CNRG Nonprofit Networking Night: Thursday, July 16th, 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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  Tenth Annual Iranian Festival 2009 Saturday, August 1st, 2009 10 AM – 6 PM Portland State University South Park Blocks Free!      PRESS CONTACT:  Mahnaz Milani (971) 344-2281 or [email protected]     Come join us for this fun and family-oriented celebration of culture and friendship. The display of Iranian contributions to Portland ’s cultural mosaic will include:  

Beginning bridge class is offered every Friday at 8:15 a.m. at the Julia West House, 522 SW 13th St. Portland. These classes last one hour, and give you all the basics. In just a few weeks, you will develop a life long love for bridge! All classes are free, but they are on the second floor, and we do not have an elevator. If you have questions, please call Patty at 503-222-6564.

Celebrating Forest Park's 60 years with a photography exhibit at the World Forestry Center - Portland, OR, 7/12-9/25

'A Year in the Life of Forest Park' - a photo essay by local photographer Bruce MacGregor will take you on an exquisite walk through the four seasons of Forest Park.

Beginning on July 12th through September 27th visitors to the World Forestry Center Discovery Museum,in Portland, OR in partnership with the Forest Park Conservancy and Pro Photo Supply, will have the opportunity to see 45 stunning images of Forest Park.

Portland Community College is Oregon’s largest and most diverse institution of higher education. During tough economic times people historically turn to community colleges, and indeed, PCC has recently seen an 18 percent enrollment increase. On July 17, Preston Pulliams, district president of Portland Community College, will discuss how the successful November 2008 local bond measure will help the college cope with its huge surge in enrollment. He will share how advances in sustainability and “green” thinking – in the classroom and across the campuses – will allow PCC to address the demand for training in “green collar” fields. Finally, he will explain the PCC philosophy of providing access to higher education to everyone who wants it.

Ecolutions is a happy hour event aimed at young professionals with a passion for the environment and sustainability.  It’s an opportunity for individuals to discuss pressing ecological challenges and help forge creative solutions.  July’s topic is “Redefining Eating.” Few of us give enough thought to the food industry’s means and methods. At this event you will hear from young professionals who have taken action in various ways to redefine their food choices.  Learn more about Community Supported Agriculture and Small Scale Farming Projects. Ecolutions, a free event sponsored by Holy Names Heritage Center, takes place at The Agency, located at 1939 SW Morrison St.

Karen B. Kinzey

Program Manager

Cooperative Economics: presented by Common Good Finance and The Alberta Coop

Come one, come all! Let us start a better bank together! Common Good Finance is working to start democratically run, socially responsible, common good banks in Portland, and around the country.

This month we are teaming up with one of our local partners, The Alberta Coop for Cooperative Economics! Please join us Thursday, July 23rd from 6:00-8:30 for a community potluck, presentation and open forum at The Lotus Seed Center (4635 NE 9th Avenue Portland, OR 97211). We will be giving a short presentation, showing a video and talking about how we can work together to realize common good banks in our communities as soon as possible.

ASTD-Cascadia, serving workplace learning professionals in Oregon and SW Washington, has extended its early-bird registration rate for the 2009 Regional Conference, The Evolution of Learning. Significant rate discounts will be available through 5 p.m. August 21 for the event scheduled for September 23-24 (pre-conference program on Sept. 22) at the Salem Conference Center.

For more information, visit www.astdcascadia.org, and click on the home page conference logo.

Be part of the change you want to see in the world and come see non-profit youth development at it's best!

Open Meadow Career Connections program prepares young adults (18-24 years old) for professional careers. Check out our website at www.openmeadow.org.

Come celebrate and meet our newest training participants at our networking event on Friday, July 17, 9:15am-11:00am in downtown Portland.

Our young professionals will be marketing their skills, strengths, and career interests to local professionals in non-profits, professional business, health care, and local government.

This Thursday, July 16th meet us on the Rooftop of the swanky Hotel deLuxe, 729 SW 15th, the corner of Yamhill and SW 15th.

NW Film Center presents Andy Blubaugh, a local filmmaker and instructor will shoot a mini film scene. Who is the cast and crew? You! Art Spark attendees! Also, find out how to explore using your creative voice through film, Jessica Lyness, NW Film Center's marketing manager will tell us what the center has to offer. This is the beginning of Top Down, NW Film Center's summer outdoor film series, if you come to Art Spark and want to stay for Top Down, ALL Art Spark attendees are invited to enjoy the festivities for FREE! Music at 8pm, movie at 9pm. More information at www.portlandartspark.com  

Come enjoy a summer afternoon at Zenger Farm, a beautiful 16 acre educational farm in southeast Portland. We will be harvesting and hanging our garlic crop and tending other summer crops. To RSVP, send your name, phone number, email address and number of people attending to [email protected].  To learn more about Zenger Farm visit www.zengerfarm.org.

Garlic Harvest Work Party at Zenger Farm

Saturday, July 18th

1pm-4pm

11741 SE Foster Road

Portland, OR 97266

Prairie Hale

Community Involvement Coordinator

Friends of Zenger Farm

11741 SE Foster Road

Portland, OR 97266

503.282.4245

Thursday, July 16, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Meet members of Daybreak Cohousing, a new Portland, 30-home community that is actively recruiting members and has an expected move-in date of October 2009. Learn about cohousing communities, see a furnished model home and tour the site at Daybreak at 2525 N. Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR. Daybreak Cohousing was named one of the nations “top 10 green cohousing developments” by Natural Home magazine in January 2009.

Metropolitan Family Service is always looking for qualified and dedicated employees committed to helping us strengthen the community. If you are looking for an opportunity to apply your skills and enthusiasm to help people in the Portland area, we would love to talk with you about our current openings listed below.

Because together, we can do more

School Communities Support Specialist – Full Time

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