Volunteer Appreciation Event

Staff at the Black United Fund of Oregon would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the volunteers who help us throught the year. We will be hosting a Volunteer Appreciation Event on April 22nd, if you have volunteered in the past, or would like to come and mingle with staff and board, please join us!

Where: Grand Cafe, 832 SE Grand Ave

When: April 22, 2010 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Light food will be provided and you will recieve a ticket for 1/2 off drinks.

Please RSVP to Anela Puljic at apuljic@bufor.org by April 21st if you plan on attending!

Upcoming Events at the Black United Fund of Oregon

 

SCHOLARSHIP WRITING WORKSHOP

This intensive workshop will engage high school students interested in learning more about the scholarship writing process. Please contact Christian Kofi at ckofi@bufor.org or by calling 503.282.7973 for more information.

Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010

Place: University of Portland

Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm

Cost: $10.00

 

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENT

We want to personally thank our volunteers and celebrate their positive impact on the work we do.

Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010

Place: Grand Café

Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00pm

Cost: Free

 

America’s Got Talent Taping LIVE!

The Black United Fund is organizing a group of staff, volunteers, and supporters to attend NBC’s America’s Got Talent live taping. It will take place in Portland at the Keller Auditorium on March 18th.
There are two time slots to choose from: 1pm-6pm or 5pm-10:30pm.
Please contact Anela at apuljic@bufor.org if you would like to attend for FREE by Friday March 5th, 2010! Family and friends are welcome, please let us know if you would like to bring guests.
The minimum age to attend is 14 and the show will donate $5 per person in attendance to the Black United Fund of Oregon.

ALERT!!!

ACCESS Scholarship Applications Due TODAY at 5:00pm.

Only 1 application to complete.
21 scholarships available
Over $490,000 is available in scholarships!
From 5 different Oregon institutions:  Concordia University, George Fox University, Lewis & Clark College, University of Portland, and Willamette University.
 
The Black United Fund of Oregon’s ACCESS Scholarship Application for the 2010-2011 school year is now available!  Download the application from our website at  www.bufor.org.  Please help us share this information with students, parents, youth groups, churches or anyone else you know that may be interested!

Winning Contracts: Responding to Requests for Proposal and Successfully Contracting with Government

Please join the Black United Fund of Oregon on January 29, 2010 in a three (3) hour interactive training workshop on: 

 Winning Contracts: Responding to Requests for Proposal and Successfully Contracting with Government 

Workshop Objectives:  

• Identifying Requests for Proposal Opportunities
• Tips and tricks for Responding for Request for Proposal 
• Similarities/Differences of Government Contracts and Grants
• Successfully Contracting with Government Agencies
• Retaining and Growing Government Business Relations 
• Trouble Shooting Government Contracts   

 

Location: Concordia University – Library GRW 310

                     2811 NE Holman St., Portland, OR 97211 

Date:  Friday, January 29, 2010 

Time:  9:00am – 12:30pm

 Cost:  $35:00    

Who Can Attend?
Nonprofit Managers, Leaders, Board Members, Account Managers, HR Managers, Small Business Owners, Etc…

Want to get involved…

Volunteer at our Annual Community Unity Banquet: February 17th, 2010

This year’s banquet, themed “Black United Fund Grantees Have Talent”, will be play a vital role in sharing our mission, raising much needed funds, showcasing our scholarship recipients and stories of changed lives.

The success of our banquet cannot be accomplished without individuals like yourself who lend their time and talents as a volunteer for this special evening. Volunteering for this event will consist of a one-hour training session prior to the event and serving no more than 2.5 hours at the event. There are a number of areas for which we are seeking volunteers. Here is a list of some example volunteer roles:

• Drivers
• Banquet & Auction Set-Up
• Registration & Cashier
• Line & Floor Directors
• Clean-Up

If you are willing and able to volunteer for this event, please respond to Anela Puljic at apuljic@bufor.org or 503-282-7973. Please feel free to share this information with family, friends, and co-workers that may be interested in volunteering.

Community Unity Banquet 2010

For more information, click here.