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Bike Talk Radio - What to do with the nice stuff?
by Brad Gavigan 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

Hello, The crew here at Bike Talk radio have been following your discussion about what to do with the nice stuff that is donated to the collectives. We would like to recap and share this discussion on our show this weekend. Would anyone be interested in calling in this Saturday morning and sharing your thoughts? We would like to present a wide range of viewpoints - so basically the more people we hear from the better. We can arrange to call you if that works. Please send me an email if you are interested and please include your name (and how to pronounce it if needed) and a phone number where we can reach you Saturday morning between 10 and noon Pacific Time. Be prepared to tell us about your collective as well. We want to help spread the word. Best regards, Brad Gavigan gavigan(a)mac.com 310-795-4300 Hear Bike Talk! live on www.killradio.org, 10am-noon Saturdays (Los Angeles PDT). Call in at (213) 252-0998. Hear the podcast at kpfk.org: http://www.kpfk.org/programs/170-bike-talk.html See what's new with us at www.biketalk.us

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Re: [TheThinkTank] 2009 bicycle plan update
by info＠re-cycles.ca 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

We would appreciate it if biketalk could maintain their own mailing list and stop posting to TheThinkTank list as none of their posts have had ANY relevance to our organization. (The vast majority of the other posts are relevant to us.) Chris Wells (Email Handler & one of many Volunteer Head Mechanics) re-Cycles Bicycle Co-op 477 Bronson Ave. Ottawa info(a)re-cycles.ca http://www.re-cycles.ca/ --- On Sat, 5/30/09, bike talk <livebiketalk(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: bike talk <livebiketalk(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [TheThinkTank] 2009 bicycle plan update > To: > Received: Saturday, May 30, 2009, 1:58 PM > See attachment. > > -- > please let us know if you want to be taken off this list. > Hear Bike Talk! live on www.killradio.org, > 10am-noon Saturdays. Call in at (213) 252-0998. Hear the > podcast at kpfk.org: http://www.kpfk.org/programs/170-bike-talk.html > See what's new with us at www.biketalk.us > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org > To unsubscribe, send a blank email to TheThinkTank-leave(a)bikecollectives.org > To manage your subscription, plase visit: > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… >

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2009 bicycle plan update
by bike talk 30 May '09

30 May '09

See attachment. -- please let us know if you want to be taken off this list. Hear Bike Talk! live on www.killradio.org, 10am-noon Saturdays. Call in at (213) 252-0998. Hear the podcast at kpfk.org: http://www.kpfk.org/programs/170-bike-talk.html See what's new with us at www.biketalk.us

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Any suggestions for keeping track of volunteers?
by Alex Rosenblatt 28 May '09

28 May '09

Hello all, We are currently restructuring our organization and looking to up our efficiency. We have trouble keeping our paper based volunteer system up to date. We acquired a computer, and would like to set up an in-shop database system. Ideally, this would have a sign-in/sign-out function that records time spend in shop, which could be cross referenced with the volunteers contact information. This would eliminate paper use and cut out the extra step of manually entering information. I have checked out the Bicycle Kitchen's Freehub software, but I would prefer to have something that is locally based and easily customizable. How do your shops manage volunteer tracking? Any suggestions? Thanks a ton, Alex Rosenblatt Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles

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bikes (and suits) on planes
by Bob Giordano 27 May '09

27 May '09

could try using your bike frame as a hanger for a jacket, put into a hanging bag, hung at the front of the plane in the closet. creative use of 'bike parts' if one is asked. wheels in carry on. could it work? Boson Au wrote: > Hi everyone, sorry for this potential spam but I don't really have any > other > resources to ask... > > I'm going to be in columbia, Missouri from next saturday on for the week > and > was wondering what options do I have of renting a bike there? will it > make > more sense for me to just suck up the large baggage fee and bring my own?

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Bike options in Columbia, Missouri...
by Boson Au 26 May '09

26 May '09

Hi everyone, sorry for this potential spam but I don't really have any other resources to ask... I'm going to be in columbia, Missouri from next saturday on for the week and was wondering what options do I have of renting a bike there? will it make more sense for me to just suck up the large baggage fee and bring my own?

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Re: [TheThinkTank] What to do with the nice stuff?
by Joshua Goran 24 May '09

24 May '09

I know that the co-op I am most familiar with, Ohio City Bike Co-op in Cleveland, OH has a showcase(s) or bin that the good parts go in, and it is used along with work-trading so that you can ONLY buy the good parts with labor, so that people can't just come in, flash money, and take all the goods that could be used as incentive for volunteers. That system makes the most sense to me. Josh On May 12, 2009, at 4:08 PM, thethinktank-request(a)bikecollectives.org wrote: > What to do with the nice stuff?

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FW: VICTORY! Council supports Bikeways funding
by bike talk 22 May '09

22 May '09

sorry to those of you who aren't local to Los Angeles, but here's what's going on in L.A. We're going to have a few interviews with Boulder bike people from superfan Brad Gavigan and rolling reporter Alesa Byers, including Alex from B-cycle, a bicycle share program, http://bcycle.com/ and a reportback on the bikeways funding, tomorrow 10-noon on killradio.org. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 17:37:27 -0400 From: aurisha(a)la-bike.org <nickrichert(a)hotmail.com> Subject: VICTORY! Council supports Bikeways funding [image: Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition]<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102586892667&s=9406&e=001RWKJjFF1j2vGA4zfEmJ-6gKy…> VICTORY! Your voices were heard! Council proposes motions to preserve Bikeways Thank you to all who wrote letters, made phone calls, attended and spoke out to save Bikeways at the Special Council Meeting on Monday, May 18th. It was due to your quick action and attention to this matter that City Council members Ed Reyes and Wendy Greuel both issued motions that are intended to assure the fate of Bikeway's funding. More discussion will be held during upcoming Transportation Committee meetings and Budget and Finance Committee, so there are no guarantees yet, but it should mean all of the Bikeways positions and projects are safe for the next budget year. We will continue to keep you updated. For more information on the meeting and outcome please go to: la.streetsblog.org <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102586892667&s=9406&e=001RWKJjFF1j2sbaulEU7NlLQav…> laist.com<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102586892667&s=9406&e=001RWKJjFF1j2s-5atId9ve0nBC…> Thank you for taking action to preserve Bike Programs in LA! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BECOME AN LACBC MEMBER AND SUPPORT LOCAL ADVOCACY!!! We rely on your memberships to continue to work on issues that are important to you, such as this one. Consider it a contribution to your future. BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102586892667&s=9406&e=001RWKJjFF1j2vsZj1xdY0Vz1MI…> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Forward email<http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?m=1101346331824&ea=nickrichert@ho…> [image: Safe Unsubscribe]<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?v=001_D6q8SmIH1rsbFWGoTNs9MJiDTciL…> This email was sent to nickrichert(a)hotmail.com by aurisha(a)la-bike.org. Update Profile/Email Address<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?v=001_D6q8SmIH1rsbFWGoTNs9MJiDTciL…>| Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?v=001_D6q8SmIH1rsbFWGoTNs9MJiDTciL…>™ | Privacy Policy <http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp>. Email Marketing <http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=news01> by <http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=news01> Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition | 634 S. Spring Street | Suite 821 | Los Angeles | CA | 90014 ------------------------------ check out the rest of the Windows Live™. More than mail–Windows Live™ goes way beyond your inbox. More than messages<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/> -- please let us know if you want to be taken off this list. Hear Bike Talk! live on www.killradio.org, 10am-noon Saturdays. Call in at (213) 252-0998. Hear the podcast at kpfk.org: http://www.kpfk.org/programs/170-bike-talk.html See what's new with us at www.biketalk.us

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501(c)(3) application?
by Boson Au 19 May '09

19 May '09

Hi everyone, we here at Baltimore's Velocipede Bike Project are in the middle of applying for 501(c)(3). We're actually a little apprehensive about Part IV of the Application and was wondering if other collectives out there who do have this status can help out. Specifically, we're not 100% sure how to go about writing a "Narrative Description of Activities"... here's what the application says: ---- Part IV. Narrative Description of Your Activities Describe completely and in detail your past, present, and planned activities. Do not refer to or repeat the purposes in your organizing document. You may refer to other parts of the application rather than repeat information provided elsewhere. For each past, present, or planned activity, include information that answersthe following questions. * What is the activity? * Who conducts the activity? * When is the activity conducted? * Where is the activity conducted (for example: Los Angeles and San Francisco, California)? * How does the activity further your exempt purposes? * What percentage of your total time is allocated to the activity? * How is the activity funded? (This should agree with the financial data in Part IX.) * List any alternate names under which you operate, including any “aka” (also known as) or “dba” (doing business as) names. If you have a website, you may attach a paper copy to support your narrative description of activities. ---- We at Velocipede was wondering if there are other collectives that have already done this part and could show us your answers just as an example. We're not 100% sure how detailed we should go, etc... any help is appreciated. thanks in advance. if you don't want to spam the list please feel free to email me directly at boson.au(a)gmail.com -Boson Au Velocipede Bike Project Baltimore, MD

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Still Looking for a PHP/MySQL programmer to help with the Bike Collective Database Project
by Rich Points 18 May '09

18 May '09

Hey All, As some of you know I've started building a web based database project that I call the Bike Collective Database Project (BCDP). When complete this system will help facilitate * Stronger program support * Stronger volunteer coordination * Stronger member/donor communications * Stronger fundraising * Stronger administration * Stronger inventory management * Stronger development * Stronger service * Stronger reporting/board communications * Transportable to other collective sites At this point I've built the system out as far as my skills allow. To finish the project I need a PHP/MySQL programmer. I've done several craigs posts here locally and no one has stepped up. If you or someone you know is good with PHP/MySQL and has some free time please get in touch with me. Thanks -- Rich Points Community Cycles Director http://CommunityCycles.org Rich(a)CommunityCycles.org 720-565-6019 (W) 720-565-0155 (H) Donate your old car to Community Cycles http://communitycycles.org/get-involved/donatecar.html

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