citywide Tree Project, which is looking at ways to make the city's tree codes easier to find and understand, and more equitable.

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Art Spark: A Monthly Mingling for Artists of all sorts

This free event is a great way to connect with the creative community in Portland. This month Portland Youth Philharmonic will present at Jimmy Mak's in the Pearl. A short performance by a young violinist and pianist at 6 pm. Event starts at 5 pm.

For more information visit:

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Jobs & Internships

Volunteer Manager: Portland Children's Museum

Digest topic: Jobs & Internships

Information

organization:Portland Children's Museum
position summary:

Portland Children’s Museum

Position: Volunteer Manager Job status: Full time/exempt; occasional evenings & weekend hours Position reports to: Director of Development

Summary of Position and Responsibilities This position is responsible for the successful recruitment, retention, and recognition of interns & volunteers by expanding the Museum’s resources and more successfully deliver high quality programs to the public. The Volunteer Manager will articulate the mission of the Museum and see that all volunteer-related activities connect with this mission and the Museum’s institutional values. This position will work within a variety of team structures to support operations, policies and procedures, and ongoing and new programming.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Salary / Pay Rate:DOE, plus full benefit package including health insurance
more info...

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Youth Program Instructors- Bike Club, Community Cycling Center

About the Community Cycling Center: We believe that a bicycle is a tool for empowerment and a vehicle for change. The Community Cycling Center is a 501(c) 3 that broadens access to bicycling and its benefits through our hands-on programs, volunteer projects, and neighborhood shop. The Community Cycling Center is an energetic workplace with a collaborative style. Visit www.CommunityCyclingCenter.org for more information about us. The Community Cycling Center is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people of color are encouraged to apply.

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Digest topic: Jobs & Internships

Information

organization:Community Food Security Coalition
position summary:

We have received enough applications for this position.

Salary / Pay Rate:n/a
more info...

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Faith Relations Coordinator - AmeriCorps VISTA

Digest topic: Jobs & Internships

Information

organization:Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East
position summary:

Length of Appointment: 1 year • Reports Directly To: Development Manager • Dept: Resources • Service Week: M-F, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., with evenings and weekends as needed

Position Objective: Under the general direction of the Development Manager the Faith Relations VISTA is primarily responsible for maintaining and increasing current and future funding from faith communities through effective identification, solicitation, cultivation, and recognition of the financial and volunteer support provided by faith partners. In addition, the Faith Relations VISTA will garner support for Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East’s first Youth United Build.

Specific duties and responsibilities:

Salary / Pay Rate:VISTA living allowance and other benefits
more info...

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Columbia Basin Field Assistant

Digest topic: Jobs & Internships

Information

organization:The Nature Conservancy
position summary:

Assist with field activities on high priority conservation lands in north-central OR, including the Boardman Conservation Area, Lindsay Prairie near Boardman, and Lawrence Memorial Grasslands Preserve near Shaniko. Responsibilities include: Grassland and shrub-steppe restoration, seed collection, site preparation, planting, and maintenance.

Salary / Pay Rate:$13.50 per hour includes housing
more info...

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Information

organization:The Nature Conservancy
position summary:

Assist with plant data collection in grassland and shrub-steppe plant communities at the 23,000 acre Boardman Conservation Area. Collect plant species frequency and biological soil crust cover data for long-term vegetation monitoring project that examines the effects of livestock removal, invasive species, and fire on native plants.

Salary / Pay Rate:$15.33 per hour; housing included

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Nonprofit News

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Q & A

Seeking donation of a digital LCD projector

Our nonprofit conducts monthly meetings, workshops, and presentations for our artisan members. We are in need of a digital projector to make these meetings more effective. It was suggested that I post here.

Any and all suggestions for ways that we can go about having an item like this donated would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Christine

Christine Claringbold Program Cooordinator, Trillium Artisans

http://www.trilliumartisans.org

[email protected]

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Ram Dass: "The Heart of Change" DVD available

Living Earth has just completed producing “The Heart of Change: a conversation with Ram Dass”, a gentle and beautiful DVD featuring a dialogue with Ram Dass, filmed at his home last summer.

In this conversation, Ram Dass reflects on questions related to conscious service and social action.  For more info see:

The DVD also includes beautiful slides taken in and near Ram Dass’s home on Maui, and music by Krishna Das, Ty Burhoe, Portland’s own Benjy Wertheimer.

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Trainings

Oregon Center for Environmental Health's Green Cleaning Class 2/21

The Oregon Center for Environmental Health’s next green cleaning class is coming up this Saturday, February 21st.  Don’t miss it – our first classes were sold out!  Participants will leave with lots of tips and techniques, and your very own laundry detergent, all-purpose cleaner, and creamy soft scrub for the kitchen and bathroom.  Classes are $15 for non-members and $10 for members, and participants must pre-register.  Participants are asked to bring 2 glass jars with lids (pint sized or larger), and the Center will provide the rest.  

To sign up please send a response to [email protected] or call 503.233.1510 ext 201.

To register online go to:

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Volunteering

Help Out Oregon High School Students

The 2009 Oregon Academic Decathlon state competition will be held at the end of February at Western Oregon University in Monmouth.

Volunteers are needed to serve as judges for the speech or interview events on Friday, February 27th in the university's Education Building. The time commitment is from 3:00 to 5:30 PM.

No prior experience or expertise is required as training (and snacks!) will be provided.

This is a great opportunity to help Oregon's high school students participate in a prestigious, nationwide academic program. The winner of the competition will represent Oregon at the USAD National Finals in Memphis, TN in April.

Please come help students realize their potentials and make Oregon proud.

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Volunteer with 4th grade Dreamers at Rigler Elementary!

“I Have a Dream” Foundation-Oregon needs help with our after school program at Rigler in NE Portland. Come assist kids with homework and fun activities. Our programming typically runs Monday-Thursday between 2:15 and 5:15pm and includes both academic and enrichment sections.

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