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Web Developer
by Tigre Bici 14 Feb '18

14 Feb '18

Hello everyone We are looking for a web developer that can help us building our webpage with an online store. We have some ideas on what we need and will love that our page is built from a cyclist developer. If this is your thing please send us and email and we will be in contact Saludos R.

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Board Member "Job" Descriptions
by judith.feist＠gmail.com 12 Feb '18

12 Feb '18

I concur on this request...also director job descriptions...please and thank you. (: Sent from my LG K10, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone ------ Original message------From: Alix AylenDate: Wed, Feb 7, 2018 12:32 PMTo: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org;Cc: Subject:[TheThinkTank] Board Member "Job" Descriptions Hi all, I'm wondering if any collectives might be able to share examples of Board Member "Job Descriptions with me/Charlie's? We have very brief lists of tasks/areas of focus for our members, but I'm hoping to draft something that is a better indication of the time commitments for each member and potential tasks associated with each role. While also keeping in mind that these are volunteer roles. We have 2-3 staff and 9 board members, so I'm just hoping to have something to work off of to assist with articulating roles and managing the board. thank you! -- Alix AylenExecutive Director242.5 Queen Street E. M5A 1S3 Toronto, Ontario t. 416-856-5510 www.charliesfreewheels.ca Charlie's FreeWheels Inspiring a spirit of exploration in youth Sign up for our newsletter Get more young people on bikes! Click the gear to donate to Charlies' FreeWheels.

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Re: [TheThinkTank] recording the benefits of a community bike project
by Ulick O'Beirne 10 Feb '18

10 Feb '18

Re: recording the benefits of a community bike project Hey there, I'm really enjoying being a part of this mailing list. We're trying to get a project off the ground here in West Cork in Ireland. More anon. I'm applying for funding for various bike related projects: Earn A Bike, Fun Cycle Rides encouraging fitness and participation, Recycled Bike Projects, specific school and migrant centre projects. How do you equate your data? How do you record your victories? Or your projects that could have gone better? How do you relate these numbers next time you look for funding to show progress? Thanks a million! Ulick

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Receiving Emails
by lori newton 07 Feb '18

07 Feb '18

Hi there, our bike mechanic ‘joined’ the think tank but isn’t receiving emails yet. Can you hook him up? His name is Oliver Swainson oliver.swainson(a)gmail.com Cheers! lori newton, executive director bike windsor essex <http://bikewindsoressex.com/> 101 university avenue west www.bikewindsoressex.com 519.980.4849

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Board Member "Job" Descriptions
by Alix Aylen 07 Feb '18

07 Feb '18

Hi all, I'm wondering if any collectives might be able to share examples of Board Member "Job Descriptions with me/Charlie's? We have very brief lists of tasks/areas of focus for our members, but I'm hoping to draft something that is a better indication of the time commitments for each member and potential tasks associated with each role. While also keeping in mind that these are volunteer roles. We have 2-3 staff and 9 board members, so I'm just hoping to have something to work off of to assist with articulating roles and managing the board. thank you! -- *Alix Aylen* Executive Director 242.5 Queen Street E. M5A 1S3 Toronto, Ontario t. 416-856-5510 www.charliesfreewheels.ca Charlie's FreeWheels *Inspiring a spirit of exploration in youth* Sign up for our newsletter <http://charliesfreewheels.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=796baa6919ab0f3b6…> Get more young people on bikes! Click the gear to donate to Charlies' FreeWheels <https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=NTHJ4G…> . [image: http://www.charliesfreewheels.ca/donate/] <http://www.charliesfreewheels.ca/donate/>

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Community Bike Shop Exchange Web Prototype (NEW LINK)
by rob＠robertgrossmandesign.com 02 Feb '18

02 Feb '18

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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Ride Program Coordinator, Charlie's FreeWheels (Toronto, Canada)
by Alix Aylen 02 Feb '18

02 Feb '18

Charlie's is hiring a Ride Program Coordinator! Do you LOVE to ride your bike? Do you have experience working with youth? Join the Charlie's FreeWheels team! Help us to grow our ride program and get more kids and youth on bikes! Application deadline: February 16, 2018 See the full posting here: https://www.charliesfreewheels.ca/jobs/ <https://www.charliesfreewheels.ca/jobs/> -- *Alix Aylen* Executive Director 242.5 Queen Street E. M5A 1S3 Toronto, Ontario t. 416-856-5510 www.charliesfreewheels.ca Charlie's FreeWheels *Inspiring a spirit of exploration in youth* Sign up for our newsletter <http://charliesfreewheels.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=796baa6919ab0f3b6…> Get more young people on bikes! Click the gear to donate to Charlies' FreeWheels <https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=NTHJ4G…> . [image: http://www.charliesfreewheels.ca/donate/] <http://www.charliesfreewheels.ca/donate/>

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Your Most Go-To-est Small and Medium Parts
by Josh Bisker 01 Feb '18

01 Feb '18

Pals, we've got a bunch of long skinny red u-line bins (like 4" x 18") on a couple long shelves now that are BALLING. They're super easy access for people to get their hands on small and medium sized parts. What are your like, top ten or top twenty small or medium sized things that people need to get ahold of? What would I not think of, but you're like "oh folks actually need XYZ like all the damn time"? Or do you have cautionary tales, like "don't put fifteen pounds of M5 bolts in one of those, they will get mixed up immediately with other things and it will suck"? Also check it: we're going to take a tip from Kickstand in Vancouver and hot-glue the part itself to the front of the bin, so that no one needs to remember just what a thing is called to have access to the magic. Josh Bisker 914-500-9890 New York Mechanical Gardens Bike Co-op <http://bikecoop.nyc/> 596 Acres <http://596acres.org/> Bindlestiff Family Cirkus <http://bindlestiff.org/>

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Community Shop Exchange Online Mobile Prototype
by rob＠robertgrossmandesign.com 01 Feb '18

01 Feb '18

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 136, Issue 27
by Tegan Moss [B!KE] 31 Jan '18

31 Jan '18

B!KE uses Lightspeed. It has good inventory management and (slightly outdated) integration with our major suppliers. Non-profits get a $50 per month discount making their basic plan totally free. Best of luck! <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 4:07 PM, < thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > Send Thethinktank mailing list submissions to > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank- > bikecollectives.org > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > thethinktank-owner(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Thethinktank digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Point of Sale Recommendations (Phoenix Bikes) > 2. Re: Point of Sale Recommendations (David Oliver) > 3. Re: Point of Sale Recommendations (Jimmy Hallyburton) > 4. Re: Point of Sale Recommendations (Phil Graff) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Phoenix Bikes <phoenixbikes(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:56:33 -0500 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Point of Sale Recommendations > Hi everyone, > > I don't think this has been asked about for a while so here goes: > > Phoenix Bikes is moving to a new space and would like to use this > opportunity to switch out point-of-sale (POS) systems. Any recommendations? > > Thanks in advance, > > Meg > > *Meg Rapelye, MSW* > Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes > 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive > Arlington, VA 22206 > Bike Shop: 703-575-7762 <(703)%20575-7762> > Cell: 703-350-3843 <(703)%20350-3843> > Web: www.phoenixbikes.org > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixbikesVA/ > Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhoenixBikes > Instagram: phoenix_bikes <https://www.instagram.com/phoenix_bikes/> > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Oliver <nowhere3(a)gmail.com> > To: phoenixbikes(a)gmail.com, The Think Tank < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 17:45:13 -0500 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Point of Sale Recommendations > It depends a lot on what you want out of a POS. Are things like inventory > management important? Do you want to run reports from within the program? > Do you need it to do accounting/timesheets/staff pay? Do you need it to > take credit/debit payments for you or are you going to get your own > machine? Do you want a piece of software that will also track repairs? > > Lightspeed or Ascend are generally the two top things (More than just POS) > that for profit bike shops use. Square is pretty common as a basic > POS/credit card processor at bike co-ops from what I've seen. There's also > Clover which seems close to Square but I haven't touched that before. > Quickbooks is great for accounting/running reports but is horrible as a POS. > > On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 4:56 PM, Phoenix Bikes <phoenixbikes(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> I don't think this has been asked about for a while so here goes: >> >> Phoenix Bikes is moving to a new space and would like to use this >> opportunity to switch out point-of-sale (POS) systems. Any recommendations? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Meg >> >> *Meg Rapelye, MSW* >> Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes >> 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive >> Arlington, VA 22206 >> Bike Shop: 703-575-7762 <(703)%20575-7762> >> Cell: 703-350-3843 <(703)%20350-3843> >> Web: www.phoenixbikes.org >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixbikesVA/ >> Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhoenixBikes >> Instagram: phoenix_bikes <https://www.instagram.com/phoenix_bikes/> >> >> >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: http://lists.bikecollectives.o >> rg/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.org >> >> >> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jimmy Hallyburton <jimmy(a)boisebicycleproject.org> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: phoenixbikes(a)gmail.com > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 03:07:40 +0000 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Point of Sale Recommendations > The Boise Bicycle Project has been using Shopkeep for awhile now and we > dig it. It’s meant to run off an IPad, which makes it handy for events and > more mobile stuff. Also has an employee timekeeping feature that we use. > > I do think we’re using it to it’s full potential but it has some tracking > features that we use for a lot of our programs. Let me know if you have > specific questions I can help with. > > On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 12:45 PM David Oliver <nowhere3(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> It depends a lot on what you want out of a POS. Are things like inventory >> management important? Do you want to run reports from within the program? >> Do you need it to do accounting/timesheets/staff pay? Do you need it to >> take credit/debit payments for you or are you going to get your own >> machine? Do you want a piece of software that will also track repairs? >> >> Lightspeed or Ascend are generally the two top things (More than just >> POS) that for profit bike shops use. Square is pretty common as a basic >> POS/credit card processor at bike co-ops from what I've seen. There's also >> Clover which seems close to Square but I haven't touched that before. >> Quickbooks is great for accounting/running reports but is horrible as a POS. >> >> On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 4:56 PM, Phoenix Bikes <phoenixbikes(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> I don't think this has been asked about for a while so here goes: >>> >>> Phoenix Bikes is moving to a new space and would like to use this >>> opportunity to switch out point-of-sale (POS) systems. Any recommendations? >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> >>> Meg >>> >>> *Meg Rapelye, MSW* >>> Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes >>> 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive >>> Arlington, VA 22206 >>> Bike Shop: 703-575-7762 <(703)%20575-7762> >>> Cell: 703-350-3843 <(703)%20350-3843> >>> Web: www.phoenixbikes.org >>> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixbikesVA/ >>> Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhoenixBikes >>> Instagram: phoenix_bikes <https://www.instagram.com/phoenix_bikes/> >>> >>> >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: http://lists.bikecollectives. >>> org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.org >>> >>> >>> >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: http://lists.bikecollectives. >> org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.org >> >> -- > Ride On! > > Jimmy Hallyburton > Founder / Executive Director > Boise Bicycle Project > (208)-429-6520 <(208)%20429-6520> > 1027 Lusk St Boise, ID 83706 > www.boisebicycleproject.org > > > > Explore some of the BBP Journey in my TEDx Talk on Moving at the Speed of > Discovery <https://youtu.be/yDubr-RjlCE?t=6s>! > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Phil Graff <pmgraff(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: phoenixbikes(a)gmail.com > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 21:49:02 -0600 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Point of Sale Recommendations > The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign (Illinois) has been using Square for > over five years now. We like it for the following reasons: > > - No monthly fees > - Transaction fees are 2.75% per swipe -- no 20 or 30 cent charge, > which is nice because sometimes people just buy a tube, so a $4 tube costs > us 11 cents in Square fees > - Can record cash transactions as well (no 2.75% taken). This > centralizes our record-keeping. > - Cloud-driven, so good at both of our locations (we have two shops, > one community and one University). Also good for mobile setups, if you have > one. We've also done an art show where we accepted payments through an > iPhone at the gallery. > > We are using iPads in secure enclosures with receipt printers wired to a > cash drawer. It was an investment in hardware, but worth it as it has saved > us so much time vs filling out paper pads, in addition to saving time for > accounting and providing us with numbers to use for business reporting. > Users seem to like it, and if they've shopped elsewhere with Square it will > remember their email. Maybe 1 out of 5 people max want a paper receipt; > most are satisfied with an email or no receipt, so it keeps paper costs > down and reduces waste. > > There are probably some other great solutions out there, but in 2012 this > was best in class for our needs. The only feature I really want would be to > have an API where it can tie into other apps or allow for embedding on a > web page (especially for donations). We do accept donations through the > Square Online Store, but it's a clunky solution at best -- at least how we > have it set up. > > Cheers, > Phil > Volunteer, The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign > > > On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 9:07 PM, Jimmy Hallyburton < > jimmy(a)boisebicycleproject.org> wrote: > >> The Boise Bicycle Project has been using Shopkeep for awhile now and we >> dig it. It’s meant to run off an IPad, which makes it handy for events and >> more mobile stuff. Also has an employee timekeeping feature that we use. >> >> I do think we’re using it to it’s full potential but it has some tracking >> features that we use for a lot of our programs. Let me know if you have >> specific questions I can help with. >> >> On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 12:45 PM David Oliver <nowhere3(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> It depends a lot on what you want out of a POS. Are things like >>> inventory management important? Do you want to run reports from within the >>> program? Do you need it to do accounting/timesheets/staff pay? Do you need >>> it to take credit/debit payments for you or are you going to get your own >>> machine? Do you want a piece of software that will also track repairs? >>> >>> Lightspeed or Ascend are generally the two top things (More than just >>> POS) that for profit bike shops use. Square is pretty common as a basic >>> POS/credit card processor at bike co-ops from what I've seen. There's also >>> Clover which seems close to Square but I haven't touched that before. >>> Quickbooks is great for accounting/running reports but is horrible as a POS. >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 4:56 PM, Phoenix Bikes <phoenixbikes(a)gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi everyone, >>>> >>>> I don't think this has been asked about for a while so here goes: >>>> >>>> Phoenix Bikes is moving to a new space and would like to use this >>>> opportunity to switch out point-of-sale (POS) systems. Any recommendations? >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance, >>>> >>>> Meg >>>> >>>> *Meg Rapelye, MSW* >>>> Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes >>>> 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive >>>> Arlington, VA 22206 >>>> Bike Shop: 703-575-7762 <(703)%20575-7762> >>>> Cell: 703-350-3843 <(703)%20350-3843> >>>> Web: www.phoenixbikes.org >>>> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixbikesVA/ >>>> Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhoenixBikes >>>> Instagram: phoenix_bikes <https://www.instagram.com/phoenix_bikes/> >>>> >>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>> >>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: http://lists.bikecollectives.o >>>> rg/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.org >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: http://lists.bikecollectives.o >>> rg/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.org >>> >>> -- >> Ride On! >> >> Jimmy Hallyburton >> Founder / Executive Director >> Boise Bicycle Project >> (208)-429-6520 <(208)%20429-6520> >> 1027 Lusk St Boise, ID 83706 >> www.boisebicycleproject.org >> >> >> >> Explore some of the BBP Journey in my TEDx Talk on Moving at the Speed >> of Discovery <https://youtu.be/yDubr-RjlCE?t=6s>! >> >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: http://lists.bikecollectives.o >> rg/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.org >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank- > bikecollectives.org > > -- B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop 293 George St, Peterborough ON (705) 775-7227 communitybikeshop.org

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