At last, we have confirmed a May Meetup topic!
Constituent Relationship Management Systems or Databases!

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.

Then, you will have the opportunity to talk to Tompkins and others (we invite you to attend if you have a CRM solution to talk up!) about specific solutions and how they might integrate into your nonprofit's work flow.

We are proud to be bringing you this meetup in collaboration with the Portland Nonprofit Salesforce Users Group and Convio.

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Tompkins is the Sr. Market Strategist for Convio focused exclusively on the Common Ground product, Convio’s CRM solution for nonprofits. He has worked for Convio (and formerly) GetActive for more than 5 years in various roles, from account services to product marketing. His experience working with nonprofits began when he exited the Peace Corps in 2000 to create his own 501c3. He then began working for a large advocacy-based organization in DC serving as the lead on all technology projects ranging from website strategy to database development. Tompkins has a passion for nonprofit-tech and truly enjoys helping organizations pick the right solutions and apply the right strategies to help further their mission.

We'll have a general meeting of all volunteers to go over our schedule, job assignments, etc. This is to prep so we'll be ready for BarCamp PDX 4 on Friday & Saturday, October 22nd & 23rd at the Eliot Center in Downtown PDX.

We'll have a general meeting of all volunteers to go over our schedule, job assignments, etc. This is to prep so we'll be ready for BarCamp PDX 4 on Friday & Saturday, October 22nd & 23rd at the Eliot Center in Downtown PDX.

Come learn about volunteer opportunities at this year's Open Source Bridge! Receive updates on volunteering, sign up with the newest version of our app, learn more about the conference, meet the core team, and socialize with other volunteers.

Have we mentioned lately how very appreciative we are of our volunteers at Open Source Bridge and other Stumptown Syndicate events? You've officially made 2013 great! So, we'd like to extend our thanks again, and show our gratitude by throwing a party.

Details: Volunteer Appreciation Party Saturday, August 24, 2013 1:30 pm with roller skating starting at 3:30 pm! Mt. Scott Park for picnic potluck and skating at the adjacent Mt. Scott Community Center.

We'll be providing some party trays from Nicholas Restaurant, and beverages, complete with an alcohol permit.

If you can bring salad, snack foods, or desserts, we'd love you even more.

You can RSVP on FB at https://www.facebook.com/events/502680206477027

Additional: If you can't make it out on Saturday, but are available Friday, August 23, Stumptown Syndicate (the nonprofit that oversees Open Source Bridge) is having a Happy Hour gathering. It will be a regular monthly event.

We prefer vegan/vegetarian food for all our events. Thank you!

Hi, The Lawgen Project is basically an effort to create a 'Wikipedia for solutions to all problems', that also has new communication tools and lets groups of all sizes make decisions, trade, and collaborate. At the moment we're looking for both programmers, (see: http://www.volunteermatch.org/search/opp2560426.jsp#.WGYM8QZnX ) -And for Open Source, Direct Action, and Direct Democracy advocates to interview on the 6th. We have a camera crew and an advocate for Open Source that we'll be interviewing around 3, so we figured 4 would be a great time for others to show up.

For anyone curious we have visual and written walkthroughs posted at Lawgen.org

All questions and feedback are welcome, our email is [email protected]