[TheThinkTank] getting and holding onto volunteers?

[Jessica McPherson]

sounds like a good idea for a workshop at bike!bike! 
I bet it would be a great discussion if different
groups all offered their suggestions & experience. 
Anyone want to coordinate?

-Jessica 
(Free Ride)

--- Macho Philipovich <macho at resist.ca> wrote:

> 
> we've been having a similar experience at the bike
> dump.  a few folks 
> stuck around from our volunteer workshop series this
> spring, but not as 
> many as i'd hoped.  volunteer pot lucks and special
> events have worked 
> all right at getting new folks feeling comfortable
> in the space, in 
> getting older volunteers to come back who haven't
> been around for a 
> while, and generally helping volunteers to feel
> appreciated and like the 
> shop is a fun space.  but all in all, i think we
> also need more and 
> better strategies.  i'd be really interested in
> hearing in things others 
> have tried, or even ideas about what else might
> work.
> 
> macho
> http://bike-dump.ca
> 
> rachael spiewak wrote:
> > hiya, folks.
> >
> > something sopo's always struggled with is finding
> volunteers and 
> > convincing them to stay.  many people who visit
> our shop would rather 
> > have a hands on demonstration than look up how to
> do repairs in our 
> > manuals.  we tried having a few bike maintenance
> 101 classes to get 
> > people feeling like they have the capacity to help
> others with basic 
> > repairs, but that didn't stick.  does anyone have
> ideas or experience 
> > in this department?  or is it sufficient for us to
> tell people that 
> > reading about repairs in our manuals is part of
> their process at our 
> > shop?  i tend to doubt the success rate of the
> last one.  i'm thinking 
> > food incentives might be a good idea.
> >
> > love/peace/bicyclegrease,
> > rachael
> >
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