We have scrappers come and take what they can use from our "junk pile". Artists and people looking for parts for art, school (and other) projects. Getting too many crappy bikes is still an issue, but in a sense, we can still see it as putting parts of those bikes back into the community...call it re-purposing if you like.
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:04:44 -0400
From: lesliepeteya@gmail.com
To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Bicycle Donation Fee?
We just grin and bear all the crappy donations, in order to get those precious few decent bicycles.
We have a good rapport with our cycling community and don't want to cause any ire concerning
donations; cash bikes and memberships are our lifeblood.
One thing we've incorporated into our model is to have unskilled volunteers break down bicycles
for scrap metal into aluminum and steel. We then have someone take it to the recycling place.
We don't really make any money from it for all that effort, but it's better than drowning in a sea
of Huffys and Roadmasters. Also, our unskilled volunteers get wrenching experience without
the pressure of screwing up working bikes.
Best,
Leslie
Durham Bike Co-op
On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Andrew Burnell
<aburnell@gwi.net> wrote:
Hi All,
We have been inundated with bicycle donations lately and looking for some guidance: Does your shop require/ask that a cash donation be made with each bicycle donation? We have never asked for cash donations on top of bike donations, but we’ve noticed that often times people are using us as a city dump instead of a shop.
On another note, here are links to our volunteer blog and SlideShare account. I hope they are of assistance to your respected programs. Feel free to comment or make recommendations…
http://communitybicyclecenter.blogspot.com/
http://www.slideshare.net/cbcad2010/documents
Andrew
Andrew Burnell, Volunteer and Program Director
Community Bicycle Center
Shop: 284 Hill Street, Biddeford, ME 04005
Mail: P.O. Box 783, Biddeford, ME 04005
207-282-9700 (shop)
www.communitybike.net
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