Connect Events

January 30, 2010

Where:
Montgomery Park
2701 NW Vaughn Street
Portland Oregon 97201

When:
January 30, 2010
10:00 a.m. – 3pm.
http://napooregon.com/ORGANIZING_EXPO.html

This event will offer the latest organizing products, learn about effective organizing techniques, and network with other companies related to the organizing industry. Live presentations will address solutions for all types of organizing challenges ranging from organizing tips and products to ergonomics and sustainable organizing options.

Connect will be presenting at 1:00pm. Come learn about using networking to grow your business.

May 7, 2009

Friends of the Children Offices
May 7, 2009
Start time: 6:00pm
Live program: 7:45pm
RVSP by: April 17, 2009

The 10th Annual Friend Raiser will be held on May 7, 2009. Friend Raiser is the key fundraising event for Friends of the Children – Portland, accounting for nearly a quarter of its annual budget. Last year, the more than $1.5 million raised marked the single-largest fundraising event in Friends of the Children's 16-year history, making it one of the largest auctions in Portland!

This year the evening will begin with a sampling of delicious foods from several of Portland's finest restaurants and plenty of fine wines. Bidders gather vying for hundreds of silent auction packages before moving outside to the tent where the celebration kicks off with live music, dancing and other entertainment. Following a special Friends of the Children presentation, guests may once again bid on fantastic packages during our live auction all in support of Friends of the Children!

We hope you'll join us this year! Click here to purchase a table or individual tickets. For additional questions please contact Staci Sigala at ssigala@friendsofthechildren.org.

April 28, 2009

Time: 6:00 PM
Location: souk
322 NW 6th Ave. Suite 200,
Portland OR 97209

RSVP PLEASE: portland@ywse.org

If you are looking for new networking opportunities in Portland, join us on April 28th at souk.

One stop shopping! Come find out what sorts of groups exist in Portland. Don't bother with a google search and forget sifting through the 40 thousand results. Just show up and see over a dozen local organizations speak briefly about what their group has to offer. After the presentations you will have a chance to speak face to face with the people that piqued your interest.

Last year we had over 100 attendees and the opportunity for as much networking as you can handle in one night. Everyone will get a master resource list of all the groups represented- in case you didn't get to talk with everyone you wanted to.

We will have pizza and beverages on hand to keep you going strong through the evening.

$5 at the door to eat and drink and meet.

Please RSVP, however you are welcome to join us if you don't.

A short list of some of the groups that will be represented:
Springboard Innovation
The Savvy Collaborative
Pdxfx
Connectpdx
City Club New Leaders
Green Drinks
YWSE
Leadership Portland
AIGA (DMob)
Self-Employed Creative Professionals
OEN
World Affairs Council Young Professionals
IDSA social hour

February 21st, 2009

The 2009 "Friends of the Children" was a great success, raising over one-hundred-thousand dollars. For our first partnership this year with "Friends of the Children", Connect members had two teams and sponsored a lane. We raised a total of $785.00. Thank you, Anne McCallister, Jeff Capen, Greg Capen, Noah Oken-Berg, Kimberly Wuepper Rudick, Mona Bhalla, and Brett Hamilton for a successful start to 2009.

April 22nd, 2008

Thanks to all 140 of you who attended last nights Networking Extravaganza at Souk, we thank you! What a wonderful opportunity to meet the variety of business professionals around town. A big thank to Souk for hosting such a superb event.