A SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR is someone who recognizes a social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to organize, create, and manage a venture to make social change. A Business Entrepreneur measures performance in revenue, profit, and return on investment.  A Social Entrepreneur measures performance in two equally important ways: First on how well he or she has achieved their social mission and second in revenue, profit, and return on investment. Nonprofits use different terms such as fundrais …

Practicing seasonal awareness is a large factor in the study of our lives. Returning to quietness, simplicity, and balance are key elements of becoming more of who we already are. Taught by Senior Instructor Michael Vasquez. Bio: Michael Vasquez, lineage instructor, has been a practitioner of the Internal Healing Arts since the age of 16. He began his formal training with the Martial practices at the Kido Institute, Santa Fe, NM, where his training & teaching included classes in: Ji Do Kwan, Tai …

We invite you to join our community of secular humanists and other people who love life and reason. Here, you can exchange ideas and experiences, make new friends and contribute to positive change. We also have a vibrant community of families where parents can find support in raising children well without religion. CFI–Salem Humanists parent organization, Center for Inquiry, is an educational nonprofit organization whose mission it is to foster a secular society based on science, reason, free in …

Portland Oregon local chapter of the Passive House Alliance U.S. The Passive House Alliance US (PHAUS) is a non-profit organization created to support the Passive House building energy standard through public outreach, education, support of industry professionals and advocacy. Its membership includes planners, consultants, builders, architects, manufacturers and other individuals working to implement and promote Passive House building energy efficiency standards and construction in the United St …

We are a Tao based Organization that's vision and focus is based on raising human awareness and consciousness, by starting with the community in which we live in. We all see the many problems and challenges that we face in this present world and find ourselves looking for change and solutions. We believe that the solution lies within the awakening of each one of us, through connecting to the source of all life, energy! By releasing tension in our body, focusing on activating our brain, and openi …

JobGroup empowers professionals to effectively manage their careers by promoting networking, volunteerism, and job search skills.  We routinely hold 2-3 events per week.  Events include targeted networking mixers, job search seminars, and community outreach.

Do you have something to share, but can’t quite put your finger on it? Sometimes it can feel like our lives are a series of disconnected events. Our society gives us a list of bullet-point categories to associate our experiences with, so we know what’s “normal” and what is “outside-the-box,” but not everything fits. We yearn to make sense of our own experiences… And it’s easy to become isolated. Our Social Network community helps us “connect,” but leaves us yearning for communal experience. We a …

Are you in the business of helping people? Whether you are a psychologist, hypnotherapist, or coach... If you are a massage or nutritional therapist... Or maybe a chiropractor, acupuncturist, reflexologist, or any other related profession... If you are in the business of helping people, if that is your calling in life, then you are a kindred spirit. This group serves two purposes. The first is education and networking. The average psychologist probably knows far too little about hypnothe …

The Kiwanis Club of Cedar Hills offers you the opportunity to share your experience, knowledge, and time in service to the community. This service is great fun and builds fellowship with other members. We are unified in our interest in building a strong, enjoyable Beaverton community. Excellent, diverse programs can be enjoyed at our regular weekly luncheons. Membership is open to all men and women who possess a genuine interest in serving the community. KIWANIS DEFINING STATEMENT KIWANIS is a g …

Although the topic matter is of a somber nature, I invite you to bring your joyful, creative and humorous selves with you! We will find gentle and nonthreatening ways to educate ourselves and share truthful information with the greater community.  Together, we can shed some light in the shadow of 9/11. We are a group of people interested in taking a closer look at the World Trade Center attack of September 11, 2001, and exploring creative and effective ways of sharing what we learn.  We have a s …

We adult survivors of child abuse in all of it's various forms often struggle with low self esteem, depression, poor sense of boundaries and other issues that make us vulnerable to other forms of abuse including domestic violence and sexual assault. A person who is a victim of one form of abuse tends to become a victim of another form of abuse. Healing from these various forms of abuse is a long term process that can take years, a lifetime. We survivors often exhaust those around us with our sto …

Kiwanis is an international service club founded in 1915. Their mission is to help children and those needy in our community and around the world. Join forces with us to help the Tualatin community!  You don't have to live in Tualatin just care about people no matter where they are. We are a dedicated group of diverse men and women who get together to volunteer and donate to Kiwanis in the Tualatin and surrounding areas.  We enjoy sharing our love for community service and giving back, while als …