Small business and nonprofit organization resources, local and statewide: SE Uplift Community Small Grants Program: https://seuplift.org/grants/ Connecting nonprofits with business sponsors: https://sponsor.community/ Nonprofit Association of Portland: https://nonprofitoregon.org/ Prosper Portland: Prosper's grants include the upcoming Vibrant Districts grant, the Repair and Restore grant, and Vacant Storefront Activation: https://prosperportland.us/ Multnomah County Library

First Thursdays in Portland are still a thing!: E.g. at the Portland Art Museum (https://portlandartmuseum.org/discounts/) and for more first thursday events, search <portland oregon first thursday> Basement Project (photography): https://basementbarproject.com/home Repair Cafes: https://www.repairpdx.org/ Tool Libraries: https://www.portland.gov/bps/sustainability/resourcefulpdx/home-projects/tool-libraries Moda Center / Blazer negotiations, history, status, and source do

Did you know that our Multnomah County Library has a Patent and Trademark Resource Center? Here is the URL: https://multcolib.org/services/patent-and-trademark-resource-center From their homepage: “ Multnomah County Library is a Patent and Trademark Resource Center, known as a PTRC. This means we are part of a nationwide network of libraries that support the public with trademark and patent resources. We were designated as a PTRC by the United States Patent and Trademark Offi