When: Nov 19th - 5:30-7:30pm. 

Where: Airplay Café, 701 E Burnside St. (map)

Join us for an evening of conversation and live music!

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.

Locally owned Airplay Café has created a welcoming environment for music lovers of all ages.   Don't forget to bring a friend and a few bucks to enjoy one of Airplay Café's delightful appetizers or coffee, beer or wine.

3rd Thursday of the month, At Airplay Café, 701 E Burnside Street, Portland 97214,  Lower Burnside district – convenient location with parking!  www.airplaycafe.com

SAVE THE DATE!

CNRG Holiday Gathering

When: Thursday, Dec. 10th - 5:30-7:30pm.

Where: Airplay Café, 701 E Burnside St. (map)

Please join us for a casual evening to celebrate connections and contributions.  Meet the CNRG board and Committee members, and network with other folks from Portland's nonprofit community. Open to the community.

10% of proceeds will be donated to CNRG to support our all-volunteer run organization.  Please note that we will

not

host a separate Nonprofit Networking Night in December.

Cuba AyUUda, a nonprofit dedicated to building relationships between Cubans and US Americans, is sponsoring a free community outreach event on Friday, November 20 at 6:30pm.

We will moderate a discussion panel composed of Cuban expats who want to share their experiences following a screening of the Cuban film "Lista de Espera" (The Waiting List). Snacks, coffee, and wine will be available.

For those interested in Cuba, this will be a phenomenal opportunity to get an inside look at the only country our government will not allow its citizens to visit.

When: Friday, November 20th, 6:30PM

Where: First Unitarian Church, Room B102, SW 12th & Salmon (enter on Salmon)

Feel free to contact [email protected] with any questions.

Come to the 5th annual da Vinci Arts Fair Saturday, December 5th 10 am - 6 pm & Sunday, December 6th 10 am - 4 pm (No admission fee either day)

Treat yourself, your friends and your family to unique handmade items including jewelry, paintings, clothes, ceramics, prints, metal work, sculpture, photography, cards and more by local artists and da Vinci students.

You'll also find refreshments, hands-on-projects and a raffle for a beautiful Mona Lisa brooch by Christine Clark. (Tickets are just $5 each)

30% of the proceeds fro the Arts Fair go to the da Vinci PTSA, supporting arts education at da Vinci Arts Middle School, a public school focus option.

Join 1000 Friends to celebrate the holiday season, and our involvement in Willamette Week's Give Guide, with a gathering at Bridgeport Brewpub! Come enjoy great microbrews, free delicious pub food, and learn a little about our work to create more livable communities and protect farmland across Oregon.

When: Thursday, December 3rd, 5:30-7:30pm (check out some First Thursday artwork) Where: Bridgeport Brewing, 1313 NW Marshall St., Portland

Free admission and by donating as little as $10 to the Willamette Week Give Guide at our Holiday Happy Hour, you'll be eligible for our raffle featuring Eyrie Vineyards Wine, handcrafted pottery, a legendary and last-one-of-its-kind 1000 Friends T-Shirt and more!

Join us for this month's movie, Coco Before Chanel, on Thursday, November 19 for an enjoyable exploration into the success of fashion designer, Coco Gabrielle Chanel. Here is the beginning of Roger Ebert's review:

Art Spark - RACC's monthly mingling for the creative community is tonight, 11/19 at Holocene (the place to be seen!) 1001 SE Morrison, 5p - 7p.

Tonight's organizational host is the Western Arts Alliance (WAA), this organization, facilitates booking of performance groups nationally! They have a game planned that will not only be fun but will also illustrate what this organization does! Come flex your 30second elevator speech skills to get that gig!

More information at www.portlandartspark.com

Tuesday, November 24, the Mercy Corps Action Center brings Kennedy School of Government's Robert Rotberg to speak for a noon lecture in the Mercy Corps Community Room. As a leading expert on leadership and governance in Africa, Mr. Rotberg will share his observations on the current challenges and opportunities in Africa in this intriguing discussion that is free and open to the public; seating is limited.

KBOO Benefit with Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan

Doors: 6:30PM Event: 7:30PM Where: Bagdad Theater 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd

Cost: $10 General Admission, $25 Limited Reserved Seating- Tickets available at Bagdad Theater, Crystal Ballroom and tickmaster.com

$150 VIP Ticket- includes a pre-lecture reception with Amy Goodman, a copy of Breaking the Sound Barrier, reserved seating at the Bagdad. These tickets can only be purchased by calling Sun Lee, KBOO Interim Development Director at 503.231.8032 ext 222

Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman, host of the daily, grassroots, global, radio/TV news hour Democracy Now!, is on a national speaking tour to mark DN!'s 13th anniversary and launch her new book, Breaking the Sound Barrier.

Plant native trees and shrubs in King City Park this Saturday, November 21st. No experience necessary!

Friends of Trees will provide morning refreshments, gloves, tools, and all necessary guidance. Simply show up by 9:00am and be dressed appropriately for the weather.

The park is located at the southern end of SW Montague Way in King City. (Google Map "SW Montague Way, Tigard, OR 97224") Follow the 'Tree Planters At Work' signs. There is ample parking in the parking lot.

This planting is in partnership with Clean Water Services.

No need to register in advance, but for more information or if you have any questions, please contact Andy at [email protected] or 503-282-8846, x24.

Cuba AyUUda, a nonprofit* dedicated to building relationships between Cubans and US Americans, is sponsoring a free community outreach event this Friday, November 20th at 6:30pm.

We will moderate a discussion panel composed of Cuban expats who want to share their experiences following a screening of the Cuban film "Lista de Espera" (The Waiting List). Snacks, coffee, and wine will be available.

For those interested in Cuba, this will be a phenomenal opportunity to get an inside look at the only country our government will not allow its citizens to visit.

When: Friday, November 20th, 6:30PM

Where: First Unitarian Church, Room B102, SW 12th & Salmon (enter on Salmon)

Feel free to contact [email protected] with any questions.

OUTSIDE IN – OPEN POSITION – 11/18/09

Bilingual Clinic Coordinator - posted 11/18/09 – until filled

Coordinate front desk reception and patient intake for high-volume homeless and youth clinic. Provide assistance and referrals to a diverse population of clients as a part of a multi-disciplinary, harm-reduction medical team. Required qualifications: Bilingual Spanish/English, experience working with under-served populations, ability to multi-task and retain accuracy, and attention to detail. Medical background preferred. $13.25/hour, 32 hours/week + benefits. Diversity valued.

Cover letter and employment application required.

Application instructions and job description: www.outsidein.org/employment.htm

Organized & savvy communicator needed to help maintain Idealist.org's presence as a leading resource for public service graduate education options using social media

Idealist.org is looking for an awesome intern to help maintain and grow our Public Service Graduate Education Resource Center (PSGERC) online and web 2.0 presence.

Intern Responsibilities

We are looking for a highly motivated, detail-oriented, and enthusiastic individual to join our team in the Portland, Oregon office, to support new media efforts.

You will be involved in a variety of work, including:

- Tag-teaming with Idealist.org staff to manage our Graduate Education Resources social media accounts including

Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn

Come join us! Learn about what it takes to be a therapeutic foster parent and how to become one...

When: 2nd Wednesday of every month December 9, 2009 from 7 to 8:30pm

Where: Trillium Family Services Parry Center Campus Boardroom 3415 SE Powell Blvd. Portland, OR 97202

call to register at 503-813-7780

Life presents us with one chance to be a child! Children need a safe, caring, and supportive home to build successful social and coping skills, excel in school, and just be a kid.

Trillium's Therapeutic Foster Parents give kids that chance!

The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) is seeking a Development Intern. This is an unpaid position which offers the successful candidate the opportunity to learn more about fundraising through corporate and individual giving programs at a major non-profit organization. This position is available immediately, and will remain open until filled

Position Summary: The Development Intern provides support for both the Individual Giving and Corporate Giving Directors with their respective giving programs - President’s Circle and Corporate Partner membership programs.   

We create non-profit messages that play on re-used TV's. Electronics from local recyclers are donated to businesses that want to help non-profits reach the public.

What message do you want to get out to the people of Portland?

See samples of current and past shows here: http://www.myspace.com/GoodCausePDX

There is no fee for this and it limited to only non-profits in Portland.

For timely messages you want out NOW, we can Tweet it for you! We now have over 1700 followers on Twitter!

http://twitter.com/GoodinPDX

If you have Twitter: Tweet your message and include @GoodinPDX so we see it. We'll retweet to our followers.

Get Ready for Your Spring Auction Ideas from Experts to Drive More Fundraising

Register Here: https://apmarketing.ejoinme.org/MyPages/SamanthaSwainSeminar12102009/tabid/180118/Default.aspx

Get energized for your spring auction in this free, four-hour seminar. Raising money is more important than ever in this sluggish economy, so join Portland-area fundraising professionals as they share their expertise and ideas to help you take your benefit event to new levels to drive more giving. You'll learn about new fundraising methods just in time to add them to your spring fundraiser plan.

Agenda:

The Family Support Program at Lutheran Community Services NW is seeking child care providers who can care for children ages 0-5 years old during our Family Strengthening classes. We will be offering classes at two different sites in Portland, one will be located in East Portland near 130th, and the site of the second class is still TBD, but will be in North Portland.

We need fun, enthusiastic child care providers who will be available for approximately two hours during the day. Classes will be scheduled on Wednesdays at 11:00am. We will have one session on 130th in December, and then will hold classes every other week starting in January.