Silver Falls Gathering 2012, July 13-15

by Rory on May 15, 2012

ATTENTION Men of the MKP Northwest Center!

Silver Falls 2012 for ManKind Project Northwest

A retreat to set direction for our center’s future this coming July 13-15, 2012, at Silver Falls State Park in Oregon

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Friday July 13 (evening) through Sunday July 15 (1pm) [click to continue…]

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May 2012 Welcome Homes

by Rory on May 10, 2012

After each successful NWTA, local communities often hold a “welcome home celebration” to gather and congratulate new men on their return. This is an opportunity to meet new men and their families, as well as just to gather and enjoy one another’s company. Information on Welcome Home events to follow the coming May 2012 NWTA are [click to continue…]

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Task Force Groups Forming

April 29, 2012

Men were asked at various community meetings this spring to volunteer for five key “task force” areas that seem crucial to our ability to put on sustainable NWTA trainings going forward, to better build our local communities and regional center. These task-force areas included Fundraising and scholarship Outreach and community service Celebrations and welcome homes [...]

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2012 Insurance Requirement from MKP-USA

April 26, 2012

Men: As President of the Board of Trustees and interim Center Director, I am writing to inform all men of the Northwest Center that on April 18th, 2012 Chairman of MKPUSA, Mike Elser, announced effective immediately:  All STAFF/MOS, Initiates and brother dancers who choose to go into the brother dance sweat are required to carry [...]

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Change of Venue for 16 April Puget Sound Meeting

April 10, 2012

From trustee Aaron Hendrickson  Hello Men of Puget Sound,  Much is churning within the governance body of the MKP NW Center…or the Board of Trustees (BoT). While the mission of MKPNW has not changed, the way we will be fulfilling that mission is changing — this community meeting is a chance to have some input on those changes. [...]

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April 2012 Circle of Men Workshops in Bend, Seattle, Portland

April 8, 2012

A few times each year, local members of the ManKind Project will offer a free, one-day workshop called “A Circle of Men,” designed as an introduction to the sorts of things that take place on a New Warrior Training Adventure, so men who are considering the NWTA can see if it might be a good [...]

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Upcoming Free Men’s Events – Portland

April 7, 2012

There are two upcoming events I’d like to let you know about. The first is: A Circle of Men: A Free 1-Day Experiential Workshop Sun Apr 22, 9am to 4pm 1125 SE Madison St (office space near Madison’s Grill) Portland, OR This is a free experiential workshop where  men get introduced to half-a-dozen or so [...]

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Register Early for Westwind Elder Retreat, 22-24 June

April 4, 2012

The NW MKP Elder Council hopes you’ll join them and 135 kindred spirit elders for a memory-making Oregon Beach Paradise Men’s Gathering at Camp Westwind, Lincoln City, June 22-24, 2012. The special reduced fee registration ends April 15th and you’ll be entered into the drawing for an art assemblage. The PDF invitation is attached along with an online [...]

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Spring 2012 Community Meetings

March 24, 2012

The board of trustees has recently decided to institute a hiring freeze and cancel the August NWTA, with board president Nelson Oostenink explaining the context for this decision and our perceived need to involve the membership more directly. Toward this we have scheduled several community meetings, some of which have passed and some of which [...]

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Context for Community Meetings

March 22, 2012

Brothers new and old, I want to add some more context to the discussions starting to unfold as the result of the announcement put out by the new Board of Trustees that the August NWTA has been cancelled and we can no longer continue to do business as usual. First, I would like to share [...]

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Community Meetings Spring 2012

March 19, 2012

The Board of Trustees (BOT) met on the weekend of 10 March and have decided to leave the Center Administrator and Center Director positions (as advertised) vacant at this time.  We also decided at our 14 March meeting to cancel the August NWTA.  These decisions are a result of our acknowledgment that the financial model [...]

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Hiring Center Administrator for 2012

February 23, 2012

The Northwest Center Board of Trustees (BOT) are responsible for hiring and supervising an Executive Director (XD), who in turn may select, supervise and hire other staff.  The Center Administrator (CA) is part of the XD’s staff.  Currently and until the XD job is filled, the BOT is acting as the XD. Qualifications and Core [...]

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May NWTA Staff Applications Due 24 Feb

February 21, 2012

UPDATE: Application deadline extended to Friday March 2nd. Current members of MKP are encouraged to apply to staff the 18-20 May 2012 New Warrior Training Adventure (NWTA). Application may be made using the left-hand “NW Staff Application” link after signing in at http://www.mkpnw.org/caa/. Staff applications due no later than 10:00 p.m. on  24 February 2012. For more [...]

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Hiring Center Director for 2012-2013

February 10, 2012

ManKind Project Northwest seeks a part-time Center Director, with an anticipated time commitment of 20-30 hours per week over a period of two years. Salary to be determined. MKPNW Center Director Job Description The Northwest Center Board of Trustees are responsible for hiring and supervising an Executive Director (XD), who in turn may select, supervise [...]

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The Road Forward

January 25, 2012

Brothers, This “talking point update” is meant to inform and begin feedback conversations among the new board of trustees (BOT) executive director (ED), center directory (CD), center administrator (CA) and NWTA coordinator.  The new Board is asking men to become engaged in these conversations at I-groups, local councils and events.   How do we continue [...]

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