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Hiring: Exec Dir for Sopo Bike Coop in Atl, Ga
by tito ＠ sopo bike co-op 20 Aug '12

20 Aug '12

Aug 20, 2012 – Sopo is looking to hire a Full time Executive Director. Job descriptions are in the body of this message. Individuals who are interested should email their resume plus cover letter, as well as any inquiries, to tito(a)sopobikes.org. Applications are due on August 24th for the Executive Director position. Sopo Bicycle Cooperative is now located in Grant Park at 586 Woodward Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA 30312. *Sopo Bicycle Cooperative is a 501(c)3 nonprofit bicycle repair workshop. Sopo's* *mission is to create equitable access to bicycling by providing affordable bicycle* *maintenance services and education. All donations to Sopo are tax deductible. The shop* *is located at 586 Woodward Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA 30312. Operating hours are* *Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nightsfrom 7 pm until 10 pm and Saturday and* *Sunday afternoons from 2 pm until 5 pm. Visit **www.sopobikes.org **for more information.* * * *Job Description* Title: Executive Director Status: Full-Time Salary: $28,000 (+ stipend for benefits) The Executive Director is the Chief Executive Officer of Sopo Bicycle Cooperative. The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors, and is responsible for the organization's consistent achievement of its mission and financial objectives. Sopo’s Executive Director’s responsibilities are as follows: Serve as the public face of the organization along with Board members; attend local community meetings, participate in local bike politics, represent organization at regional and national conferences; Work with the staff, Finance Committee, and the board in preparing a budget; see that the organization operates within budget guidelines; Be responsible for developing and maintaining sound financial practices ; Assure that the organization effectively implements its long-range strategy which achieves its mission, and toward which it makes consistent and timely progress; Develop and implement fundraising regime; engage funds providers and sustain beneficial partnerships, organize fundraising events; submit grants; ensure that adequate funds are available to permit the organization to carry out its work (in coordination w/Board); Maintain program oversight; provide support for Volunteer Coordinator, ensure programs are sustainable by providing organizational support for Programs; Provide leadership in program development; explore means to better provide equitable, practical and affordable [bicycle repair and education] services; Demonstrate continuity of community engagement through internal and external communication; participate in monthly meetings; keep Board informed on a timely basis of all information relevant to the governance of Sopo; publicize events and programs; Provide organizational stability by maintaining official records and documents, and ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations; create bi-annual reports for Board; Jointly, with the president and secretary of the board of directors, conduct official correspondence of the organization, and jointly, with designated officers, execute legal documents; Maintain a climate in the Shop and at Sopo events that attracts, keeps, and motivates a diverse crew of top quality staff and volunteers (shared with Volunteer Coordinator); and See that an effective shop management team, with appropriate provision for succession, is in place (shared with Volunteer Coordinator). Required skills and experience: Basic bicycle maintenance skills, 2 years of significant volunteer experience at Sopo or another local focused nonprofit service based organization, excellent communication skills, social media skills, intermediate computer skills, experience in conflict resolution, experience in personnel management, budgeting skills, fundraising experience, grant writing experience and a deep commitment to Sopo's values. Bilingual Spanish/English is a plus. tito sands @ SOPO Bikes 1270 Caroline St NE Ste D120-392 Atlanta, GA 30307 cell. 678.907.3892 www.sopobikes.org Our mission is to create equitable access to cycling by providing affordable bicycle maintenance, services and education.

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cctv
by Andrew L 16 Aug '12

16 Aug '12

hi all, does anyone use inexpensive versions of cctv? thoughts? just curious. we are discussing. andrew tbr -- ------__o ----_`\<,_ ---(_)/ (_) andrew lynn 518-573-7947

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Interbike
by summitcyclingcenter＠yahoo.com 15 Aug '12

15 Aug '12

I am not golng. No one to run things while I am gone. Angelo Sent from my HTC EVO Design™ 4G from Boost Mobile ----- Reply message ----- From: "Reno Bikes" <renobikeproject(a)gmail.com> To: "The Think Tank" <thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org> Subject: [TheThinkTank] Interbike Date: Tue, Aug 14, 2012 5:12 pm Is anyone going to Interbike this year? Noah -- Wed-Fri 11am-6pm Sat 10am-4pm 541 E. 4th Street. Reno, NV 89512 775.323.4488 donate via paypal: http://www.renobikeproject.com/index.php/donate/ Follow us on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/renobikeproject/ Please let us know if you would like to unsubscribe to our email list.

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Database
by Sharon Lynn-Weese Northumberland Family Respite 15 Aug '12

15 Aug '12

Hello; We are starting a new Cycling Transitions shop and I would be interested in any information you could share in regards to setting up a database to track data for statistic purposes; such as # of members, # of members using shop per week/month male/female, etc. Was thinking 'Access' database type system. Any suggestions? Thank you, Sharon PS...I'm sending this request via my email at work, however; I prefer to use my personal email: sl.weese(a)hotmail.com Sharon Lynn-Weese Administration - Northumberland Family Respite Services CHAP Coordinator - respiteservices.com 72 Walton Street Port Hope, On L1A 1N3 Telephone: 905 885-6671 Ext. #223 Fax: 905 885-9758 Email: sweese(a)northumberlandfamilyrespite.ca Find us on Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/pages/respiteservicescom/169731519721774

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Interested in developing group insurance plan?
by wormsign＠gmail.com 15 Aug '12

15 Aug '12

Hi mike, I would also suggest approaching CAN because they have experience with volunteer organizations and DIY shops already. A lot of other insurers seemed to have difficulty understanding what we needed. I'm really excited to see that this is moving along. Enzo Loconte Board Secretary Bikerowave DIY Bike Collective Mike Samuelson <mike(a)peoplepoweredmovement.org> wrote: >Hi Think Tank, >It's really exciting to see this conversation happening, as creating a group >insurance plan is something that the Alliance for Biking & Walking has been >looking into since BikeBike, based on several conversations that I had in >Vancouver. > >We have had some really good conversations with McKay Insurance, who were >actually already looking into creating a group rate when we contacted them, >and will be reaching out to a couple other companies in the coming weeks. >McKay should be sharing their plan in the next couple days, which I will >post on the Think Tank for everyone to look over and give their thoughts. > >Looking forward to continuing this discussion. > >Best, >Mike > > >Mike Samuelson >Member Services and Open Streets Coordinator >Alliance for Biking & Walking > >P.O. Box 65150 >Washington, DC 20035 > >Phone: 202-449-9692 x 7 >Mike(a)PeoplePoweredMovement.org <mailto:Mike@PeoplePoweredMovement.org> > > >Follow the Open Streets Project <http://openstreetsproject.org/> on Twitter ><https://twitter.com/#%21/Open_Streets> and like us on Facebook ><http://www.facebook.com/OpenStreetsProject> to stay up to date with the >latest on open streets! > >From: Mark Friis <tenbears1(a)verizon.net> >Reply-To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:01:37 -0700 >To: 'The Think Tank' <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Interested in developing group insurance plan? > >You pay $3000 a year? Wow, that¹s steep. I am working with other insurances >to see what I come up with. > > >From: thethinktank-bounces(a)lists.bikecollectives.org >[mailto:thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org] On Behalf Of Reno >Bikes >Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 2:49 PM >To: The Think Tank >Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Interested in developing group insurance plan? > > >Just an FYI, > > >We are insured through this company, which is a non-profit insurance >company. the rate was relatively cheap and you get access to some cool >resources. I think their minimum policy was around 3k, but not sure about >that. > > > >http://www.insurancefornonprofits.org/ > > > >Hope this helps, > >Noah > >On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Joshua Muir <muirjoshua(a)gmail.com> wrote: >I think the motivation to organize an insurance pool is a great idea- thanks >for posting info to the wiki. > >josh > >On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Jameel Alsalam <jalsalam(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello ThinkTank, >> >> >> >> Earlier this year I helped the organization I volunteer with, The Bike House >> (thebikehouse.org <http://thebikehouse.org> ) to search for general liability >> insurance. The motivation was the offer of a free space, but we needed to have >> insurance. At the time, we were an unincorporated group, no 501c3 status, >> small budget, no employees, etc. I did a bunch of searching. The League of >> American Bicyclists said that their program is really just for bike ride clubs >> and advocacy groups, not for co-ops. A lot of the insurance options only work >> if you are 501c3, which we were not. While we eventually found insurance that >> works for us (for now anyway), the experience led me to believe that there is >> a gap in insurance options for small/newish community bike repair groups. >> >> >> >> To address this gap, I would like to work with the League of American >> Bicyclists or other national group to come up with a plan that would work for >> community bike repair groups. They are going to want to know that there are >> interested groups out there. So I am throwing this out there - would you or >> your group be interested in helping to shape a plan and possibly purchasing it >> in the future if it met your requirements? >> >> >> >> There are a lot of possible variables - groups with space or without space, >> groups with employees or without, groups that work with kids or don't, groups >> that just do teaching and repairs/groups that also do rides or other >> activities. I may send out a survey later if there is significant interest to >> start to get a sense of what requirements are most common. >> >> >> >> (Also: I just updated/expanded the insurance article on the bike collectives >> wiki <http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Insurance> with new >> info from our search. I hope you all like it) >> >> >> >> best, >> Jameel >> >> -- >> Jameel Alsalam >> (510) 717-9637 <tel:%28510%29%20717-9637> >> jalsalam(a)gmail.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Thethinktank mailing list >> Thethinktank(a)lists.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.… > > > >-- >Joshua Muir >muirjoshua(a)gmail.com > >Frances Cycles <http://www.francescycles.com/> >Handbuilt cycling framesets >Touring, Track, Road,Cross, and Cargo > >203 Cedar St Santa Cruz, CA (831) 469-3369 <tel:%28831%29%20469-3369> > > > >The Bicycle Church Collective <http://bikechurch.santacruzhub.org/> > >Community Self-Service Cycle Repair >3pm to 7pm everyday except Sunday >703 Pacific Ave (enter on Spruce St) >Santa Cruz, CA 95060 >(831) 425-2453 <tel:%28831%29%20425-2453> > > >_______________________________________________ >Thethinktank mailing list >Thethinktank(a)lists.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.o >rg > > > >-- > >Wed-Fri 11am-6pm >Sat 10am-4pm > >541 E. 4th Street. >Reno, NV 89512 >775.323.4488 > >donate via paypal: http://www.renobikeproject.com/index.php/donate/ > >Follow us on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/renobikeproject/ > >Please let us know if you would like to unsubscribe to our email list. > >_______________________________________________ Thethinktank mailing list >Thethinktank(a)lists.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.o >rg > > >_______________________________________________ >Thethinktank mailing list >Thethinktank(a)lists.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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Re: [TheThinkTank] Interested in developing group insurance plan?
by wormsign＠gmail.com 15 Aug '12

15 Aug '12

Bikerowave also uses CAN for insurance, I had mentioned the importance of providing collective access to insurance at the meeting with the alliance for biking and walking at bike bike. I hope something comes of this as there are several unincorporated bike collectives in the Los Angeles area that would benefit. The alliance wants a way to help the coop community so I think approaching them would be a good start. Enzo Loconte Board Secretary Bikerowave DIY Bike Collective Ken <kjleibold(a)frontier.com> wrote: >The Martin Bike Co-op and Repair in Martin, TN would be interested in what >you find out. > >Thanks. > > > >Ken Leibold, CEO, Chief Everything Officer > > > >From: thethinktank-bounces(a)lists.bikecollectives.org >[mailto:thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org] On Behalf Of Yellow >Bike Program >Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 7:01 PM >To: 'The Think Tank' >Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Interested in developing group insurance plan? > > > > > >The Yellow Bike Program and Reconditioned Bikes for Kids, Inc. of Rapid >City, SD would be interested in what you find out. Thank you. > > > >Dale Bishop > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: thethinktank-bounces(a)lists.bikecollectives.org >[mailto:thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org] On Behalf Of Eric >Montgomery >Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 2:58 PM >To: The Think Tank >Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Interested in developing group insurance plan? > >www.brockvillebikeministry.com is very interested >Eric Montgomery >Executive Director > >On Aug 14, 2012 2:39 PM, "Thomas Labenski" <labenskit(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >Count me in!! > >Tom L. > >Two dogs bike recycle > > > >On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 3:59 PM, Jameel Alsalam <jalsalam(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >Hello ThinkTank, > > > >Earlier this year I helped the organization I volunteer with, The Bike House >(thebikehouse.org) to search for general liability insurance. The motivation >was the offer of a free space, but we needed to have insurance. At the time, >we were an unincorporated group, no 501c3 status, small budget, no >employees, etc. I did a bunch of searching. The League of American >Bicyclists said that their program is really just for bike ride clubs and >advocacy groups, not for co-ops. A lot of the insurance options only work if >you are 501c3, which we were not. While we eventually found insurance that >works for us (for now anyway), the experience led me to believe that there >is a gap in insurance options for small/newish community bike repair groups. > > > >To address this gap, I would like to work with the League of American >Bicyclists or other national group to come up with a plan that would work >for community bike repair groups. They are going to want to know that there >are interested groups out there. So I am throwing this out there - would you >or your group be interested in helping to shape a plan and possibly >purchasing it in the future if it met your requirements? > > > >There are a lot of possible variables - groups with space or without space, >groups with employees or without, groups that work with kids or don't, >groups that just do teaching and repairs/groups that also do rides or other >activities. I may send out a survey later if there is significant interest >to start to get a sense of what requirements are most common. > > > >(Also: I just updated/expanded the insurance article on the bike collectives >wiki <http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Insurance> with >new info from our search. I hope you all like it) > > > >best, >Jameel > > > > >-- >Jameel Alsalam >(510) 717-9637 <tel:%28510%29%20717-9637> >jalsalam(a)gmail.com > > >_______________________________________________ >Thethinktank mailing list >Thethinktank(a)lists.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.o >rg > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Thethinktank mailing list >Thethinktank(a)lists.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.o >rg > > >_______________________________________________ >Thethinktank mailing list >Thethinktank(a)lists.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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Interested in developing group insurance plan?
by Jameel Alsalam 15 Aug '12

15 Aug '12

Hello ThinkTank, Earlier this year I helped the organization I volunteer with, The Bike House (thebikehouse.org) to search for general liability insurance. The motivation was the offer of a free space, but we needed to have insurance. At the time, we were an unincorporated group, no 501c3 status, small budget, no employees, etc. I did a bunch of searching. The League of American Bicyclists said that their program is really just for bike ride clubs and advocacy groups, not for co-ops. A lot of the insurance options only work if you are 501c3, which we were not. While we eventually found insurance that works for us (for now anyway), the experience led me to believe that there is a gap in insurance options for small/newish community bike repair groups. To address this gap, I would like to work with the League of American Bicyclists or other national group to come up with a plan that would work for community bike repair groups. They are going to want to know that there are interested groups out there. So I am throwing this out there - would you or your group be interested in helping to shape a plan and possibly purchasing it in the future if it met your requirements? There are a lot of possible variables - groups with space or without space, groups with employees or without, groups that work with kids or don't, groups that just do teaching and repairs/groups that also do rides or other activities. I may send out a survey later if there is significant interest to start to get a sense of what requirements are most common. (Also: I just updated/expanded the insurance article on the bike collectives wiki<http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Insurance>with new info from our search. I hope you all like it) best, Jameel -- Jameel Alsalam (510) 717-9637 jalsalam(a)gmail.com

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Building an Ecat nuclear reactor from bike parts for home heating and cooking
by Brown, Henry, DoIT 14 Aug '12

14 Aug '12

My son is an engineering student. He is interested in building a NI/Hydrogen reactor from steel bike parts. His goal is to create a kit that could be used to build power systems from bikes in the third world. Could you suggest bike parts that could withstand 1200 C ? Ecat Ni/Hydrogen reactor http://ecat.org http://energycatalyzer3.com/news/leaked-test-data-indicates-hot-ecat-operat… He saw this steam bike design. It gives you an idea of what he would like to build. http://flashbackfab.com/pages/steam01.html World Bicycle Relief is a group donating bikes to underdeveloped countries. http://worldbicyclerelief.org For millions, of the worlds poor people, this may allow girls to go to school. Girls collect firewood and leave school. Ecat would replace firewood and prevent deforestation. http://worldbicyclerelief.org/programs/education If girls go to school their children will enable job opportunities. Basic Blender Bike: Have students load blender freeware on PC and import file to bike file to blender. http://blender.org http://e2-productions.com/repository/modules/PDdownloads/singlefile.php?cid… Ecat is built with steel pipe and is assembled with minimal welding. http://ecatbuilder.com/builders/bhlowe/parts-list Could bike designers build a bike, for the developing world, that integrated an Ecat reactor into their design? Simulating a bike frame in http://Blender.org<http://blender.org/> (see further info below) http://mostly3d.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/blender-3d-bicycle-modeling-tutori… <http://www.blendswap.com/3D-models/misc-objects/bicycle-2/>http://www.blendswap.com/3D-models/misc-objects/bicycle-2/ http://www.blendswap.com/3D-models/vehicles/bicycle-low-poly/ http://www.blendswap.com/3D-models/vehicles/vtt-rockrider-8-1-bike/ Could this model be used to build a bike frame and modify it into an Ecat reactor? I am interested in simulating an Ecat reactor made from bike parts. Does you use any graphic software for parts? In an underdeveloped country could an Ecat be configured from steel bike parts? This cartoon will give you some information on the reactor design. (press right arrow key to move from frame to frame) http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/GeneMachine/1791470 Ecat is built with steel pipe and is assembled with minimal welding. http://ecatbuilder.com/builders/bhlowe/parts-list Could a bike mechanic build a reactor from spare bike parts? Could a bike frame itself, integrate a reactor, that can be turned on at night for heating and cooking? Off in the morning to ride the bike to work. The reactor would then be less likely to get stolen and allow the owner to travel with fuel on board. A small nuclear reactor E-cat could change energy used in the world. A 5kWh hot water heater and house baseboard system will be avail in 2013. http://leonardo-ecat.com/fp/Products/5kW_Heater/index.html http://ecat.org It could heat homes at a fraction of today’s costs for oil and gas. It could decentralize electric power by using a stirling engine to produce electricity in the home. I was a Peace Corps Volunteer working on renewable energy and water in Jamiaca, WI in the 1970's. I worked at PNM managing the power grid. I saw deforestation by firewood collection in Haiti. Henry Brown hbrown(a)sisna.com<mailto:hbrown@sisna.com> 505 795-3680

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Bike!Bike! Northeast Registration
by Andrew L 13 Aug '12

13 Aug '12

Hi Thinktank, If you havent seen past notes, we are planning Bike!Bike! Northeast Weekend for September 28-30. There will be meetups, workshops, rides, live music, great locally grown food, and more. We are inviting people to come either Friday night (for Critical Mass), or Saturday AM, and stay through Sunday afternoon. Please take a few moments and check some boxes on our simple registration form, so that we know to keep in touch with you. http://troybikerescue.org/bikebikene ALSO, Please fwd this link to people in the northeast in order to spread the word! Thanks the TBR BBNE team -- ------__o ----_`\<,_ ---(_)/ (_) andrew lynn 518-573-7947

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Phoenix Bikes Hiring Shop Mgr/Lead Mechanic
by Phoenix Bikes 13 Aug '12

13 Aug '12

Phoenix Bikes, the Arlington, Va.-based youth and community bicycling nonprofit, is hiring a Bike Shop Manager / Lead Mechanic to start work in our community bike shop in September 2012. *Job Overview* In addition to mentoring youth mechanics, the Shop Manager/Lead Mechanic will guide the process by which we take in repairs and refurbish bikes for sale, write up repair tickets, schedule the work, and assign each repair to various mechanics within the shop. A full job description is here: http://www.phoenixbikes.org/jobs/shop-manager. Applicants should email a resume, cover letter, and contact information for three references to henry(a)phoenixbikes.org. Henry Dunbar Executive Director Phoenix Bikes

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