After a four-month search, led by a team of ReBuilding Center staff and board members, we are excited to announce Jaclyn Kirouac-Fram as our new Executive Director. Jackie follows the ReBuilding Center’s Acting Executive Director, Kelly Stevens, who will remain on staff, and Interim Executive...
World Oregon’s Young Professionals (YP) Steering Committee Now Recruiting! Committee Eligibility: 21-40 years old Interest in global affairs Attend monthly meetings Contribute professional skills Serve a two-year term From planning discussion groups to orchestrating trivia nights, join a...
The Green Schoolyards Collective is launching! After a few years of planning, we’re finally lifting this idea off the ground with a kick-off eventrescheduled for Tuesday, March 12, from 9 a.m. to noon. This will be the first time we bring together members and those who want to find...
When the member nations of the UN signed onto Agenda 2030, in 2015, they established 17 aspirational Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets to achieve by 2030. While overwhelming at first, each of the SDGs, from poverty and hunger to energy and peace, are being addressed to some...
The Johnson Creek Watershed Council’s 21st Annual Watershed Wide: Restoration Extreme! Johnson Creek is urban, but it is home to a variety of wildlife, including threatened and endangered salmon. We will be working at ten locations along the 26-mile watershed in an effort to revitalize and...
Get a jump start on Earth Week and help build native tree canopy and wildlife habitat in the company of other GPSEN folk. Bring yourself and your friends or loved ones for this hands-on planting with veteran FoT crew leader Conan Harmon-Walker and GPSEN senior adviser Lin Harmon-Walker. If you’ve...
Join us as Bridget Callahan from Sustainable Northwest will be talking about the upcoming community solar program and its potential to create more clean energy in Oregon. We’ll be discussing what is Community solar, when it will be coming and what are some of the forms it could take.
Please join us for Grow Portland’s third annual Seed Swap for a chance to share seeds you have saved in your garden. Please sign up on our website in advance if you plan to attend. The event is free and open to the public. Bring extra seed you have saved in your garden to share with others...
Development Drinks is a monthly gathering hosted by GlobalPDX, for people interested in international development. This social event is meant to be a chance to connect with others and to learn about the work of GlobalPDX members. Our presenting organization in February is Young Mountain Tea. Their...
Our 2019-20 Request For Proposal has been published! This once-a-year opportunity is a fantastic way to join a growing network of organizations, schools and government agencies who have committed to improving their community. Highlights of hosting an AmeriCorps member include: Advance...
Partners and friends, please mark your calendars for the biggest event of The Intertwine Alliance year: INTERTWINE SUMMIT 2019 Investing in NatureMonday, April 29 noon to 5:30 p.m., with reception to follow Summit highlights: Meera Bhat, director of the North America Cities Network of The Nature...
People power: all of us can inspire change and #SolveDifferent We can all make a difference today for the environment. From sharing a ride to work to having a meat-free meal, each of us can advance action on environmental goals. This UN Environment Assembly will inspire us to seize this...