Continuous Web- Portland is a community for startup entrepreneurs and tech professionals building sustainable web products and businesses.  Members connect and learn from professionals what it takes to start, build, and lead a great web business.  For the startup at all stages: idea, seed capital, angel/venture funded, profitability and beyond.

Meet other locals who explore a variety of building techniques that use in-situ materials for housing: earth, clay, cob, rammed earth, earthbag, straw bale, wattle & daub, round wood, bamboo.

This group is open to all those interested in voluntary sustainability/frugal living, sustainable development, green building, alternative and renewable energy sources, waste reduction and recycling, carbon-friendly commuting, composting, air and water pollution issues, organic living, office efficiency, and reducing toxins from your home (such as greener cleaners). The intent of the group is to provide a grassroots approach to living green. We’re here to act as a catalyst giving you the tools y …

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 …

This is World Work, Deep Democracy and group process practice groups in and around Portland area for people who are interested in community building, dreams, shamanism, Taoism, quantum physic, social activism, personal and community growth, friendship and relationship development. Anybody who are interested in these topics are welcomed. This group is run by deep democracy way. Please come to this group to co-create and transform this group together. Relationship, Friendship and Connection are …

We are forming a drug and smoke free intentional eco-village community on 120 acres in the foothills of Mt. Hood - less than an hour from Portland. Of course focused on living a sustainable, environmentally conscious, connected to spirit lifestyle but perhaps more importantly, we aim to create a loving, nurturing home and seek emotionally mature members who are truly willing to do the emotional work it takes to be in community and are willing to contribute their time, talents and treasure. We me …

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.

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 …

Welcome! This group is for you if you are tired of checking your soul at the door when you walk into work. It may not seem like work is a place where your soul is welcome but whatever kind of work you do, your soul belongs with you. It is simply not sustainable to be separated from your source of vital energy for 40+ hours per week for any number of years. Some organizations are good or even great at supporting their employees well-being and some are not. I have found through my work that many …

City Repair is an organized group action that educates and inspires communities and individuals to creatively transform the places where they live. City Repair facilitates artistic and ecologically-oriented placemaking through projects that honor the interconnection of human communities and the natural world. The many projects of City Repair have been accomplished by a mostly volunteer staff and thousands of volunteer citizen activists.

I started this group as a means to connect with other hypnotherapists, and prospective hypnotherapists in an educational setting. As a Certified Instructor with the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH), I will be offering courses to current hypnotherapists interested in earning continuing education credits. As the owner of the Portland School of Hypnosis, I will also be offering free informational lectures to those curious about hypnotherapy as a profession here at the Portland School of Hypnosis. …

Someone once said, how you show up in bed is the way you show up in your life. What if you could make small changes to your sex life and have the results affect your life as a whole? What is Soul Sex? First of all, it’s not what you think. It’s not about having some pie-in-the-sky spiritual experience. It’s about being embodied + fully alive from the bottom up. (Pun intended!) Soul Sex is about bringing mindfulness into every aspect of our daily lives; about living a life that’s in alignment wit …

Join AORTA! The Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates is a 501(c)(3) non-profit citizen advocacy group working to educate the public about the need for safe, fiscally responsible, environmentally sound transportation since 1976. It is also known as the Oregon Association of Railway Passengers (OreARP).  AORTA works cooperatively with the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) while maintaining its autonomy. AORTA works to improve intercity passenger trains, commuter rail, …

This is a group for anyone interested in building a cleantech community in Portland. You can be a computer engineer, an innovator, a web developer, an entrepreneurs, a coder, a hacker, a marketing guru, an angel funder, a VC so long your goal is to create the best applications to improve and solve the environmental issues.

I'm a nerd and a creator looking for others who are interested in science and technology that would like to develop ideas relating to making efficient, well built, long lasting, customizable, modular, appropriate technologies relating to home appliances including refrigerators, dehumidifiers, clothes driers, water heaters, home heat pumps and any other appliances that can have a real and lasting effect on people's lives. If something should come out of these projects, I hope to also develop alte …

Welcome! We're a group dedicated to providing support, networking and fun times for those living with traumatic brain injuries. Whether you took a face-plant off a cliff, got in a car wreck, got attacked, got a concussion or sustained some permanent structural damage, you are now part of an elite gang of Bashed Brain Buddies. Now, I don't pretend to be a licensed anything to do with brain injuries, but the idea is more that we can help each other by the power of being around those who understand …

Are you growing food with aquaponics? Or are you interested in learning more about aquaponics and its benefits? This is a group for anyone currently engaged in aquaponic projects and those eager to learn more and get started. I am starting this group to connect people in the greater Portland metropolitan area who want to talk about all aspects of aquaponics. We can share our experiences, exchange information. and learn together! Meetups will include discussion groups, talks about specific topics …