JDN Workforce Training & Development Workshop | Job Developers Certification

BUILD YOUR EMPLOYER CONNECTIONS - GROWING WHAT WORKS

Presenters: Legacy Health Systems; Oregon Health Sciences University; Lynda VanDoran, Business Employment Specialist, Trainer; and multiple Organizations networking solutions for creating diverse employment opportunities.

A certificate of attendance will be provided to support continuing education. View flyer here: http://www.jobdevelopersnetwork.org/content/jdn-workforce-workshops

Date: May 14, 2010

TIME: 8:30am-12:00noon; breakfast included

Think & Drink on photography and war: A happy-hour conversation series sponsored by Oregon Humanities. Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at 6:00 p.m. at rontoms, 600 E. Burnside, Portland. This event is free and open to the public

The spring 2010 Think & Drink happy-hour conversation brings together photography curator and writer Kirsten Rian and photojournalist Thorne Anderson for a discussion about the ethics of war photography and the role of photographs in shaping our understanding of war on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at 6:00 at rontoms, 600 E. Burnside, Portland. The happy-hour series, which sparks provocative conversations about big ideas, is sponsored by Oregon Humanities (formerly Oregon Council for the Humanities).

Join us for our May Meetup... Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) Systems & Databases!

WHEN: Tuesday, May 25th at 5:30 pm

WHERE: Lucky Labrador Brew Pub, 915 SE Hawthorne Boulevard, Portland, Oregon 97214

A good system for managing your clients, constituents, donors, and/or volunteers will ease your troubles away! Well...we're not sure that any database can be completely pain-free, there are some good solutions available for nonprofits but before a tool is decided upon, some essential questions must be asked. Join us on May 25, when Tompkins Spann will talk unbiased on how to determine your nonprofits' needs for data management and what you need to evaluate when choosing a CRM or database.

May 20th at Imago Theatre (17 8th Ave.), SCRAP presents Rebel Craft Rumble, a crafting competition between some of Portland's craftiest folk. Contestants have ten minutes in each round to create a masterpiece with SCRAP materials. The winner will compete against local craft master Sister Diane!

Celebrity judges include Julie Sabatier of Destination DIY, Lindsay Newkirk of Junk to Funk, and City Commissioner Nick Fish.

Doors at 6:30, event at 7pm. Pre-sale tickets $10, or $15 at the door. Lompoc beer and root beer available for purchase.

Tickets are on sale online (visit scrapaction.org/rebelcraftrumble) and at SCRAP (2915 NE MLK at Stanton).

Sunday May 16th 10:00 am - 12:00pm At Sowing Circle Farm 1126 NE Sumner Portland, OR 97211

Come and build bat boxes with Seth and Adam. Bats eat loads of bugs every night that might otherwise prey upon your garden (moths) or suck your blood (mosquitoes). Plus if you’re crazy like us, you can try to collect their nitrogen-rich guano for your garden! Homeless bats everywhere will thank you and it’s going to be really fun. The Cost of this class is $15. Email us at [email protected] to register.

Portland’s Clean Energy Works program, homeowners Roy and Kim Fox are undertaking weatherization that will reduce their energy consumption by 30% while keeping intact the character of their 1884 Queen Anne home.

Come learn how during tours beginning each hour. 

Tour a fantastic 1884 home, learn more about the Clean Energy Works program, and how you can weatherize an older home without impacting its vintage character.

When: Saturday, May 22, 2010 (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.)Where: 5915 NE Rodney Ave., PortlandAdmission is free but a small donation is suggested (All proceeds support the education programs of the Architectural Heritage Center) No pre-registration required. Guided tours will be given on the hour throughout the day.

Whidden and Lewis and the Maturing of Portland Architecture Saturday, May 15, 201010  a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Members: $13General Public: $18 Pre-registration is strongly suggested

At the turn of the twentieth century, architects William Whidden and Ion Lewis stood at the forefront of design in the Pacific Northwest, bringing new styles and innovations to Portland’s commercial, residential, and public buildings. From the six-story Concord Building to Portland’s City Hall, many of the firm’s buildings are today listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Additionally, their residential designs were so prolific that a 1989 book, Matters of Proportion, focused entirely on the firm’s Portland houses.

Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. empowers women to enter into high skill, high wage careers in construction through our seven-week Trades and Apprenticeship Career Class.

Please help us spread the word about our FREE program so even more women can get started into satisfying, living wage careers.

-- Class meets Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

-- Participants get hands-on experience working alongside skilled female instructors.

-- Explore topics like safety, construction culture, apprenticeship, and more.

-- Get an introduction to green building

-- Learn basic trades math and measurement.

-- Try out the tools of the trades through visits to job sites and apprentice training centers

May/June ABCD Class Series

MONDAY EVENINGS MAY 17, 24, JUNE 7, & 21 - 7:00PM to 9:00PM

Asset Based Community Development is a powerful and inclusive approach to community development. Focus your effort on discovering and mobilizing the resources that are already present in your community. When people become more productive together - they exercise their power to address problems and realize dreams!

Sponsored by School of Neighborhood Transformation and East Portland Neighbors, Inc.

Cost: $45

TRAINING LOCATION - St. Johns Community Center, 8427 North Central Street, Portland OR 97203

INFO: Clark Blakeman, [email protected]

REGISTRATION: http://www.secondstories.org/

To help newly-planted trees and shrubs get a jump on the invasives competition this spring, Friends of Trees is organizing a series of Tree Care events in May at some of our Green Space Initiative native restoration planting sites. It’s a great way to get outside and enjoy the spring weather, as well as help ensure the success of these planting sites.

No experience is necessary! We’ll not only teach you how to remove invasive plant species by hand, but we’ll also teach native plant identification skills and various care techniques.

If you’d like to participate, simply arrive at the site by 9 a.m. and we’ll provide refreshments, gloves and tools. We hope to see you out there!

Housecall Providers Hospice program will begin a new volunteer training series on October 6. We are seeking a group of dedicated volunteers to join us.

Housecall Providers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that brings primary care medical housecalls to homebound seniors and people with disabilities throughout the Portland metro area. Our hospice program serves our own patients who are near the end of life. Our goal is help our patients remain in their homes and communities with high-quality care, pain management and family support.

REACH Community Development provides quality affordable housing and opportunities for people to thrive.

REACH is finishing renovations in their new North Portland building: Walnut Park Apartments. To commemorate their newly renovated home, the seniors at Walnut Park are having a celebration, including food and festivities.

Two volunteers are needed to help set up, serve food, and clean-up after the event. Come take part in this community building activity, meet new people, and help make this special event a success for people living in REACH housing.

Walnut Park Apartments is located in NE Portland near Martin Luther King Blvd and NE Killingsworth.

To sign-up and get directions, please contact Matt Moor directly 503-519-4675 or [email protected]

Springwater Environmental Sciences School seeks a volunteer Garden Coordinator. Our impressive garden is a fenced space approx. 170’ x 30’ with four large raised beds, a brand new drip irrigation system, and an amphitheater outdoor classroom.

We are located outside the urban growth boundary, near the town of Carver, in a rural setting with stunning views of Mt. Hood. Our students and families are environmentally aware, love spending time outside getting dirty, and are eager to work and learn. All we need is someone with the vision and energy to help us launch and orchestrate the garden program.