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 fundr …

Are you a clutter bug? Or a neat freak? Or (like most of us!) lost somewhere in between? Then join us and share organzing/cleaning tips, general household ideas, and good ole conversation. You're a Domestic CEO if you're the one who runs the house.  Cooking, cleaning, organizing, running the kids from here to there, making sure that your house is truly a home. So come join us ~ and together we will find a method to the homemaking-madness! **Please note:  Domestic CEO's is a Message-Board-only gr …

Our Community Pantry is a buying club with members all over the Portland metro area, focused on the collective purchase of raw, organic, super-fresh nuts, seeds, berries, seaweeds and more. We pay close attention to the sourcing of the foods we buy together, order them once every month, and distribute them within just a few days of receiving them, keeping the freshness of the product at the highest standard possible. This meetup functions to organize our distribution. To read more about the Pant …

"The service we render others is the rent we pay for our room on earth."  Wilfred Grenfell This group is for people who have projects around the house that are just to big to master alone. It can be anything from painting a room to deep cleaning one, detailing your car to chopping fire wood. We'll help clean a garage or clean up over grown flower beds, transplant shrubs, plant a tree, remove wallpaper, organize a messy basement, stack firewood, wash windows, clean closets, help decorate, clean …

If you are homeschooling in Clark County, or considering it, this is a great way to connect with other families for information, support, and activities. We are a diverse group, welcoming all families, regardless of homeschooling style, without favoring any method, philosophy or belief. The group is designed for younger homeschooled children ages 4-12 years old and their parents. Younger and older siblings are welcome too! Vancouver Homeschoolers not only provides activities for homeschooling fa …

… * Challenges with planning, prioritizing and getting work started. * Inability to complete projects. * Excessive forgetfulness in daily activities. * Difficulty following through and completing tasks in a timely manner. * Easily frustrated and excessively impatient. * Persistent feelings of being overwhelmed and underachieving in life.

This group is designed to introduce the principles of time management to its members and to share specific tools that will enable its members to thrive in all areas of their lives. Everyone is welcome, especially those who are feeling frustrated, confused, overwhelmed, or just plain stuck. We will focus on developing clear goals, exploring different time management tools, and outlining specific action steps that will have you organized and productive in no time! Using the principles of life coac …

We are offering classes teaching people how to be self sufficient and ways to grow their own vegetables raise chickens etc. organically and from a permaculture biodynamic viewpoint.

… If a food is not nutrient dense and is fed to the child, this dramatically lowers the child's chances of getting enough nutrition that day because the stomach is filled up with non nutritious foods. We don't necessarily agree that the status quo is the way to go. We don't think eggs and butter raise cholesterol and clog arteries, we don't think that raw milk in any form is harmful, we don't think that optimal density can be reached through conventional farming and factory farms. We try our best …

We are a Wellness Center that is excited to host FREE wellness classes for the Portland area. We have a great space and invite anyone who is interested in making our community healthier to join our group! Our class topics include: fibromyalgia and chronic pain, raw foods, organic gardening, women's hormone balance and wellness, baby sign language, family wellness, exercise and nutrition...and much more! Let us know if there are any topics that you have an interest in and we will get them on the …

Like bees and want to help them to thrive? I teach two classes each month on different topics. So far we have 8 different bee care topics, all relevant to people who are interested in bees. I started the group because it was difficult for me to find out how to -->respectfully<-- raise bees and to do that without chemicals or treatments. I'm most interested in helping people learn to be good bee stewards whether they have backyard hives or just enjoy and appreciate the busy little pollinators.   …

… A: With some exceptions, we have found that smaller events are the ONLY ones conducive to getting to know each other! Many vegetarian/vegan restaurants in Portland are small. Larger groups get MUCH slower service and it is harder to split up the bill. In larger groups at restaurants, we tend to have a higher no-show and no-tip rate. Introverts can get lost in the shuffle. The list goes on. If you prefer very large events, this isn't the Meetup for you. Now go sign up for something! :)

  Why Join: We are a group just for women on the Eastside! (East of the river) Our group is private but open to all women this keeps our meeting times and locations private and only seen by members. To Join our group click on the "Join Us" button in the upper right section of this page under the banner.   ***Please finish reading this page first*** Our goal is to provide you with a variety of activities to help you round out your fitness and health, get outdoors (sometimes indoors), and to mee …

Our group will be about having a good time! Somewhere for Moms to compare stories, get advice, have girls night out, socialize the babies and just have fun. Most of our kids are under 3 along with a few older ones. We we also just blessed with some brand new babies this year! Heather Bowden is the main organizers of the group and can help you if you have any advice, questions or suggestions. Our group is very lucky to have a large group of very strong organizers. Without any of them we would not …

This is a group for both experienced and inexperienced hikers, all of whom have the tacit fundamental desire to get outdoors for a day (or two). We have no group theory or group philosophy, yet. Personally speaking, I seek people willing to share in this group's organization, with a committed spirit of both activism and ethical eco-tourism. This means that we seek and communicate information about our activities that include regulations as well as education. The purpose of this group should be e …

Why Join:                                                                                                       Join Button ^^^^^ This is a great group to round out your weekly fitness and health, to get outdoors (sometimes indoors), and to meet new people. We offer a variety of activities to help you get healthier and moving, including walks, bike rides, running, water aerobics, farmers markets and other fitness and health related activities.  Most activities will be located in NW/SW Portland …