Portland Action Summit: Leadership for the Next Generation

Date: 
June 1, 2012 - 9:00am - 3:30pm
Location: 
Portland State University

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PORTLAND ACTION SUMMIT: LEADERSHIP FOR THE NEXT GENERATION

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Portland Action Summit

Upcoming Friday Forums

The Nonprofit Revolution: Opening the Doors to Innovation

Darian Heyman, Cosponsored by WVDO
Darian Heyman
Date: 
May 18, 2012 - 12:15pm
Speaker(s): 
Darian Rodriguez Heyman, Philanthropy, Nonprofit Management, Social Entrepeneurship, & Youth Leadership Expert

How can nonprofits and foundations navigate these challenging economic times, while capitalizing on some of the most exciting trends in decades? On May 18th at a Friday Forum cosponsored by the Willamette Valley Development Officers (WVDO), social entrepreneur Darian Rodriguez Heyman will delivers helpful resources and keen insights into how the nonprofit landscape is changing, including how to engage the next generation and diversify staff and board members, and how participants can seize related opportunities.

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Portland Action Summit

Friday Forum only
Portland Action Summit
Date: 
June 1, 2012 - 12:15pm
Speaker(s): 
Aukeem Ballard, masters student, Lewis and Clark
Speaker(s): 
Zahara Muhammed, David Douglas High School student
Speaker(s): 
Audrianna Rodriguez, Open Meadows student

City Club of Portland’s Friday Forum for June, 1st will be led by three area youth leaders - Aukeem Ballard, Zahara Muhammed and Audrianna Rodriguez - who will share their personal stories on what inspired them to become civically active, what they’ve accomplished, what barriers they think young people face and how to overcome them. The three area youth leaders represent a variety of Portland neighborhoods, schools and universities and community programs. They encompass a vast definition of what it means to be a civically engaged youth.

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Annual Meeting 2012

Pat McCormick
Date: 
June 8, 2012 - 12:15pm
Speaker(s): 
Pat McCormick

At City Club’s 2011 Annual Meeting on June 17, we will honor members who have served in key positions of leadership, as well as our valuable corporate sponsors, and will hear from incoming President Pat McCormick, who will discuss his vision for the coming year.

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May 18, 2012 - 12:15pm The Nonprofit Revolution: Opening the Doors to Innovation Darian Heyman, Cosponsored by WVDO
June 1, 2012 - 12:15pm Portland Action Summit Friday Forum only
June 8, 2012 - 12:15pm Annual Meeting 2012

Hoyt Arboretum Guided Tour

Magnolia

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Date: 
May 11, 2012 - 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Location: 
Hoyt Arboretum – meet at the Hoyt Arboretum Visitor Center in Washington Park (4000 SW Fairview Blvd., Portland, OR 97221)

Celebrate National Gardens Day in Hoyt Arboretum! The Arboretum is a 187-acre museum of living trees featuring collections of plants and trees from around the world for conservation, research, education and display. Hoyt Arboretum was planted in 1931 and nurtures over 6000 trees and 1100 species – 62 of which are threatened or endangered. Join Curator Martin Nicholson for a stroll through the Arboretum to learn the secrets behind the collections and marvel over spring’s colorful blooms. The magnolias should be in full bloom so bring your cameras!

Committee: 
New Leaders Council

Tour the NAYA Family Center

NAYA logo
Date: 
May 19, 2012 - 10:30am - 12:00pm
Location: 
Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA)-- 5135 NE Columbia Blvd. Portland, OR 97218.

Tour Portland's Native American Youth and Family Center! For more than 30 years, the NAYA Family Center has offered educational services, cultural arts programming, and assistance to alleviate poverty for the Portland metropolitan area's American Indian and Alaska Native community.

Committee: 
New Leaders Council

NLC Mentorship Program 2012-2013

Mentorship Program
Date: 
May 18, 2012 - 12:00am - 12:00pm

June 2011 marked the beginning of City Club’s first Mentorship Program, pairing two City Club members based on personal or professional background, building new relationships and connecting civically minded mentors and mentees across areas of interest, expertise and experience.

The current program is made up of twenty-four matches with professionals ranging from law, to land use, government, international relations and everything in between.

Committee: 
New Leaders Council

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Citizens Read: The Barbarian Nurseries by Hector Tobar

The Barbarian Nurseries
Date: 
May 22, 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location: 
Market St. Pub, 1526 SW 10th Ave. Portland, OR 97201

The Barbarian Nurseries, by LA Times columnist Hector Tobar, examines the intersection of two overlapping versions of America. Inspired by California's Proposition 187, which restricted benefits and rights of illegal immigrants (passed in 1994 but later overturned), this book tackles tough questions such as, "Are we a nation of immigrants, or are people from more established immigrant groups (e.g., Europeans) more legitimate than others?

Committee: 
Agora Steering Committee

Leadership Round Table: Politics for Non-Political Professionals

Leadership
Date: 
May 29, 2012 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: 
City Club of Portland Commons, 901 SW Washington St.

As non-political professionals, engaging the political process can be a daunting a task. The New Leaders Council’s Leadership Summit provides an opportunity to learn from the pros how to develop political competency as a leader. The workshop-style summit features three community leaders discussing a range of core political skills, from recognizing when a political issue exists, to transforming a political message into action.

Committee: 
New Leaders Council
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