Hi Rachel--<br><br>At the Bike Kitchen in SF, we&#39;ve started experimenting with a computer-based log-in system. It&#39;s basically a web-based database program, and it lets us track earn-a-bike hours, volunteer hours, how often each person uses the shop, etc. All data is optional for everyone who comes in for a day, so that (hopefully) no one will be intimidated by the computer.
<br><br>The basic procedure is that someone comes in for the day, and a greeter signs them in. We take name and zip codes for non-members; members show up as members and are waived through.<br><br>I&#39;m just a user of the system, but I know the model was to have it be open-sourced and available for other shops when it&#39;s ready for bigger deployment. I can put you in touch with people who know more if you (or anyone else) is interested in learning more.
<br><br>Cheers,<br>Mario Bruzzone<br><br>Bike Kitchen (SF)<br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/1/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">rachael spiewak</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:rachael@sopobikes.org">rachael@sopobikes.org
</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hello, friends.<br><br>We&#39;ve created a shop sign in sheet, which is great for capturing some numbers, like how many people come through the shop during a particular session, how many were volunteers, how many were kids, etc.&nbsp; What I&#39;m having trouble tracking is the number of unique people accessing the shop over a period of time.&nbsp; In other words, I don&#39;t know how to factor out repeat participants when I start adding up numbers from session to session.&nbsp; Has anyone developed a good system for tracking shop activity?&nbsp; What kind of information do you ask for on your sign in sheet?&nbsp; Do you have another system, like tagging the bikes and having tags collected when people complete their projects?
<br><br>Thanks!<br><span class="sg">rachael<br>
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