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On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 2:39 PM, charle roberts charle_roberts@yahoo.comwrote:
we at austin yellow bike project are on the same program as yellow bike programs check us out at austinyellowbike.org or email our collective at austinyellowbike@gmail.com
--- On *Fri, 4/13/12, Yellow Bike Program bikerbfk@rapidnet.com* wrote:
From: Yellow Bike Program bikerbfk@rapidnet.com
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] No suggested donation To: "'The Think Tank'" thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Date: Friday, April 13, 2012, 12:11 PM
We at the Yellow Bike Program and Reconditioned Bikes for Kids, Inc. out of Rapid City, SD have always worked as donation only. Some items we have a suggested donation price but most things including bikes have been what they feel it is worth. Most people are pretty good about leaving a donation. Other people think it is owed to them to get it for free. It has always worked out pretty good for us.
Dale Bishop
-----Original Message----- From: thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.orghttp://us.mc1201.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org [mailto:thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.orghttp://us.mc1201.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org] On Behalf Of Sam Haraldson Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 9:50 AM To: The Think Tank Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] No suggested donation
Does anyone here have experience with having no suggested donation?
Paul,
At the Bozeman Bike Kitchen we have a list of suggested donations but they are not clearly displayed for the public to see. Instead, our volunteer staffers almost always use a phrase that suggest people pay whatever they can afford. This often means they donate five or ten dollars more than we might have suggested. If the individual then asks if a volunteer of "X" dollars is enough we may then inform them that the "suggested donation" is "Y" if they were hoping to give too little. We are always very quick to point out that we are an organization that operates regardless of ones financial standing and that no donation of any sort is required. We typically turn our backs to some other matter and let the individual make the donation to our donation jar on their own so they do not feel any pressure. This system typically works out for the best but occasionally we have people come in who are simply cheap and give us $5 for something we would normally get $15 for.
Cheers, Sam Bozeman Bike Kitchen _______________________________________________ Thethinktank mailing list Thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.orghttp://us.mc1201.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org To unsubscribe, send a blank email to TheThinkTank-leave@bikecollectives.orghttp://us.mc1201.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=TheThinkTank-leave@bikecollectives.org To manage your subscription, plase visit: http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectiv es.org
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