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UPDATED: IRS 501(c)(3) final determination
by Jonathan Morrison 23 Dec '08

23 Dec '08

If you have not yet received your IRS 501(c)(3) final determination and are still in the advance ruling period. ------------------------------------------ IRS Simplifies Advance Ruling Process for Public Charity Status of Section 501(c)(3) Nonprofits http://www.irs.gov/charities/charitable/article/0,,id=184578,00.html Send to friendPrinter-friendly version On September 9, 2008, the IRS issued temporary Income Tax Regulations that simplify the process for nonprofits to secure tax-exempt status, by eliminating the advance ruling process for a section 501(c)(3) organization's status as a public charity and not a private foundation. What does this mean? Basically, this will not affect many nonprofits – but for those that it does affect, it is good news because it simplifies things. Under prior law, when an organization applied to the IRS for recognition as a tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3), the IRS would issue an "advance ruling," good for five years, that essentially granted the organization the equivalent of a "probationary status" to allow it to prove it could meet the public support test. Under the old system, at the end of the five years, the organization had to fill out yet another form pulling together certain information from past 990s to show it had enough public support. That step of an additional form is now eliminated. Effective immediately under the new regulations, the IRS will automatically classify a new 501(c)(3) organization as a public charity for its first five years if it can show in its application that it can reasonably be expected to be publicly supported. The nonprofit then files its 990 or 990-EZ each year as required. No extra forms are involved. How does this affect a nonprofit that has already received its final "definitive" tax-exempt determination letter? Not at all. If a nonprofit already has its final IRS determination letter, that determination letter controls. This change in the process does not affect the organization at all. As has been the practice, the IRS monitors the organization's public charity status using the public support information reported annually on the Schedule A of its Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax. The public support test is based on a five year computation period that consists of the current year and the four years immediately preceding the current year. Special Note: Notwithstanding the change in the ruling process, an organization still could lose its public charity status if it cannot pass the public support test for two consecutive years. If the organization cannot meet the public support test for two consecutive years, it will be reclassified as a private foundation as of the start of the second consecutive year. To avoid unexpectedly losing the public charity classification, a nonprofit should keep careful track of its public support information throughout the year instead of waiting until the end of the tax year when it is preparing Schedule A. For more information about record-keeping, see Publication 4221-PC, Compliance Guide for 501(c)(3)Public Charities. How does this affect a nonprofit that is still in the five year window under the old process? The new rules affect only organizations whose advance ruling periods have not yet expired or that expired on or after June 9, 2008 and before September 9. An organization "in process" will automatically be classified as a public charity for its first five years of existence regardless of the support actually received. It will no longer need to file Form 8734 with the IRS at the end of its advance ruling period. It must file annual returns, and beginning with its sixth taxable year and all succeeding years, it must meet the public support test as shown on the revised Schedule A of Form 990. The advance ruling determination letter that the organization received when it applied to the IRS for a tax exemption is now considered by the IRS to be the nonprofit's final determination letter. The organization and its donors may rely on that letter with respect to the organization's public charity classification unless the organization no longer meets the public support test and the IRS changes that status and sends a notice of the change. How does this affect a nonprofit in the process of seeking its tax exemption from the IRS? The new rules will apply to all organizations with applications pending before the IRS regardless of when the organization submitted the Form 1023 application. You do not need to submit a new application form. The IRS will automatically apply the new procedures to the pending application. For more information, visit the IRS website and their Frequently Asked Questions resource.

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Article: Bush to help open national parks to mountain bikes.
by Jonathan Morrison 19 Dec '08

19 Dec '08

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/10/14/mtnbiking/ Washington D.C. — (AP) - The Bush administration plans to make it easier for mountain bikers to gain access to national parks and other public lands before the president - an avid cyclist himself - leaves office. The National Park Service confirmed Tuesday that it is preparing a rule that will allow decisions about some mountain bike trails to be made by park managers instead of federal regulators in Washington, a process that can take years. A park service spokesman said the rule would be proposed no later than Nov. 15 so it could be final before Bush leaves office. If adopted, the proposal would likely result in more mountain biking opportunities on public lands. Currently, the Park Service has to adopt a special regulation to open up trails to mountain bikes, which requires the public to be formally notified. The same process is required for all-terrain vehicles and other motorized recreation on park lands. "We are trying to give superintendents a little bit of latitude especially for non-controversial proposals for bicycling in parks," said Jeffrey Olson, a spokesman for the service. "We are responding to public demand." Environmental advocate Jeff Ruch called the rule a lame-duck gift for the mountain biking lobby from the "Mountain-Biker-in-Chief," referring to Bush. Ruch, executive director of the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said the proposal would open up backcountry trails to mountain bikers. Mountain bikers are blamed for erosion of trails and trampling native plants. They also disturb other park users, such as hikers, birders and horseback riders. During his tenure as president, Bush has embraced mountain biking as a low-impact alternative to running, which is hard on his knees. The president - who has a blue and white Trek bicycle dubbed Mountain Bike One - often rides on his ranch in Crawford, Tex. and in the Washington, D.C. area. He also has received several mountain bikes from companies like Cannondale and Trek. The International Mountain Biking Association, which is supported by some of the same companies that gave Bush bikes, said Tuesday it didn't believe the timing of the rule had anything to do with the president's penchant for pedaling. "It is extraneous to this (rule) that the president has interest in mountain biking. I don't think that has been an influencer in this case," said Mark Eller, communications director for the group, which has been lobbying to change the rules since the early 1990s. About 30 properties managed by the National Park Service include trails approved for mountain bikes now, he said. A calendar for Lyle Laverty, the Interior Department's Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks also shows that the mountain bike rule is one the administration's remaining priorities. In April 2006, after a 65-minute ride through Napa County wine country on Earth Day, the president told an AP reporter: "We're able to enjoy the beauty without really disrupting pristine nature of the place. It's a classic way for mankind to enjoy God's gift."

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Fwd: Early Bird Registration Opens for the National Bike Summit, March 10-12
by Jonathan Morrison 19 Dec '08

19 Dec '08

I can't recommend going to this enough... Sincerely, Jonathan Morrison Executive Director Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective 2312 S. West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84115 w: 801-328-2453 c: 801-688-0183 f: 801-466-3856 www.slcbikecollective.org Get Addicted to Crank! http://www.slcbikecollective.org/crank/ The mission of the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Bicycle Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: IMBA <info(a)imba.com> Date: Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 9:01 AM Subject: Early Bird Registration Opens for the National Bike Summit, March 10-12 To: jonathan(a)slcbikecollective.org <http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=vCb4u7c4nSdj0rFXe61c2w..> [image: News] <http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=v9e09yM5eClrEDe3Qn8JMw..> * Early Bird Registration Opens for the National Bike Summit, March 10-12* For Immediate Release 12-18-08 Contact: Drew Vankat, Policy Analyst 303-545-9011 drew(a)imba.com Join IMBA and an expected 600 bicycle advocates at the 2009 National Bike Summit <http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=8-1TI199nwH2blP9OM-mfw..>, March 10-12, in Washington, D.C. Hosted by the League of American Bicyclists, the Summit provides a unique opportunity for mountain bikers to interact with cyclists of all stripes, attend diverse informational sessions and lobby the halls of Congress. IMBA supporters who attend receive discounted registration, a private banquet dinner and tons of great swag. *An Extremely Important Year for the National Bike Summit* The sweeping administrative and congressional changes in D.C. make 2009 an extremely important year. "With so many new members of congress, it's more important than ever to show them the human face of mountain biking and introduce yourself to their staff and your issues," says IMBA Government Affairs Director Jenn Dice. "Mountain bikers have a golden opportunity to protect more land, influence public lands bills, increase funding for trails and lay the foundation for productive working relationships." Attendees will be treated to presentations and panel discussions on many important topics. IMBA is currently finalizing an exceptional line-up of speakers and sessions to cover the following topics: urban trails and jump parks, integrating trails and neighborhoods, small-group land protection training, funding for the National Park Service and integrating singletrack into the Bicycle Friendly Community program. Sign up online <http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=geEeYJ9biZ_J3VzVBk9xnQ..> to attend the National Bike Summit. Early bird registration is now open and available through Feb. 5. *Bolster Your Trails by Attending the National Bike Summit* The Summit is the perfect way to build a relationship with your member of congress. U.S. representatives and senators can be very powerful allies when the time comes to develop singletrack destinations. Just ask the Minnesota Off-Road Cyclists (MORC), who garnered $800,000 for new singletrack north of Minneapolis. "Your congressional office can help you find the right way to go after money for trails. The funding opportunities are there, but you have to go out and get it," says MORC's Tim Wegner. Mike Dulin, of the Kentucky Mountain Biking Association, says, "Last year's Summit was amazing. The combined knowledge of so many fellow cycling advocates is truly inspiring and the meetings on Capitol Hill are a fantastic way to get the ball rolling on new trails projects." Advocates looking to influence public lands protection also benefit from coming to D.C. "We've sent Virginians to the National Bike Summit the past few years and it's undoubtedly helped us become better advocates for mountain biking and protected landscapes in the Jefferson and George Washington national forests," says IMBA Trail Solutions Director Rich Edwards. *Resources to Get the Most Out of the National Bike Summit* IMBA pulls out the stops to make sure mountain bikers make the most of this event. Attendees are encouraged to register early so they can join pre-Summit conference calls and take advantage of IMBA's online resources<http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=PBpee0ekcw8v_DKs-nNZbw..>for comprehensive guidance on a variety of topics, including how to raise money to attend and finding lodging options. Limited scholarship money is available to help offset costs. If you're serious about taking your local singletrack to the next level, make sure the National Bike Summit<http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=K4jM8conqSweyIP8jEUX8w..>is on your schedule. Donate Now <http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=kE7NGkjOxCoCll46goo9jQ..> | Shop IMBA Gear <http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=ejDlKX01_PHsC1OBBmBHgw..> | Membership <http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=4JYrThbgGS6ngQJwhpeN2Q..> More News <http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=-62stqeviGfHNYmoRsiZPw..> | Update my IMBA Profile <http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=SoLXuw8P37pFigUrjM19ng..> | Unsubscribe<http://go.imba.com/site/CO?i=3xu_eRlg8NySWHGIcl2ZeZvQ2HrDhkPh&cid=1004>

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funding questions
by Liza Mattana 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Hi, I wanted to redirect Beth's questions that got lost in the bike curriculum thread...thanks in advance. Our nonprofit, Pedals2People, just got its 501c3. As we are trying to develop projects and determine our focus under our new status we thought it would be great to get some insight from all of you that have more experience (been around for a while). Anyone that would like to, please feel free to answer any of the following questions: 1.) What is your main source of funding? 2.) If you have a space, how are you covering your costs? 3.) Do you have paid staff? 4.) Are you financially self-sustaining or grant funded? Thanks for your help! If you have any other suggestions or ideas or questions i forgot that you would like to answer, please do! -- Liza Mattana president www.pedals2people.org Spokane, WA

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Boulder Goes Bike Platinum
by Rich Points 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Collectives, As you may know the League of American Bicyclists recently awarded Boulder the platinum level for bicycle friendliness. This prompted Clarence Eckerson Jr from Street Films to come out and document our wonderful bike system. http://communitycycles.org/media/24-2008-media/139-december-5-2008-boulder-… And take note that even though we've achieved the platinum level we know we still have a long way to go. In solidarity -- Rich Points Community Cycles Director http://CommunityCycles.org Rich(a)CommunityCycles.org 720-565-6019 Donate your old car to Community Cycles

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Bicycle Gift Guide
by R Points 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/12/bicycle_gift_guide.html

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Check out my Facebook profile
by Cycles Apc 12 Dec '08

12 Dec '08

Hi thethinktank, I set up a Facebook profile where I can post my pictures, videos and events and I want to add you as a friend so you can see it. First, you need to join Facebook! Once you join, you can also create your own profile. Thanks, Cycles To sign up for Facebook, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=1594973725&k=Z6F3Z454PZ2CUC1DR16XUUX&r

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Check out my Facebook profile
by Cycles Apc 12 Dec '08

12 Dec '08

Hi thethinktank, I set up a Facebook profile where I can post my pictures, videos and events and I want to add you as a friend so you can see it. First, you need to join Facebook! Once you join, you can also create your own profile. Thanks, Cycles To sign up for Facebook, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=1594973725&k=53126XS53Y3M5F1CSB2XP4&r

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Scrapper Bikes
by Jonathan Morrison 12 Dec '08

12 Dec '08

A volunteer of ours sent this to me. I just love it! http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94318161 http://features.csmonitor.com/backstory/2008/12/08/teens-in-oakland-calif-f… http://www.myspace.com/scrapperbikes Sincerely, Jonathan Morrison Executive Director Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective 2312 S. West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84115 w: 801-328-2453 c: 801-688-0183 f: 801-466-3856 www.slcbikecollective.org Get Addicted to Crank! http://www.slcbikecollective.org/crank/ The mission of the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Bicycle Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households.

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The Wheelix
by andrew lynn 08 Dec '08

08 Dec '08

hi thinktank, thought i would share our latest wheel hanging invention, the wheelix: http://flickr.com/photos/breathingplanet/3089068657/in/photostream/ http://flickr.com/photos/breathingplanet/3089068077/in/photostream/ http://flickr.com/photos/breathingplanet/3089071115/ andrew Troy Bike Rescue Troy, NY -- andrew lynn | media worker | troy, ny http://www.breathingplanet.net http://www.troybikerescue.org http://www.mediasanctuary.org http://flickr.com/photos/breathingplanet

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Locking Toolboard
by Clifford McCarten 05 Dec '08

05 Dec '08

Hello, happy bike world -- As things slow down in the winter, out (newish) shop is looking to build some additional work areas in anticipation for the next season. I'm hoping to crowd-source some of the creative genius here... The problem: the tool boards have to be able to be covered & locked up, as a number of other groups use our space (a church basement) for access and storage, often forgetting to lock the door that leads into our bikey dungeon. Bear with me, if you will: we currently have one main workstation, with a 4x8 toolboard (with a 2x4 frame built out around it) covered by a 4x8 hinged plywood sheet that swings up to the ceiling. The sheet has small slots in it that match up with heavy metal U-shaped hooks in the 2x4 frame, which we then lock with our old Yellow Bike locks. This works pretty well, but creates an annoying problem where we can't put anything tall (i.e., a truing stand) on the table in front of the tools because the swinging board won't close. We want to build two additional workstations that: a) will only have a basic allen key / metric wrench set on the board, and will therefore be a lot smaller (a 48"x18" toolboard, perhaps?) c) will preferably be on four legs & not have to screw into a wall for support (i.e., reasonably mobile) and most importantly: d) will have some sort of cheap, simple, and easily opened locking solution to cover the tool board. (I'm think something that would slide maybe?) Ideas? Need clarification? Let me know. Thanks! Clifford McCarten Director, B!ke: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop 400 Wolfe St Peterborough, Ontario (705) 745-2103 http://www.communitybikeshop.org

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Owning your space
by Graham 28 Nov '08

28 Nov '08

Are there any groups out there who own their own building or rent a space in a building owned by a closely integrated org. 1. How did you finance it? Traditional bank or credit union, Ethical Fund or similar agency, or private loans/donations. 2. Do you rent space to any other groups to help pay the bills? 3. Who manages the building - the bike collective directly or a seperate committee of people? 4. What conflicts or problems do you think a group thinking of buying a building should look out for?

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Bike Collectives Links Page Update FINAL - Time to post on your sites
by Rich Points 22 Nov '08

22 Nov '08

Hey All, Thanks to everyone who helped me update the bike collectives links page, we now have close to 150 collectives listed in North America. I will update this list again next fall. Until then I'd like to encourage you all to post these links on your sites. This way we can collectively support each others work. Please pass this on to your webmasters. Three ways to post these links on your site 1. Go to http://CommunityCycles.org/links.html, look at the code and copy and paste the links 2. Visit http://CommunityCycles.org/links_html.html and copy the html and paste into your site 3. Subscribe to the RSS feed http://www.communitycycles.org/index.php?option=com_bca-rss-syndicator&feed…, if anyone knows how to get this RSS to render as html on other sites please contact me. Ride On -- Rich Points Community Cycles Director http://CommunityCycles.org Rich(a)CommunityCycles.org 720-565-6019 Donate your old car to Community Cycles

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Membership at your community bike shops
by Cycles of Change APC 20 Nov '08

20 Nov '08

Hi everyone, I'm writing from the Cycles of Change APC Bike Shop in Alameda, California (near Oakland, CA). Cycles of Change APC is a *not-for-profit community bicycle shop* which opened in July 2006. It is a collaboration between Cycles of Change, a 10 year old East Bay youth bike education non-profit, and Alameda Point Collaborative (APC), a non-profit which manages housing and services for a 200 unit residential community comprised of 500 formerly homeless adults and families. Our website is: www.apcollaborative.org/cyclesbikes.htm We are thinking about how to generate additional revenue for the shop. Currently we're selling and repairing bikes to bring in revenue. We're also partially supported by grants. One idea that we had was to create a membership program which would enable people to use our community repair shop, get discounts at our shop, and provide discounts to other bike shops in the area as well. I'd especially like to hear from other programs with membership programs you've started. How much does it cost? What does it provide? Does any other group have experience with providing discounts to other shops? How big has your membership grown? How do you promote it? Thank you, Evan Lovett-Harris Cycles of Change APC 510-898-7830 -- Cycles of Change APC All People. All Bikes. One Community.

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Discounts for Co-ops
by GetGern＠gmail.com 20 Nov '08

20 Nov '08

Hello Bike Friends, Does anyone have solid advice on the legality/Restrictions regarding discounts given to member/volunteers? We are a California regestered incorperated Member owned Co-operative, not a Non-Profit(501c3). We want to give a discount, but I heard it may not be legal. I hope that it is illegal referring to 501c3's.

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bikebike workshop past facilitators
by joshua 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

Hey Y'all. I'm new to this website/wiki but excited to be here! I am currently working with Neighborhood Bike Works in Philadelphia I am specifically searching for anyone who has done a past workshop at bike! bike! to post an outline of their workshop for public use/ reference, basically an online or pdf version of the workshop's goals and/or methods. In addition to this virtual workshop, I was hoping for some sort of exit interview or reflection on how the workshop went, what could have made it better, were your goals accomplished, etc. If you or anyone you know did a workshop at a previous bike! bike! conference can you email me (joshua) at 000joshua(a)gmail.com (or fwd this to someone you know who did a workshop) and we can go from there! Sincerely, Joshua

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Trip to SF... any ideas?!
by Boson Au 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

first of all, apologies if this is annoying. but yeah, I'm going to be visiting SF next week (for work related stuff). I'm planning on going on a short tour down to santa cruz (basically like the one folks did at the end of bikebike...) I was wondering if the route for that tour is avail anywhere and if anyone has any suggestion on hostels/etc. for me to check out @ santa cruz. I really want to check out the church but beyond that I kind of just want an awesome ride that's not on the east coast... is there anywhere cool inbetween? I'm pretty sure I can get to SC in one day. I'm not really trying to camp out but I can regardless. I'm gonna be in SF from this sunday on... thinking of leavin' the following thurs to ride down to santa cruz, coming back saturday. any tips/hints appreciated. -Boson Velocipede Bike Project Baltimore, MD

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reading list/online resources for bike mechanics?
by veganboyjosh＠gmail.com 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

hey all. while working on putting together a list of websites, online tutorials, books, etc, that are helpful for budding/experienced mechanics, it occurred to me that a lot of people on this list would be helpful in gathering such a list, and could probably benefit from it also. i started a page on the wiki for just such a list, it's located here.<http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Mechanic> please do add to it. thanks! josh. community cycles, boulder

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Bike Collective Links Page Updated - Please verify you site is listed
by Rich Points 12 Nov '08

12 Nov '08

OK, so I heard back from a lot of you with links to you sites. I also added links found here http://www.ibike.org/encouragement/freebike/directory/index.htm as well as links from the Bike Collective Directory. I didn't include groups who don't have a website. After this update there are 144 links to coops and collectives in the US and Canada. Please verify that your coop is listed and if not to let me know. http://communitycycles.org/links.html I'll send out the final html and encourage you all to include this links list on all of your sites. This will show our site visitors we are part of a much larger movement while collectively driving traffic to all of our sites. I'll also set this up as a RSS feed. Peace -- Rich Points Community Cycles Director http://CommunityCycles.org Rich(a)CommunityCycles.org 720-565-6019 Donate your old car to Community Cycles

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Bar Mitts - Keeping hands warm in winter
by Rich Points 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Hey All, I saw these at VeloSwap but didn't buy any because I don't ride a road bike. Looks like they'd work well but I wonder what it'd be like to crash with them. http://www.barmitts.com/install.php -- Rich Points Community Cycles Director http://CommunityCycles.org Rich(a)CommunityCycles.org 720-565-6019 Donate your old car to Community Cycles

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Bike Church in Davis is being evicted!
by Jason Moore 10 Nov '08

10 Nov '08

http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/1380958.html We are having some trouble keeping our space on the university and are going to need all the support we can get. For some reason our 4 year old community resource has now been called a nuisance by the university administration. Jason Moore Davis Bike Church

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phoenix az collective!
by nathan leach 09 Nov '08

09 Nov '08

pnoenix is getting something started thanks to the help of everyone at bie saviours!!!! we are just in the begining stages and if anyone has any wise old man or woman advise it would be awesome!

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lease agreements
by allison karow 07 Nov '08

07 Nov '08

hi friends does anyone's shop rent from a private landlord (not the city, a friend or relative, etc.) and have a copy of your lease agreement? we are trying to work one out over at bike saviours (in tempe az) and want to see if there is a standard! thanks allison

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Bike Education/Clinic curriculum?
by Boson Au 04 Nov '08

04 Nov '08

Hi everyone, Boson from Baltimore, MD's Velocipede Bike Project... First of all, @ bike!bike! the education-related workshops were the one that inspired/interested me the most. We got back and the first thing I want to kick-start was our clinic program which had be suspended due to a multitude of reasons... anyways... so we're about to reinstate our bike clinic series (previously we had one person do ALL the teaching and she's about to leave out of town for 3 months so we've decided that we're going to try to have a group of educators rotate classes) and I'm interested in any organizations that hold regular classes... This isn't exactly a youth program but more like a general public thing. We do have a curriculum, but I'm kind of interested in other project's solutions. If any project has their own curriculum set up and want to trade/compare notes that'd be so awesome.

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Bike Education/Clinic curriculum?
by dragonfly＠mac.hush.com 01 Nov '08

01 Nov '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello, Everyone. I hope you are all doing well, financial meltdown notwithstanding. I'd like to vote for BOTH keeping the education and curriculum thread as part of the list serv AND for having it all together, accessible by wiki. Also, does anyone know how to create productive bike sensitivity trainings for police departments and city governments? I've done a couple with mixed-to-positive results, but changing the culture here in the Motor city area is a ongoing project, and good tips and techniques are always welcome. Has anyone found a way to reach into driver's ed programs to improve their bike-friendliness? Sasha On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:10:11 -0400 Christina Illarmo <christina(a)bikesnotbombs.org> wrote: >Hello Think Tank, > >It's great to see so many people and organizations across the >country >communicating to make our work stronger and more >meaningful.Greetings to you >all. > >For those who haven't seen it, our Earn-A-Bike Instructor Training >Manual >which we use in our youth programs is available to download off of >our >website. We also sell these for $7 but please feel free to >download the >manual and see if it is useful in your own programming. > >http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/EarnABike > >We also have a youth made bike safety training video about 45 >minutes long >which discusses general bike & helmet fit, bike safety checks, >rules of the >road, bike path etiquette, preparing for a ride, and general tips >(how to >prep for a ride, crossing train tracks, hand signals right and >left >turns...). Please contact me directly if you are interested in >purchasing >this video for $35. All proceeds will go towards supporting our >work at >Bikes Not Bombs. > >peace, >Christina > >-- >Christina Illarmo >Girls' Programming & Bike Safety Coordinator >Bikes Not Bombs >284 Amory St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 >(617) 522-0222 x102 > >http://www.bikesnotbombs.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Note: This signature can be verified at https://www.hushtools.com/verify Charset: UTF8 Version: Hush 3.0 wkYEARECAAYFAkjuPsAACgkQ5O7ahKJmrRnPXwCeLpJuZf1V/Q9myR8Oh/4I86TV3iUA oIFmY9eZ+qE4RjR5kdUSL9BoF+HM =zoy3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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