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I'm on the edge of my seat
by Angel York 08 Oct '15

08 Oct '15

How was bike! bike!?

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ADA for outdoor shop
by Mark Friis 03 Oct '15

03 Oct '15

We are about to open our 4th Co op and having a difficulty with the City of Riverside, Ca. We are dropping a container for storage of our tools and materials along with a place to store donations. It is being placed next to a community garden along a multi use path, the Santa Ana River Trail. We will conduct all business outside and share the container with the garden, storage of garden tools. Now the city wants the container to be ADA compliant which we don't have a real issue with but for some reason this is throwing in delay after delay. They want an architect to design plans for the whole area to be compliant along with garden. Has anyone run into such a problem or do I take this as a passive way of saying we don't want a Co op even though WE asked you for one. Mark Friis Inland Empire Biking Alliance PO Box 9266 Redlands, CA 92375 909-800-4322 iebafriis(a)gmail.com www.iebike.org

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bikebikeZINEZINE @ BikeBikeGDL!
by Josh Bisker 27 Sep '15

27 Sep '15

Hola compadres! We left Bike!Bike!Columbus feeling excited about a lot of new projects and collaborations, including bikebikeZINEZINE: a web-based, de-centralized, co-operative communications tool that would fill some important gaps in how we currently communicate between our shops and cities, not to mention how we communicate as a community to the world beyond our borders. bikebikeZINEZINE would function, to put it most simply, as a news feed that aggregated, edited, and rebroadcasted news from our de-centralized projects and geographies. Here are the main things that this was proposed to accomplish: - Sharing and amplifying news, ideas, and wisdom! - Lowering the barrier for finding out what's happening in other collectives! - Strengthening our community over distance & between conferences! - "Mainstreaming” our content for people outside our network! - Reinforcing how we're part of a greater movement! - Keeping ourselves motivated and exciting other people! At Bike!Bike! in GDL we have the chance to start things off for real and get this project rolling as a collective effort. I’m adding a workshop for us to master what we need to know to make the wheels of bikebikeZINEZINE begin to turn. Get psyched! Turn out! Roll deep! More to come soon. Deepest love, Josh

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Fire Safety Reminder
by Angel York 26 Sep '15

26 Sep '15

I have volunteered mostly at two bike collectives. They have both had fires. One was a spontaneous rag fire that put the entire shop out of commission for an entire summer (good thing they had just done an inventory; insurance needed that information), and the other was apparently a fire in the metal recycling. Keep a serious eye on potential flammables! Angel York

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Bike!Bike! workshops printed program deadline.
by Ollin 26 Sep '15

26 Sep '15

Hello! We're frantic and super excited in Guadalajara preparing for your arrival. Just to ask everyone who's planning to come and host a workshop to please register it before or on sunday september the 27th at 6pm central time so that it makes it to the printed program. You know the drill: www.bikebike.org If you have any questions on how to do it please contact Godwin at admin(a)bikebike.org Here's a public google calendar that we'll keep updated on events and venues anyways (Starting sunday night): https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=cTI4anNvcDBpaGlwOGswaXJuY3NxZ2FrO… Can't wait for october 1! Ollin and the Rila Libre team. [image: Inline image 1]

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Has anyone used ourimpact.net for fundraising?
by Jonathan Morrison 25 Sep '15

25 Sep '15

I was at a Drupal meetup and someone mentioned this fundraising tool? https://www.ourimpact.net Demo: https://www.ourimpact.net/deck/uwnu/6 I guess the thing I like about it was the transparent commitment that donors get, as opposed to just sending money their into a black hole, albeit a good intentioned one. -- Sincerely, Jonathan Morrison

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members and sign up database software
by Jesse Cooper 23 Sep '15

23 Sep '15

Hey Folks! So at Our Community Bikes in Vancouver, we're thinking it's time to set up a proper sign in / sign out system, combined with a membership and volunteer database. Ideally we would like to know what software is out there that can track people coming in and using our space, a simple laptop or desktop kiosk where folks can type in info, and it would enter our database. Also to serve as a database that members can register into, and again wherein volunteers can sign up, and log their hours, and tasks accomplished. sooo.. any ideas? Jesse Cooper

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Re: [TheThinkTank] members and sign up database software
by Jonathan Morrison 23 Sep '15

23 Sep '15

Andrew, do you have a github.com link to the code? > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Andrew Shooner <ashooner(a)gmail.com> > Date: Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 11:20 AM > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] members and sign up database software > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > > > Hey Jesse, > > Since I responded originally, we've launched our node-based app (more > specifically Meteor.js), and have been using it this season with few > problems. Now that Meteor 1.2 is out, I'm going to be rewriting it to use > React.js, and add a few additional features. > > Providing ongoing support always needs to be considered, so I'm thinking > of following Freehub's model with the next version and providing a hosted > version of the app. It would be *much *better if there were more than 1 > dev on the project, so if anyone has an interest in Meteor, please get in > touch! Depending on 1 random internet guy to keep your shop system running > seems like a bad idea... > > I can probably set up a demo if folks are interested in playing with the > current version. > > *Current Features* > > *Records* > -Visitor records including name, waiver acceptance, and equity credit. > - Timelogs (sign-in / sign-out) which can be volunteering (generates an > equity credit transaction), stand time (generates a cash or equity debit > transaction), or other activities that don't generate transactions > - Transactions (either equity or cash). Cash transactions just create a > notification so the cashier knows how much to charge in our Square > (technically, there is a way to hand it off straight to Square, but we want > to keep Square's reporting for now). Equity transactions add or subtract > from the visitor's balance. > > *Login / Logout Kiosk* > A screen that visitors use to sign in and out, and say what they're doing > in the shop. Also replaces our paper registration/waiver. > > *Shop Dashboard* > For the front desk worker. Shows who is volunteering, who is on stand > time, etc. Also shows today's recent sign-outs. Provides access to create > equity transactions (e.g. purchasing parts on equity), notices about cash > transactions to run, as well as access to browse all people, timelogs, or > transactions. > > > *New Features (for the next version)* > > *Bikes* > For bikes in our workflow. This will help us track which bikes aren't > selling or getting fixed, and let customers browse bikes without needing to > make it to our limited open shop hours. It will also give us some nice > metrics on how well we're processing bikes. > > *Shifts* > Schedule shifts, and link all timelogs to the shift in which they occur. > This will let us set which activities are permitted depending on the kind > of shift (e.g. self-signin volunteering only on volunteer night; free > stand-time on women's night, etc). This will automatically generate a shift > report that we put together manually right now (volunteers, attendance, > etc). > > *Inventory* > Put our parts prices into the system to make adding up a equity purchase > easier, as well as give us a full picture of what parts are in highest > demand (right now we only know which parts are purchased with $ through > Square). > > *Nice-to-haves* > - Better reporting, for things like volunteer retention and recruitment. I > want to get a notice when someone volunteers for the first time, or hits a > certain milestone of volunteering. > - Purchase requests: stuff we need to buy, either for a specific bike, or > just general consumables. > - Print-outs for bikes (holds, purchase waivers, evaluations, etc). > > > > > On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 10:09 PM, Jesse Cooper <jessecooper0(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hey Folks! >> >> It's been a couple of years since I first asked about a database / >> software for sign ins and stuff. >> >> Has there been any progress on this front for any shops out there yet? >> We are interested in Freehub but we need for people to be able to sign >> out to accurately track hours, something which Freehub doesn't do. >> >> Can anyone give us (our community bikes) leads on applications that can >> allow sign ins / outs, and take info like name, email, whether or not they >> want to be emailed, dates, exporting data sheets, distinguish between staff >> / volunteer / member or other categories we deem we need, etc? >> >> Or is anyone able to make a "Freehub" that has in addition to everything >> a sign out option? >> >> help? >> >> Jesse >> >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Jesse Cooper <jessecooper0(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hey Folks! >>> >>> So at Our Community Bikes in Vancouver, we're thinking it's time to set >>> up a proper sign in / sign out system, combined with a membership and >>> volunteer database. >>> >>> Ideally we would like to know what software is out there that can track >>> people coming in and using our space, a simple laptop or desktop kiosk >>> where folks can type in info, and it would enter our database. >>> >>> Also to serve as a database that members can register into, and again >>> wherein volunteers can sign up, and log their hours, and tasks accomplished. >>> >>> sooo.. any ideas? >>> >>> Jesse Cooper >>> >> >> >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> <a href=" >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe >> from this list</a> >> >> >> > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > <a href=" > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe > from this list</a> > > -- Sincerely, Jonathan Morrison Board of Directors 801-688-0183 cell

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Rides to Bike Bike
by Steve Querengesser 18 Sep '15

18 Sep '15

Hi! I'm looking for a shared ride to Guadalajara for BikeBike, is anyone else from the west coast heading down? I am from Haida Gwaii Bike RePsych in Northern BC, Canada. I could meet up in Oregon or California. I'm also wondering if the ride to the coast after the conference is still happening! ...getting stoked :) Steve

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Away on Vacation
by director＠communitybike.net 14 Sep '15

14 Sep '15

Hi,   I will be away from the CBC starting August 14th and returning on  September 14th.   Contact Andrew Burnell for programming and volunteering questions (programs(a)communitybike.net) or Carol Meader for resource development and communications questions (development(a)communitybike.net).    The CBC phone number is 282-9700 and our website is www.communitybike.net.   Take care, Andy    

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