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Guide to Buying a Used Bike
by Chris DiGiamo 19 Oct '10

19 Oct '10

Has anyone created one of these before? I wanted to create a somewhat small primer on "what to look for" to hand out at the next bike swap. Cheers, -Chris D. The Bike House Washington, DC

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Communication Tactics
by Godwin ! 19 Oct '10

19 Oct '10

Hey folks, since the recent breakdown at our shop the issue of how to communicate with volunteers and members has come up as major issue. I'm just wondering if any of you have found what you consider to be an efficient means of notifying members and sarting discussions with volunteers. In the past we used three email list serves, one for all members, one for volunteers, and another just for organizing members. We have found these lists difficult to keep up to date as we seem to have a constant flow of volunteers and members. We have also found that many people get annoyed when discussions happen over email and often stop reading what could be important notices. Recently some volunteers started more lists for sub-committees (such as mechanics only) and then started using facebook and the online forum on our website and this has resulted in a complete breakdown of communication, sometimes many people are not included, often many of us get several emails about the same thing. Using methods like forums and facebook are great becuase anyone can read and join in and people don't get annoyed with emails, but at the same time people are likely to stop checking and reading if they don't get reminders. One possible solution brought to the floor was to combine the use of email and forum discussions, such that notices are sent over email and if a discussion should happen, a notice is given over email and a link to the forum discussion. Do any of you have any more ideas that we might be able to use to get us back on track? Thanks!! .godwin

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Volunteer *training* manual request
by Jonathan Morrison 19 Oct '10

19 Oct '10

It is that time of year when it gets cold and a little slower, so we are assessing what we did this year that worked as well as what didn't, while not forgetting the things that we didn't get a chance to try. Luckily there is always next year. So... Have you quantified your volunteer incubation process in the form of documents or some coordinator position that wouldn't mind spending some time on the phone with me? It turns out the heat lamps we tried were unsuccessful, so we aren't doing that again. In Utah we want to solidify the way(s) in which we turn a first timer into a core volunteer, and hopefully do it more often. One thing we DID do, that was great, was steal and modify the Yellow Bike Project's volunteer tracking software (volunteer.slcbikecollective.org) which has resulted in automatic contact lists, community service letters with truly valid hours, the ability to keep track of Department of Workforce Services employee hours, increase enrollment in our email list, a slightly more formal way to keep track of people trading in volunteer hours, and the thing we always wanted -- valid statistics. So we will certainly be continuing that practice. Now that we are collecting info more efficiently, we need to work on how we use that info effectively as a way to engage volunteers at higher levels. 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 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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Insurance and Liability Waivers
by Sam Haraldson 18 Oct '10

18 Oct '10

Yesterday I had the chance to meet with a lawyer to go over our insurance policy and to discuss liability waivers. The Bozeman Bike Kitchen currently has a basic business coverage insurance which will cover the organization in the event of a lawsuit but does not cover us from injuries incurred on-site, does not cover the property itself, nor does it cover the board of directors. I am looking for recommendations regarding types of insurance tailored for an organization like ours. Particularly renters insurance (for our property) and Errors and Omissions insurance (for our board of directors). Secondly, our lawyer strongly recommended a series of liability waivers be added to our check-in and check-out process for both volunteers coming to work as well as for individuals receiving a bicycle. We have begun work on a volunteer waiver but have nothing for a bicycle release waiver. I am requesting to receive templates of these documents from other organizations. Please contact me off-list with recommendations and attachments. Please reply on-list with general statements that will benefit the entire group. Sincerely, Sam Haraldson -- Director of Operations Bozeman Bike Kitchen

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Native / First Nations community bicycle shops?
by Daniel S 17 Oct '10

17 Oct '10

Hello. I am in Canada, and am helping First Nations ('Native') communities to become aware of the benefits of community bicycle shops, especially regarding skills development among kids. Does anyone on this list have experience with such communities? I'd like to share ideas and experience. Cheers. Daniel.

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Question
by Tara 10 Oct '10

10 Oct '10

Hi, I work at a National Governing Body, USA Triathlon, and I am working on youth programming. As of right now the program is an awareness program. The thought is to bring a coach into schools to introduce triathlon to the kids. A next step, down the road, would be to bring a multisport curriculum into the Physical Education programs. One major hurdle to this would be equipment. Now my question to the listserv- would bike co-ops be interested in being involved in such a program by way of donating bicycles and hosting a cycling safety educational component? I'd appreciate any thoughts on the subject. Thanks! Tara McCarthy

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 50, Issue 6
by Corey Grazul 08 Oct '10

08 Oct '10

I see this fitting well with 'earn-a-bike' or 'build-a-bike' programs that many community shops are already doing. Speaking for our shop (Armory Bike Union in Jackson, MI), we incorporate a safety component to our course, along with education about bike functionality and maintenance. We would be super interested in working with schools and phys. ed. programs in any capacity (leading programs, supplying equipment, etc.) Corey On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 11:30 AM, <thethinktank-request(a)bikecollectives.org>wrote: > Send Thethinktank mailing list submissions to > thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > thethinktank-request(a)bikecollectives.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > thethinktank-owner(a)bikecollectives.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Thethinktank digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Question (Tara) > 2. Re: Question (Jonathan Morrison) > 3. Re: Question (Austin Amos) > 4. Re: Question (Tara) > 5. Re: Question (Jamie Cowen) > 6. Re: Question (veganboyjosh(a)gmail.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 19:47:20 -0600 > From: Tara <windshifts(a)gmail.com> > To: thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Question > Message-ID: > <AANLkTi=xCOVq7Eq1OaNNH9e2eK5mar3QfNh6y0btf_61(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi, > > I work at a National Governing Body, USA Triathlon, and I am working on > youth programming. As of right now the program is an awareness program. > The thought is to bring a coach into schools to introduce triathlon to the > kids. > > A next step, down the road, would be to bring a multisport curriculum into > the Physical Education programs. One major hurdle to this would be > equipment. > > Now my question to the listserv- would bike co-ops be interested in being > involved in such a program by way of donating bicycles and hosting a > cycling > safety educational component? > > I'd appreciate any thoughts on the subject. > > Thanks! > > Tara McCarthy >

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save all bikes please!- some pictures
by Bob Giordano 07 Oct '10

07 Oct '10

we just posted some pictures of the 2 seat 3 wheel bike made from kid's frames, some tubing, etc. Also is the bike powered haywagon that is the seed for the pedal bus we are working on. and a nifty recycle can made from old bike rims. http://strans.org/ptech2010.html > From: Bob Giordano <mist(a)strans.org> > Subject: [TheThinkTank] save all bikes please! > To: "The Think Tank" <thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org> > Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 9:59 AM > > > we have new designs for 3-wheel 2-seaters using kids' huffys. several styles of trailers, long johns, and also a pedal bus- greatly utilizing old bike frames. Free Cycles is keeping our 2,000 ft community shop, and > expanding with a 6,000 sq ft fabrication warehouse 3 doors down. > > please do not recycle any frames. we will take them. broken or bent. just not rust. or you keep them, save them, and re-use! > > if you cannot re-use, we can figure a way to get them here- hot air balloon, steam ship, e-train, somehow. > > -bob g, free cycles missoula

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Bike Pirates Cookbook - Callout!
by Ainsley Naylor 07 Oct '10

07 Oct '10

Hello all, We here in the Bike Pirates kitchen have been putting together plans for a *Bike Pirates Cook Book*, and we want your submissions! For anyone who doesn't know, Bike Pirates has always had food in it's space, and for the past 2 years has included free meals as a regular part of their programming. Bike politics and food politics overlap in a variety of ways, and free, healthy food helps to keep our volunteers and participants happy and able to focus. Serving a meal also encourages people to sit and chat, share company and creates community among those using the space. The kitchen is a vegetarian space, where we cook a lot of vegan meals (and desserts) and use produce from local gardens and organic farms whenever possible. What we need are your favourite recipes that are easy to make for large groups of people - we usually cook for about 20. * What We are Looking For* recipes that use local/native produce! recipes that don't involve measuring! vegan recipes! Easy, yummy baking recipes (including breads, cakes, pies, cookies etc) that are either vegan or gluten-free Directions for fun bike-related craft projects Suggestions for a great title! (Working title: The Bike Pirates Anarchist Cooking Book) Art for the cover or to decorate the pages inside *Please ensure that any recipe you submit is indeed your own, and hasn't been taken directly out of your favourite cookbook. The book will be prepared as a zine and each recipe will be on a separate page. We will use the cook book in the kitchen at the shop and it will also be for sale at the front You can either send along your recipes to lunch(a)bikepirates.com or bring in a prepared, unique photo-copy friendly page for the zine to Bike Pirates during any open hours. Deadline for submissions will be Saturday October 16th, so we have time to prepare the zine before winter craft season. Please consider submitting something, and send this request along to friends. Thanks, Ainsley.

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save all bikes please!
by Bob Giordano 05 Oct '10

05 Oct '10

we have new designs for 3-wheel 2-seaters using kids' huffys. several styles of trailers, long johns, and also a pedal bus- greatly utilizing old bike frames. Free Cycles is keeping our 2,000 ft community shop, and expanding with a 6,000 sq ft fabrication warehouse 3 doors down. please do not recycle any frames. we will take them. broken or bent. just not rust. or you keep them, save them, and re-use! if you cannot re-use, we can figure a way to get them here- hot air balloon, steam ship, e-train, somehow. -bob g, free cycles missoula

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JOB: Bke Works Youth Outreach Coordinator, Seattle, WA
by Lexi Keeler 01 Oct '10

01 Oct '10

Role Overview: The Bike Works Youth Outreach Coordinator assists Bike Works in its development of a comprehensive outreach plan for all youth programs including data collection, recruitment strategies and the promotion of programs to achieve the agency's annual and long-range programming goals. The Youth Outreach Coordinator also supports running youth programs. This position reports directly to the Program Director. This is an excellent opportunity for a strong multi-tasker with excellent attention to detail, a strong ability to organize, computer skills, capacity to engage and interact with youth ages 9-17, and enthusiasm for working as part of a team. Organizational Overview: Bike Works, based in Seattle, builds sustainable communities by educating youth and promoting bicycling. Bike Works has been working for kids, bikes, and community in Seattle since 1996. Our programs and services invest in young people and encourage bicycling as a clean and healthy transportation alternative. Our programs include Earn-a-Bike and weekly riding programs for youth, summer bike camps, a community bike shop, our annual Kids Bike Swap, adult classes and volunteer opportunities, and more. Our Bike Shop serves Seattle residents from all walks of life with used bike sales and affordable repairs. Each year approximately 300 youth, ages 9 to 17, participate in our programs and gain the skills and resources they need to translate lessons about confidence and leadership into their own lives, helping them make healthier decisions about their futures. We also redistribute over 2,000 used bicycles annually to families in Seattle and internationally. We value and seek diverse team members who are passionate, innovative, collaborative, professional, fun, responsible and solution-oriented. Essential Job Functions: * Institute outreach efforts within the community to promote programs. * Develop and implement a recruitment strategy that will increase participation by local and target youth. * Conduct outreach and recruitment with local schools and organizations. * Work in partnership with the program staff in teaching youth programs as needed, including Earn-a-Bike, partnership programs and summer camps. * Coordinate data collection to promote programs. * Prepare and schedule quarterly mailings and all registration and packet materials for summer programming. * Track all youth participation into database and create quarterly reports on all program elements for granting agencies. * Support admissions and logistics for yearlong programming efforts. * Keep record of potential and registered students and of all incoming paperwork and money. * Make follow-up calls to potential and registered students. * Provide logistical support for all programs and courses. * Work in partnership with Program Director, Executive Director, Board of Directors, other staff, and Key Stakeholders to contribute to the organization's vision, participate in organization-wide programs, and help create a sustainable organizational culture. Qualifications & Experience: Required: * Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. * 2 years nonprofit experience and direct youth work experience desirable. * Excellent verbal communication skills and strong capabilities working with youth. * Ability to multi-task and manage multiple priorities and deadlines. * Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills. * Skills with Microsoft Office and the Windows environment. * Ability to work well independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team; work well with diverse styles, personalities, and populations. * Strong commitment to promoting bicycling, supporting youth and to advancing social change. Preferred: * Prior outreach experience. * Knowledge of Seattle schools and neighborhoods. * Experience with youth programming. * Some experience with biking and bike repair. * Passion for bikes. Compensation: $25,000-28,000 (starting salary DOE), plus benefits, including medical, vacation, sick leave, and flexible work schedule/environment. How to Apply: Please visit our website at www.bikeworks.org for more information about Bike Works. Email your resume, cover letter, and contact information for three references to programs(a)bikeworks.org. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. Position open until filled; applications received by November 1st will receive priority consideration. People of color are strongly encouraged to apply. Bike Works is an Equal Opportunity and queer-friendly employer.

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Does your program do Earn-a-Bike?
by Jonathan Morrison 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

There might be a way to get some free locks, lights, fenders and other goodies for EAB programs if we can pull together a list of at least 100 EAB programs. If you know of a program, or you are part of a program, please list it in Column "L" of this spreadsheet. https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ar4uqyu2es-YdEVvMWFNVDlyRm8wQ2dCX0… 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 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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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 49, Issue 13
by fallen.arrows 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

Josh, id add strategic planning, renting or own space, participated in bikebike or interbike, and interested in joining a national network. Tito @ sopobikes

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Does your program do Earn-a-Bike?
by veganboyjosh＠gmail.com 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

Hi Terry, I'd love to help you guys get your info into the spreadsheet. Same goes for anyone else out there who's having trouble getting access to the spreadsheet, or knows of a project who's not so tech-access oriented. Feel free to forward my contact info and this list of fields on to anyone you think would benefit from it. Also, if there's any info anyone feels belongs on this list, by all means, either add the column yourself, if you're comfortable, or hit me up off list and I'll do it. Here's a list of the fields we have listed for shops to include info about if they so choose: Name of community bike shop Street Address City State/Province Zip Country Phone Website Email address for contact Open Hours Women/Trans night? Youth Earn-a-Bike program? Youth programs? Build - a - Bike program adult? Other Programs? Sell bikes? Contact person Rolling/Roving/Portable bike repair program? Free/Referral Bike Program? Paid Staff? 501 C 3 status? Or fiscal sponsor? Board of Directors? Decision-making process (majority vote, consensus, modified consensus, informal, top-down) Open to Woofing type worker exchange? Contact person or details Awesome Logo Something you're proud of that other folks may not know about Mission Statement Date/Year founded What kind of hierarchy is there for volunteers? What's the process for one to go from completely new "outsider" to trusted person with keys? If you'd like to send me that info, I'll enter it when i get a chance. And if you'd like, i can download ad send a non-online copy in excel or as a csv file for you to checkout, if you're interested in seeing what other shops are doing. It's quite incredible to see so man active people doing such amazing work. The more I learn about different shops and organizations, the more I feel I have in common with these folks, but at the same time, how different we all are. It's pretty awesome. Thanks! josh. On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Erickson, Terry < TErickson(a)scottsdaleaz.gov> wrote: > JUST fyi, we have an earn a bike program in Scottsdale, Arizona, but our > web limitations would not allow us to access the list. If you are > interested in their information, contact: > > Juan Gonzalez or Miguel Valenzuela at 480/312-0002 or their e-mails above > > > > Terry Erickson-- Handlebar Helpers > City of Scottsdale, Parks & Recreation > 2311 N. Miller Road, Scottsdale AZ 85257 > Office phone: (480) 312-2771 > > > > > > *From:* thethinktank-bounces(a)bikecollectives.org [mailto: > thethinktank-bounces(a)bikecollectives.org] *On Behalf Of * > veganboyjosh(a)gmail.com > *Sent:* Thursday, September 30, 2010 9:44 AM > *To:* The Think Tank > > *Subject:* Re: [TheThinkTank] Does your program do Earn-a-Bike? > > > > i just did a very rough count (there's alot of duplicate entries. through > the course of building this juggernaut of a spreadsheet, several lists have > been combined. no real effort to do any data cleanup has happened on any > real level, to my knowledge. if anyone's interested, by all means get in > touch.) and found about 40 projects that have some kind of youth EAB > connection. > > There's a lot of projects listed on the spreadsheet who aren't active on > this list. Perhaps it would be good for someone (or someoneS) to reach out > to some of the shops listed with not a lot of info, and try to glean some > info such as "Do you have a YEAB program?" but also "Are you interested in > perhaps joining forces for some potential free locks, etc...?" > > Would take some work, to be sure, but how much is all that free stuff > worth? There's enough people here that if we divvied up the work, and > several people took one or two calls to make,it wouldn't be that bad. > > What do you think? Worth the effort? > > > > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 9:37 AM, Angelo Coletta < > summitcyclingcenter(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Good deal, Jonathon > > Angelo > > SCC > > > > --- On *Thu, 9/30/10, Jonathan Morrison <jonathan(a)slcbikecollective.org>*wrote: > > > From: Jonathan Morrison <jonathan(a)slcbikecollective.org> > > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Does your program do Earn-a-Bike? > To: "The Think Tank" <thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org> > > Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 10:45 AM > > > > Until we get a list of 100 youth EAB programs, there is no way to get > the goodies. Or rather, only at that point can we begin that > conversation. > > At Interbike (the place that most co-ops neglect to send people) I > spoke with a supplier of lights, locks, fenders, etc.,... and they > shared the fact that they want to redistribute all the refurbished > products (with fully warranty) specifically to at least 100 youth EAB > programs. So please help me fill in that spreadsheet. > > 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 > > 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. > > > > On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 10:24 PM, Patrick VDT <fivespeed_(a)hotmail.com<http://us.mc1110.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fivespeed_@hotmail.com>> > wrote: > > Care to share with us how this will get us "goodies" for our kids. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:30:06 -0600 > >> From: jonathan(a)slcbikecollective.org<http://us.mc1110.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jonathan@slcbikecollective.org> > >> To: thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org<http://us.mc1110.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=thethinktank@bikecollectives.…> > >> Subject: [TheThinkTank] Does your program do Earn-a-Bike? > >> > >> There might be a way to get some free locks, lights, fenders and other > >> goodies for EAB programs if we can pull together a list of at least > >> 100 EAB programs. > >> > >> If you know of a program, or you are part of a program, please list it > >> in Column "L" of this spreadsheet. > >> > >> > >> > https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ar4uqyu2es-YdEVvMWFNVDlyRm8wQ2dCX0… > >> > >> 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 > >> > >> 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. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Thethinktank mailing list > >> Thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org<http://us.mc1110.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Thethinktank@bikecollectives.…> > >> To unsubscribe, send a blank email to > >> TheThinkTank-leave(a)bikecollectives.org<http://us.mc1110.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=TheThinkTank-leave@bikecollec…> > >> To manage your subscription, plase visit: > >> > >> > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thethinktank mailing list > > Thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org<http://us.mc1110.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Thethinktank@bikecollectives.…> > > To unsubscribe, send a blank email to > TheThinkTank-leave(a)bikecollectives.org<http://us.mc1110.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=TheThinkTank-leave@bikecollec…> > > To manage your subscription, plase visit: > > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org<http://us.mc1110.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Thethinktank@bikecollectives.…> > To unsubscribe, send a blank email to > TheThinkTank-leave(a)bikecollectives.org<http://us.mc1110.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=TheThinkTank-leave@bikecollec…> > To manage your subscription, plase visit: > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Re: [TheThinkTank] save all your bikes please!
by Justin Morse 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

Bob, Would you care to share any plans or photos? Justin Morse

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Belgium Bike Projects?
by Ainsley Naylor 24 Sep '10

24 Sep '10

Just got this email. If anyone has any leads, connections or direct contacts please send them to me and I will get back to this person. Thanks!! Ainsley. *Hi, I am a college student in California and I am currently applying for a fellowship to research bike culture and bike co-ops in Belgium. I am in search of good resources and contacts in Belgium. Do you know of any bike cooperatives around Brussels perchance?*

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Community Bike Shops and academic research
by fallen.arrows 23 Sep '10

23 Sep '10

ainsley, im on the same page. working on getting some of sopo's ideas formalized and onto collectives/wiki. count me in on, let me know what needs doing. tito @ Fallen.Arrows Direct to Garment Printing Services 858 Dekalb Ave Suite C Atlanta, Ga 30307 cell. 678.907.3892 work. 404.635.6367 www.fallenarrows.com www.fallenarrows.biz Fallen Arrows Print and Design is a custom order no-minimum-necessary print shop in Atlanta, Georgia that is dedicated to building a creative community. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 10:55 AM, <thethinktank-request(a)bikecollectives.org>wrote: > Send Thethinktank mailing list submissions to > thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > thethinktank-request(a)bikecollectives.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > thethinktank-owner(a)bikecollectives.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Thethinktank digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Thethinktank Digest, Vol 48, Issue 9 (fallen.arrows) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:52:29 -0700 > From: "fallen.arrows" <tito(a)fallenarrows.biz> > To: thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 48, Issue 9 > Message-ID: > <AANLkTin2Ngz3L_OgTEQ9V34OXjHigEMbFUWFtHpWWauP(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Andrew and ainsley, myself and sopo are into it. Andrew, I spoke with sara > about an international incubator program. I'm currently on vaca, but ill be > home soon and we can go from there. Glad there is lots of positive energy > around this issue. tito > > On Aug 22, 2010 2:13 PM, <thethinktank-request(a)bikecollectives.org> wrote: > > Send Thethinktank mailing list submissions to > thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > thethinktank-request(a)bikecollectives.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > thethinktank-owner(a)bikecollectives.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Thethinktank digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Community Bike Shops and academic research. (andrew bushaw) > 2. Re: Bike!Bike! 2010 Notes (Angel York) > 3. Re: Bike!Bike! 2010 Notes (Geoffrey B) > 4. Re: Community Bike Shops and academic research. (Ainsley Naylor) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:15:53 -0500 > From: andrew bushaw <andrew(a)fmbikeworkshop.org> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org> > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Community Bike Shops and academic research. > Message-ID: > <AANLkTim-s=uFDzPMRXW_8=0pEzfm=rUr2zLGk7tLaEg8(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Community Bike folk, > I'm trying to settle on a topic for a masters thesis and I'm interested in > doing research into the organizational, legal and funding structures of > community bike shops. I know that at bikebike minneapolis there was a > session called "Plan Voltron" about creating a "cooperative of > cooperatives" > and some of the folks from our bike shop that made it to toronto mentioned > this was also a topic of conversation this year. My first thought is that a > qualitative and quantitative overview or survey of community bike shops > would give a solid base for further work on this idea by identifying needs, > wants, strengths, characteristics, etc. that would be useful to organizing > linkages between shops. > My main focus of study so far has been the "worker centers" movement, which > seem to parallel community bike shops in some interesting ways, such as > being relatively new, decentralized, and fast growing. I think this ( > http://smlr.rutgers.edu/Unions/FineWorker.pdf) study that was done of > workercenters would serve as a good model for one of community bike shops > since it's central aim is to be useful for further movement building. So, > now to the questions: > 1. Does anyone know of any research done on community bike shops, academic > or otherwise? > 2. Would you see this as potentially useful information? Useful enough to > participate in a survey of your shop? > 3. If so, what kinds of things would you like to see research on? > > I would be doing this using both traditional research methods as well as > more "strategic investigation" techniques, meaning that perspective would > be > from within the movement as a participant and their would be a specific > strategic "usefulness" for the end result. > > Wish I could have been at bikebike to pitch this idea personally, but I > know > sara talked to a few folks about it. > > Thanks, > Andrew > FM Community Bicycle Workshop >

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Request for Inventory Tag Templates or Ideas
by Dugan Meyer 19 Sep '10

19 Sep '10

Hiya! Do any of you wonderful shops out there have a usable bike inventory tag you could share with us at MoBo? We're trying to design a tag for available project bikes in our basement that would list basic info like top tube length, wheel size, etc. etc. and notes about work needed -relevant info for members sifting through potential projects and then recording work done over the course of the project. If you have something that's worked for your shop or a document from another source and would pass it along, we'd be grateful. Advice on things to include would also be helpful. Thanks, friends! Dugan Meyer MoBo Bicycle Cooperative, Cincinnati

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Community Bike Shops and academic research.
by andrew bushaw 09 Sep '10

09 Sep '10

Community Bike folk, I'm trying to settle on a topic for a masters thesis and I'm interested in doing research into the organizational, legal and funding structures of community bike shops. I know that at bikebike minneapolis there was a session called "Plan Voltron" about creating a "cooperative of cooperatives" and some of the folks from our bike shop that made it to toronto mentioned this was also a topic of conversation this year. My first thought is that a qualitative and quantitative overview or survey of community bike shops would give a solid base for further work on this idea by identifying needs, wants, strengths, characteristics, etc. that would be useful to organizing linkages between shops. My main focus of study so far has been the "worker centers" movement, which seem to parallel community bike shops in some interesting ways, such as being relatively new, decentralized, and fast growing. I think this ( http://smlr.rutgers.edu/Unions/FineWorker.pdf) study that was done of workercenters would serve as a good model for one of community bike shops since it's central aim is to be useful for further movement building. So, now to the questions: 1. Does anyone know of any research done on community bike shops, academic or otherwise? 2. Would you see this as potentially useful information? Useful enough to participate in a survey of your shop? 3. If so, what kinds of things would you like to see research on? I would be doing this using both traditional research methods as well as more "strategic investigation" techniques, meaning that perspective would be from within the movement as a participant and their would be a specific strategic "usefulness" for the end result. Wish I could have been at bikebike to pitch this idea personally, but I know sara talked to a few folks about it. Thanks, Andrew FM Community Bicycle Workshop

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Funding Opportunity: Job Access and Reverse Commute Program
by Jonathan Morrison 03 Sep '10

03 Sep '10

Has anyone been successful in securing these funds? Providing bikes to those in need seems like a perfect fit. http://www.fta.dot.gov/funding/grants/grants_financing_3550.html 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 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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Bike!Bike! 2010 Notes
by Godwin ! 29 Aug '10

29 Aug '10

Hey folks, we talked a little about this during the thinktank workshop and I know Ainsley was going to send out a notice to everyone that attended but I thought I'd try to get the ball rolling while its still fresh in our minds. I have added an item for each workshop in the Bike!Bike! 2010 wiki page for notes. If you attended a workshop it would be great if you can put any notes you took into that workshop, or even if you just remember what happened that would be helpful as well. If there is already a writeup for that workshop, it would be helpful if you reviewed it and edited if you can make any improvements. If you're not sure how to use the wiki, do what you can or ask someone. Someone else will likely re-format as long as the text is there. You can find the page here. Thanks everybody! godwin. PS Ainsley: I hope I'm not stepping on your toes here, but also if you're planning on sending out another email to all participants it would still be helpful to include this as there are probably a lot of people not on the thinktank that could help out.

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Job at Bikes Not Bombs
by arik grier 25 Aug '10

25 Aug '10

Hiring: Youth Development Coordinator http://bikesnotbombs.org/node/728 Mission & History: Lasting peace and social justice require equitable and sustainable use of resources. Bikes Not Bombs (BNB) provides community-based education and assists development projects with recycled bicycles, related technologies and technical assistance as concrete alternatives to the militarism, over-consumption and inequality that breed war and environmental destruction. Our organization is part of a worldwide movement for peace and responsible stewardship of the earth. BNB began in 1984 as an environmentally conscious campaign in support of social change in favor of the poor in Nicaragua. In 1990, BNB began to pursue its mission in Boston’s most impoverished neighborhoods. Today, we operate a thriving Bicycle Recycling and Youth Training Center where we offer six unique, high-quality programs that empower and organize youth and their families to work towards long-term change. Our programs create real community, with long-term, positive relationships built across lines of age, race, and class. Position: Bikes Not Bombs (BNB) seeks to hire a Youth Development Coordinator to oversee our youth programs. This is a full-time, salaried position with benefits. Salary range is $30,000 – 32,000. The Youth Development Coordinator reports to the Executive Director. Responsibilities: Administration and Supervision (35%) Practice peer supervision with Youth Programs Coordinator. Supervise, evaluate, and support the professional development and growth of the Youth Programs Alumni Services Fellow. Plan and facilitate regular team meetings with Youth Programs Team. Act as Youth Programs Team liaison, by reporting regularly to Executive Director about program results and needs. In collaboration with Youth Programs Coordinator, recruit, hire, train, supervise, evaluate and support the professional development and growth of youth staff (10-13 during the school year, 20-25 during the summer). Ensure that volunteer and intern needs are met for all youth programs. Oversee and ensure timely data entry for Youth Programs in the CiviCRM database through management of interns, volunteers and Alumni Services Fellow. Develop annual budget for youth programs and monitor expenses. Program Implementation (30%) Implement two Girls in Action (GIA) sessions per year (6-8 weeks each), with the help and support of GIA intern. Facilitate outreach and enrollment of Girls in Action. Identify volunteer and intern staffing needs for Girls in Action. Manage volunteers and interns. Curriculum and Capacity Building (20%) Manage ongoing development of youth program curricula to ensure programs are best fulfilling and strengthening the organization’s mission of youth development, environmental stewardship, and social justice. In collaboration with Youth Programs Team, develop annual goals and objectives for youth programs, and develop and implement tools for effective program evaluation. Co-design, implement, and evaluate a strategy to increase youth organizing and advocacy among the Youth Instructor team. Facilitate exchange and interaction between Youth Programs and other BNB departments. Plan and coordinate periodic Youth Programs events to further youth development and build the BNB youth community. Build BNB's collaborations with other organizations, including Boston area schools and community centers, connecting cycling and mechanics to students' academic success, physical and emotional fitness, and sense of civic engagement. Represent Bikes Not Bombs to funders, allied organizations, parents, and the general public in collaboration with development and youth program staff. Work with fellow community organizations to host events that further youth empowerment and overall BNB mission. Resource Development (15%) With the Executive Director, identify new grant opportunities, draft proposals and reports, and help to maintain yearly grants calendar. Track and report youth programs data (numbers, improvements and anecdotes) for resource development purposes. The ideal candidate will have the following characteristics and experience: Ability to be both a creative, strategic visionary and a practical thinker Self-motivated, highly organized, systems oriented Strong written and verbal communication skills Excellent interpersonal skills (one-on-one and in a group format), cultural competency, strong listening skills Experience in program management and staff/volunteer supervision, with the ability to mentor, motivate, prioritize, and set clear expectations Experience with and interest in developing youth organizing component of programming 2+ years experience working directly with 10-18 year olds Knowledge of Boston neighborhoods, schools, and resources, including the dynamics of the neighborhoods surrounding BNB Understanding of and commitment to positive youth development Strong bike mechanics skills and knowledge of safe urban riding Demonstrated commitment to inspiring environmental stewardship and social justice Facility with Macintosh computers, and experience using MS Word and Excel Experience developing and managing budgets Strong collaborator, able to work with a team and adapt quickly to changing situations Skills in program evaluation and curriculum development Must be willing and able to work after-school program schedule and some Saturdays Multilingual/Bilingual (Spanish, English, Haitian Creole and/or Cape Verdean Creole) candidates highly preferred Must love bikes! Please submit a cover letter and résumé to hiring(a)bikesnotbombs.org by September 10, 2010. Start date is Wednesday, October 6th. Bikes Not Bombs encourages applicants of diverse age, ethnicity, gender, nationality, physical ability, religion, and sexuality. Women and people of color highly encouraged to apply.

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 48, Issue 9
by fallen.arrows 24 Aug '10

24 Aug '10

Andrew and ainsley, myself and sopo are into it. Andrew, I spoke with sara about an international incubator program. I'm currently on vaca, but ill be home soon and we can go from there. Glad there is lots of positive energy around this issue. tito On Aug 22, 2010 2:13 PM, <thethinktank-request(a)bikecollectives.org> wrote: Send Thethinktank mailing list submissions to thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to thethinktank-request(a)bikecollectives.org You can reach the person managing the list at thethinktank-owner(a)bikecollectives.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Thethinktank digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Community Bike Shops and academic research. (andrew bushaw) 2. Re: Bike!Bike! 2010 Notes (Angel York) 3. Re: Bike!Bike! 2010 Notes (Geoffrey B) 4. Re: Community Bike Shops and academic research. (Ainsley Naylor) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:15:53 -0500 From: andrew bushaw <andrew(a)fmbikeworkshop.org> To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org> Subject: [TheThinkTank] Community Bike Shops and academic research. Message-ID: <AANLkTim-s=uFDzPMRXW_8=0pEzfm=rUr2zLGk7tLaEg8(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Community Bike folk, I'm trying to settle on a topic for a masters thesis and I'm interested in doing research into the organizational, legal and funding structures of community bike shops. I know that at bikebike minneapolis there was a session called "Plan Voltron" about creating a "cooperative of cooperatives" and some of the folks from our bike shop that made it to toronto mentioned this was also a topic of conversation this year. My first thought is that a qualitative and quantitative overview or survey of community bike shops would give a solid base for further work on this idea by identifying needs, wants, strengths, characteristics, etc. that would be useful to organizing linkages between shops. My main focus of study so far has been the "worker centers" movement, which seem to parallel community bike shops in some interesting ways, such as being relatively new, decentralized, and fast growing. I think this ( http://smlr.rutgers.edu/Unions/FineWorker.pdf) study that was done of workercenters would serve as a good model for one of community bike shops since it's central aim is to be useful for further movement building. So, now to the questions: 1. Does anyone know of any research done on community bike shops, academic or otherwise? 2. Would you see this as potentially useful information? Useful enough to participate in a survey of your shop? 3. If so, what kinds of things would you like to see research on? I would be doing this using both traditional research methods as well as more "strategic investigation" techniques, meaning that perspective would be from within the movement as a participant and their would be a specific strategic "usefulness" for the end result. Wish I could have been at bikebike to pitch this idea personally, but I know sara talked to a few folks about it. Thanks, Andrew FM Community Bicycle Workshop

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Community Bike Shop in Australia
by Christine Bourgeois 23 Aug '10

23 Aug '10

If you go to Sydney, check Cycle ReCycle: http://bikeclub.wordpress.com/

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Bike Rental Software
by Rich Points 21 Aug '10

21 Aug '10

Hey All, We're just getting into the bike rental business and we're looking for software to manage it all. Anyone out there have some leads? Ride On! -- Rich Points Community Cycles Executive Director http://CommunityCycles.org Rich(a)CommunityCycles.org 720-565-6019 (W) 303-589-0597 (C) Donate your old car to Community Cycles http://communitycycles.org/get-involved/donatecar.html Volunteer orientations held 6p.m. on the 4th Wednesday of each month.

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